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Quantum Cryo PDK Architect

GlobalFoundries · Essex Junction, VT · 3 wk ago
$143k–$247k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes "About GlobalFoundries" but we should not repeat job title as heading. The instructions: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content: Summary Of Role (maybe "About the role") includes description. Responsibilities: Essential Responsibilities and Other Responsibilities. Qualifications: Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. Pay: Expected Salary Range. Benefits: not mentioned. Schedule: not mentioned. Skills: maybe not explicit but could be part of qualifications. We'll include sections: About the role (Summary Of Role), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Required and Preferred?), Qualifications (maybe separate?), Pay. The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Required and Preferred into Qualifications. Could also have Requirements as a section for required qualifications. Let's decide: Use sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay. That seems reasonable. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO etc. Remove accommodation request? That's maybe not boilerplate but it's about accommodation; but it's not core job content; but it's still part of posting. The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The accommodation request is not exactly EEO but could be considered legal? It's about reasonable accommodation request; might be considered legal. Safer to remove it. Also remove the lines about pre-employment conditions, equal opportunity statement, etc. Keep only substantive role info. Thus we need to extract: About GlobalFoundries paragraph: maybe not needed as it's company overview; could be considered boilerplate? It's about the company, not role. Might be considered not needed? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The company overview is substantive but not about role. However typical job posting includes company overview; we might keep it under "About the role"? But they said use headings like About the role, Responsibilities etc. The company overview could be placed under a heading like "About GlobalFoundries" but that's not in the allowed list. The allowed list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should not add a heading for company overview. Could we incorporate it into About the role? Possibly we can include a brief paragraph under About the role that includes company overview? But the instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". It doesn't forbid other headings not in list? It says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). The e.g. suggests those are examples; we could use other headings if needed? But they say "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". So we could add a heading like "About GlobalFoundries" if we want, but it's not in the examples; but they didn't forbid. However they likely expect us to stick to those headings. Safer to include company overview under About the role? But About the role is supposed to be about the role, not company. However we could put a short paragraph under About the role that includes both role summary and company overview? Might be mixing. Better: Keep About the role as the summary of role (Summary Of Role). Then maybe we can add a separate section "About GlobalFoundries" but not in list; risk. I'd follow the examples and only use those headings. So we will omit company overview. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; omitting company overview would lose info. But maybe they consider company overview as boilerplate? Not exactly. However many job postings include company overview; they might consider it not essential to role. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." If we drop it, we lose detail. But maybe they consider it not substantive for the role? Hard. Given typical tasks, they often want to keep company overview under "About the role" or maybe a separate "About the company" heading. Since they didn't list that, but they said e.g., meaning examples not exhaustive. So we can add a heading "About GlobalFoundries". I'll do that. Thus headings: About GlobalFoundries, About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay. Now extract content. About GlobalFoundries: first paragraph: "GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com." About the role: "Summary Of Role Lead the development of the QPDK (Quantum PDK) infrastructure powering the future of quantum computing. The QPDK Architect defines and implements the architecture, governance, and delivery of GlobalFoundries' Quantum PDKs, driving technical decisions and hands-on execution across PDK infrastructure, release management, automation, and design enablement flows." Responsibilities: combine Essential Responsibilities and Other Responsibilities into a list. Essential Responsibilities bullet points: - Define and maintain the overall architecture for all Quantum PDKs (QPDKs). - Create QPDKs from existing GF PDKs, establishing the optimal balance between reuse, customization, and maintainability. - Drive a LEAN PDK philosophy by eliminating unnecessary legacy content, tools, layers, devices, and processes while preserving customer-required functionality. - Own QPDK version control infrastructure, release baselines, branching strategies, access control, and configuration management. - Define, implement, and continuously improve QPDK development, quality assurance, release, and change-management processes. - Drive timely, high-quality QPDK releases through effective governance, planning, and execution. - Evaluate updates from source PDKs and selectively integrate enhancements into QPDKs based on customer and business value. - Leverage AI, automation, and data-driven methodologies to improve QPDK development efficiency, quality, and time-to-market. Other Responsibilities: - Assess, define, and drive Assembly Design Kit (ADK) requirements and integration strategies in collaboration with the 3DIC internal team. - Manage licensing, compute resources, and development environments for QPDK teams. - Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural reviews across the QPDK organization. - Maintain expertise in at least one core PDK discipline (e.g., PCells, DRC, LVS, PEX, Design Manuel) and contribute directly to development activities as needed. - Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs. We'll combine into a single
  • list. Requirements: maybe Required Qualifications? We'll make a section Requirements for required qualifications. Required Qualifications: - Education - BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field. - Experience - Minimum 10 years in semiconductor PDK development or design enablement. - Deep expertise in at least one major PDK development area. - Experience with source-control systems, release management, and EDA tool flows. - Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional technical initiatives. - Travel - Up to 10% - Fluency in English Language – written & verbal We could keep as list. Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: - Education - MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field. - Experience - 15+ years’ experience in semiconductor PDK development and design enablement - Experience with cryogenic, quantum, advanced packaging, or heterogeneous integration technologies is a plus. - Project management skills - i.e., the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Strong planning & organizational skills. Pay: Expected Salary Range $143,000.00 - $247,000.00 The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location. We'll put that in a

    . Now produce HTML fragment with

    headings and appropriate

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      . We must not include or . Just the fragment. Let's craft:

      About GlobalFoundries

      GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

      About the role

      Lead the development of the QPDK (Quantum PDK) infrastructure powering the future of quantum computing. The QPDK Architect defines and implements the architecture, governance, and delivery of GlobalFoundries' Quantum PDKs, driving technical decisions and hands-on execution across PDK infrastructure, release management, automation, and design enablement flows.

      Responsibilities

      • Define and maintain the overall architecture for all Quantum PDKs (QPDKs).
      • Create QPDKs from existing GF PDKs, establishing the optimal balance between reuse, customization, and maintainability.
      • Drive a LEAN PDK philosophy by eliminating unnecessary legacy content, tools, layers, devices, and processes while preserving customer-required functionality.
      • Own QPDK version control infrastructure, release baselines, branching strategies, access control, and configuration management.
      • Define, implement, and continuously improve QPDK development, quality assurance, release, and change-management processes.
      • Drive timely, high-quality QPDK releases through effective governance, planning, and execution.
      • Evaluate updates from source PDKs and selectively integrate enhancements into QPDKs based on customer and business value.
      • Leverage AI, automation, and data-driven methodologies to improve QPDK development efficiency, quality, and time-to-market.
      • Assess, define, and drive Assembly Design Kit (ADK) requirements and integration strategies in collaboration with the 3DIC internal team.
      • Manage licensing, compute resources, and development environments for QPDK teams.
      • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural reviews across the QPDK organization.
      • Maintain expertise in at least one core PDK discipline (e.g., PCells, DRC, LVS, PEX, Design Manuel) and contribute directly to development activities as needed.
      • Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

      Requirements

      • Education - BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field.
      • Experience - Minimum 10 years in semiconductor PDK development or design enablement.
      • Deep expertise in at least one major PDK development area.
      • Experience with source-control systems, release management, and EDA tool flows.
      • Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional technical initiatives.
      • Travel - Up to 10%
      • Fluency in English Language – written & verbal

      Qualifications

      • Education - MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field.
      • Experience - 15+ years’ experience in semiconductor PDK development and design enablement
      • Experience with cryogenic, quantum, advanced packaging, or

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