Apprentice Opportunities

Do you have an affinity for technology and would you like to do an apprenticeship in one of the most modern and efficient semiconductor factories in the world with the largest clean room in Europe?

You are right there when we manufacture the products of the future with our cutting-edge technology. In addition to theoretical specialist knowledge, you will also learn all the practical tricks and tricks in our state-of-the-art laboratories and our training workshop (approx. 400 m²).

Electronics Technician for Devices and Systems

“You like what holds a device together at its core!”

If you are interested in electronics and computer technology, you have come to the right place. With above-average remuneration, guaranteed employment and numerous development opportunities after the apprenticeship, you will lay a solid foundation for your professional career with the apprenticeship as an electronics technician for devices and systems at GlobalFoundries.

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What can you expect in your 3.5-year apprenticeship?


As an electronics technician for devices and systems, you are able to understand complex technical processes and solve tricky tasks with a lot of patience. You have manual skills and like to tinker because you always wanted to know what happens under the housing of a device. 

In the repair workshops at GF, new tasks await you again and again, when repairing, replacing or optimizing electronic devices and assemblies in our production facilities. Together with a team of experienced engineers, technicians and specialists, you will learn how to troubleshoot hardware and solve software problems.

What do we Expect?

  • Secondary school leaving certificate or Abitur with good grades in scientific subjects 
  • Interest in technical contexts, especially in electrical engineering and electronics as well as computers
  • Ideally first experience with electronic components and integrated circuits or in model making 
  • Good English skills

In the case of minors, it is necessary to submit a medical certificate of an initial examination in accordance with Section 32, Paragraph 1 of the Youth Employment Protection Act . 

What do we offer?

  • Above average remuneration 
  • 13th month salary 
  • Attractive additional remuneration for shift work 
  • Guaranteed bonus payment with good performance 
  • 30 days holiday 
  • Learning resources
  • Capital accumulation benefits 
  • Takeover guarantee 
  • Employee perks  
  • Gym in the house 
  • Job ticket 

Earnings during training

  • 1st year:   1150€ per month* 
  • 2nd year: 1200€ per month* 
  • 3rd year:  1250€ per month* 
  • 4rd year: 1300€ per month*

* plus 13th month salary

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Mechatronics Technician

“The whole is more than the sum of its parts.”   ARISTOTELES

If you feel like screwing around and are looking for a job with creative freedom for your ideas, GlobalFoundries is the right place for you.
 
With an above-average salary, a guarantee of employment and numerous development opportunities after the training, you will lay a solid foundation for your professional career with the training at GlobalFoundries Career. Furthermore, through the cooperation and the additional training with our inter-company partners, you will receive additional knowledge that will help you in your professional career.

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What can you expect in your 3.5-year apprenticeship?


In the training workshop and clean rooms of GlobalFoundries you will learn the 1×1 of the technical relationships between hardware and software, programming and robotics. The focus of your training is on maintenance and learning targeted repair work and troubleshooting on our systems.

Our 400 square meter training workshop and a professional team of instructors offer you the opportunity to immerse yourself step by step in all areas of mechatronics. In this way, you will lay a stable foundation for a successful professional life during your training.

During your assignment in the production areas, you will already be part of our maintenance team during your training. With highly specialized engineers and technicians, you will learn all the tips and tricks that you will need later as a specialist in our specialist departments.

What do we Expect?

  • Secondary school leaving certificate or Abitur with good grades in scientific subjects 
  • Craftsmanship and technical understanding 
  • Joy of learning  
  • Willingness to work in shifts 
  • Good English knowledge 

In the case of minors, it is necessary to submit a medical certificate of an initial examination in accordance with Section 32, Paragraph 1 of the Youth Employment Protection Act . 

What do we offer?

