Posted:
10/8/2025, 5:00:00 PM
Location(s):
Dresden, Saxony, Germany ⋅ Saxony, Germany
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
IT & Security
About GF
GlobalFoundries® Inc. (GF®) is one of the world's 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 13,000 people, including more than 3,000 in Dresden, Germany.
For more information, visit www.gf.com.
Introduction
We are seeking a hands‑on CIM Manager to lead a 12‑person team responsible for the operation, administration, upgrade, monitoring and engineering of core CIM/MES applications that power our high‑volume 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 12‑engineer organization covering L2 operations, L3 application engineering, and release/upgrade leads; build on‑call 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 24×7 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 (role‑based 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 move‑loss correlations, and availability trends to prioritize improvements that increase throughput and resilience.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s preferred).
8+ years in CIM/MES/Factory Automation for semiconductor or similar high‑volume manufacturing; 3+ years leading engineers in 24×7 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 cross‑functionally in a high-volume fab environment.
Language fluency: English (written & verbal); German a plus.
Travel: up to 10% (as needed for multi‑fab 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.
Attractive compensation components:
13th month salary, bonus payments, assistance with relocation to Dresden.
Flexible working time arrangements:
Family friendly part-time models, trust flextime, 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 via GlobalGives
You can find more benefits in detail at https://gf.com/de/careers/benefits/
Diversity is part of our corporate DNA. For this reason, we would like to encourage women in particular to apply 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 €2,000 upon successful recruitment.
Information about our benefits you can find here: https://gf.com/careers/opportunities-in-europe/
Website: https://gf.com/
Headquarter Location: New York, New York, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 2009
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Secondary
Industries: Electronics ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Semiconductor