About GF
GlobalFoundries Inc. (GF) is one of the worlds leading semiconductor manufacturers. GF redefines innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing and delivering feature-rich process technology solutions with leading performance in all growth markets. GF offers a unique mix of design development and manufacturing services. With a talented and diverse team and manufacturing locations in the U.S. Europe and Asia GF is a trusted technology provider to its global customers. GF employs approximately 13000 people including more than 3000 in Dresden Germany.
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Introduction
We are seeking a handson CIM Manager to lead a 12person team responsible for the operation administration upgrade monitoring and engineering of core CIM/MES applications that power our highvolume semiconductor fab. You will be accountable for service reliability and performance across our manufacturing systems stack (e.g. MES dispatch/APF recipe/APC/FDC data store/replication monitoring message bus tool integration) partnering closely with Fab Operations Equipment Engineering IT Infrastructure/Database/Network and Facilities.
This position reports to the Head of IT Operations EMEA.
Your Job
Lead & Develop the Team: Manage coach and grow a 12engineer organization covering L2 operations L3 application engineering and release/upgrade leads; build oncall rotations and skills matrices; drive a strong safety quality and learning culture.
Own Service Reliability (SLOs/SLAs): Establish and track availability MTTR and change success metrics; run incident postmortems and problem management with corrective/preventive actions following our corporate ITSM/ITIL and Fab Quality processes.
Operate the CIM Application Platform: Ensure 247 stability of fab systems such as MES RTD Recipe Management & Fab Setup APC/FDC/SPC platforms MQ integrations Fab Visualization/User Interfaces Reporting.
Plan & Execute Upgrades: Own annual/quarterly upgrade roadmaps (MES and satellite applications) cutover planning and rollback readiness; maintain staging/integration/test environments; coordinate vendor releases and internal dependencies using IT Change Management procedures.
Drive Engineering & Automation: Reduce toil with scripting/automation for health checks deployments; improve observability and alert fidelity across app DB and MQ layers.
Security Access & Compliance: Enforce UAM principles for MES (rolebased access least privilege) and ensure alignment with IT Operational/Security standards.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Serve as point of contact for Fab Operations AMHS corporate IT and vendors; prioritize a transparent backlog; manage OPEX/CAPEX within budget.
Continuous Improvement: Analyze incident/change telemetry fab moveloss correlations and availability trends to prioritize improvements that increase throughput and resilience.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Electrical/Industrial Engineering Information Systems or related field (Masters preferred).
8 years in CIM/MES/Factory Automation for semiconductor or similar highvolume manufacturing; 3 years leading engineers in 247 production environments.
Proven ownership of MES and satellite apps (RTD Setup Recipe APC FDC SPC ) including upgrades cutovers and vendor coordination.
Strong command of ITIL/ITSM practices across Incident Problem Change Service Transition; experienced with ServiceNow or equivalent.
Databases (Oracle/SQL Server) Windows/Linux messaging (MQ) and observability tooling.
Excellent leadership prioritization and communication skills; ability to influence crossfunctionally in a high-volume fab environment.
Language fluency: English (written & verbal); German a plus.
Travel: up to 10% (as needed for multifab alignment or vendor engagements).
Preferred Qualifications
Vendor management across MES/APC/FDC providers.
We Offer
The position is open-ended and to be filled as soon as possible.
Attractivecompensation components:
13th month salary bonus payments assistance with relocation to Dresden.
Flexible working time arrangements:
Familyfriendly part-time models trustflextime salary conversion into free time
Diverse opportunities for further development:
Career stages for every job internal qualification offers promotion of external educational qualifications
Focus on your health:
On-site gym and beach volleyball court bike leasing subsidized employee restaurant
Corporate culture:
Cooperation at eye level - everyone is on first name terms with us budget for individual team events social commitment viaGlobalGives
You can find more benefits in detail at part of our corporate DNA. For this reason we would like to encourage womenin particular toapply for a job with us. As we value equal opportunities and inclusion is particularly important to us we welcome applications from people with disabilities.
The job advertisement refers to a position up to job level 8 on the Engineering career ladder.
This position is part of our employee referral program and will be rewarded with a referral bonus of 2000 upon successful recruitment.
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