  • Above average remuneration 
  • 13th month salary 
  • Attractive additional remuneration for shift work 
  • Guaranteed bonus payment with good performance 
  • 30 days holiday 
  • Learning aids 
  • Capital accumulation benefits 
  • Takeover guarantee 
  • Employee perks  
  • Gym in the house 
  • Job ticket 

Earnings during training

  • 1st year:   1150€ per month* 
  • 2nd year: 1200€ per month* 
  • 3rd year:  1250€ per month* 
  • 4rd year: 1300€ per month*

* plus 13th month salary

Training Partner

Microtechnologist

“Benchmark is not a fashion label” 

As an IT expert in production control, you are an important part of the operational area of ​​microchip production. If you have technical understanding and enjoy working with the latest computer systems, then you’ve come to the right place. With an above-average salary, guaranteed employment and numerous development opportunities after the apprenticeship, you lay a solid foundation for your professional career with the apprenticeship at GlobalFoundries. Through the cooperation and the additional training in the “dresden-chip-academy” you will receive additional knowledge that will help you in your professional career. 

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What can you expect in your 3-year apprenticeship?


In the laboratories and clean rooms of GlobalFoundries, you will be responsible for the production and further development of the latest generation of microchips. These can be found in almost all products of our everyday life. Whether in computers, smartphones, modern vehicles or flat screens, you will find parts of your work everywhere.

The analysis and quality control of our processes is just as important as supporting our international engineering teams in the development and introduction of new processes. In the commissioning and qualification of our systems, you our maintenance and repair teams and ensure the high-quality standards of our products.

What do we Expect?

  • Enjoy working with complex computer systems and programs 
  • Middle school or high school
  • good or very good performance in scientific subjects 
  • Craftsmanship and technical understanding 
  • Willingness to work in shifts 
  • good English knowledge

In the case of minors, it is necessary to submit a medical certificate of an initial examination in accordance with Section 32, Paragraph 1 of the Youth Employment Protection Act . 

What do we offer?

  • Above average remuneration 
  • 13th month salary 
  • Attractive additional remuneration for shift work 
  • Guaranteed bonus payment with good performance 
  • 30 days holiday 
  • Learning aids 
  • Capital accumulation benefits 
  • Takeover guarantee 
  • Employee perks  
  • Gym in the house 
  • Job ticket 

Earnings during training

  • 1st year:   1150€ per month* 
  • 2nd year: 1200€ per month* 
  • 3rd year:  1250€ per month* 

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Physics Laboratory Assistant

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.”  
ALBERT EINSTEIN  


(not offered in 2024)

Even as an apprentice, you will be part of the team in our materials analysis laboratory. 

There you have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the mysterious world of microchips and to be part of the development of cutting-edge technologies. With above-average remuneration, guaranteed employment and numerous development opportunities after the apprenticeship, you lay a solid foundation for your professional career with the apprenticeship at GlobalFoundries. By working with our inter-company training partners, you will gain additional knowledge that will help you in your further development at GlobalFoundries.

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What awaits you in your 3.5-year apprenticeship?


In the various laboratories of GlobalFoundries you will learn what happens inside a microchip and how the smallest changes affect the functionality of a circuit. The numerous laboratories offer you the opportunity to learn many analysis methods in practice. To achieve excellent results, the work, preparation and measurement of samples, requires the utmost care and accuracy.
During your training on our analytical equipment, you will penetrate right down to the atomic layers of our products and use the results obtained to ensure the quality of our production process. You will be supported daily by an internationally experienced team of physicists and specialists. 

What do we Expect?

  • Secondary school leaving certificate or high school diploma with good grades in scientific subjects
  • Manual skill, care and patience
  • Fun and interested in technology, physics and mathematics
  • Willingness to work in shifts after training
  • Good English knowledge 

In the case of minors, it is necessary to submit a medical certificate of an initial examination in accordance with Section 32, Paragraph 1 of the Youth Employment Protection Act . 

What do we offer?

  • Above average remuneration 
  • 13th month salary 
  • Attractive additional remuneration for shift work 
  • Guaranteed bonus payment with good performance 
  • 30 days holiday 
  • Learning aids 
  • Capital accumulation benefits 
  • Takeover guarantee 
  • Employee perks  
  • Gym in the house 
  • Job ticket 

Earnings during training

  • 1st year:   1150€ per month* 
  • 2nd year: 1200€ per month* 
  • 3rd year:  1250€ per month* 
  • 4rd year: 1300€ per month*

Training Partner

Chemical Laboratory Assistant


A scholar in his laboratory is not only a technician;
he also stands before the laws of nature like a child before the world of fairy tales.”
MARIE CURIE


Even as a trainee, you are part of the team in our analytical laboratories. If you appreciate practical work with clear results and are no stranger to Erlenmeyer flasks, test tubes and spatulas, then working in our laboratories is just right for you.

With an above-average salary, a takeover guarantee and numerous development opportunities after your training, you will lay a solid foundation for your professional career with your training at GlobalFoundries. By working with our inter-company partners during your training, you will gain additional knowledge that will help you in your further development at GlobalFoundries.

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What awaits you in your 3.5-year apprenticeship?


In GlobalFoundries’ laboratories and clean rooms, you will be responsible for analyzing and monitoring our product quality. In the production of microchips, the highest level of purity is essential. The smallest changes in composition have a major effect. The greatest possible care and precision are therefore particularly important when handling our products and chemicals.

If you enjoy experimenting, our laboratories are the ideal workplace for you. An internationally experienced team of chemists and specialists is at your side every day.

What do we Expect?

  • Secondary school leaving certificate or Abitur with good grades in scientific subjects
  • A steady hand, care and patience 
  • Spaß und Freude am Experimentieren 
  • Willingness to work in shifts after graduation
  • Good English skills

What do we offer?

  • Above average remuneration 
  • 13th month salary 
  • Attractive additional remuneration for shift work 
  • Guaranteed bonus payment with good performance 
  • 30 days holiday 
  • Learning aids 
  • Capital accumulation benefits 
  • Takeover guarantee 
  • Employee perks  
  • Gym in the house 
  • Job ticket 

Earnings during training

  • 1st year:   1150€ per month* 
  • 2nd year: 1200€ per month* 
  • 3rd year:  1250€ per month* 
  • 4rd year: 1300€ per month*

Training Partner

Chemical Technician

“Wherever the chemistry is right, you can always find a good chemical technician.” 

Even as an apprentice you are part of the Facilities team ,  where you are responsible for the stable supply of our production facilities with the necessary chemicals. After the media have been used up, you ensure that they are processed professionally. If you want to get hands -on and appreciate the combination of practical work and handling the most modern machine and plant controls, the training as a chemical technician is just right for you.
        
With an above-average salary, guaranteed employment and numerous development opportunities after the apprenticeship, you lay a solid foundation for your professional career with the apprenticeship at GlobalFoundries.

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What awaits you in your 3.5-year apprenticeship?


With the latest control and regulation technology, you will help to monitor the chemical processes and their parameters. With manual skills, you carry out maintenance on systems and can intervene in the event of faults. You take samples and analyze their composition.  You are a guarantor for a clean environment and for our reliable production. 

You will be assisted by a  trainer and an experienced team of maintenance technicians and engineers. Your knowledge is deepened in cooperation with our inter-company training partners, where you learn everything that a really good chemical technician needs in professional life in the most modern laboratories and training  cabinets . At the same time, with good training you lay  the foundation for professional development.

What do we Expect?

  • Secondary school leaving certificate or Abitur with good grades in scientific subjects
  • Exercise capacity 
  • Skilled craftsmanship 
  • Willingness to work in shifts 
  • Good English knowledge 

What do we offer?

  • Above average remuneration 
  • 13th month salary 
  • Attractive additional remuneration for shift work 
  • Guaranteed bonus payment with good performance 
  • 30 days holiday 
  • Learning aids 
  • Capital accumulation benefits 
  • Takeover guarantee 
  • Employee perks  
  • Gym in the house 
  • Job ticket 

Earnings during training

  • 1st year:   1150€ per month* 
  • 2nd year: 1200€ per month* 
  • 3rd year:  1250€ per month* 
  • 4rd year: 1300€ per month*

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