Industrial Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Job description

About GlobalFoundries 

GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors, enabling AI at scale from the cloud to the physical world. Through deep partnerships with customers, GF delivers differentiated, power-efficient and high-performance solutions for high-growth markets. GF is a trusted and holistic technology partner for customers around the world. GF’s talented, global team remains focused every day on security, longevity and sustainability. For more information, visit www.gf.com. 

Internship Program Overview: 

Our Interns & Co-ops are our entry-level talent pipeline for GF across the globe. Our goal is to provide students with a meaningful work experience that will equip them with the skills to embark on a career in the fast-paced and growing semiconductor industry after graduation. As an intern at GF, you’ll experience one-on-one mentorship, work assignments that prioritize your growth and potential, professional development opportunities, and the chance to network with executives. 

Summary of Role: 

As an Industrial Engineering intern, you work closely with our engineering team on projects that drive standardization and efficiency across multiple GF factories. Work includes data analysis and problem solving to find opportunities that improve capacity modeling, reduce operating costs, improve cycle time, or identify efficient factory space utilization. This position requires an individual with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and will be located at GLOBALFOUNDRIES in Essex Junction, Vermont. 

Essential Responsibilities include: 

• Projects may include analyzing the performance of strategic projects; building dashboards from large data sets, simplifying project management processes, identifying critical path items, compiling data for basis of design, and providing factory layout support. 

• Work directly with skilled teams in Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Construction, or Equipment Engineering on tactical projects supporting overall project schedules. 

• Communicate effectively across teams in Manufacturing, Construction, Industrial Engineering, Planning, and Facilities. 

• Participate in problem-solving sessions, including lean methodologies and value stream mapping, and document results as needed. 

Other Responsibilities: 

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs. 

• Structured problem solving. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Education – At least a sophomore at time of application and actively pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Project Management, or a related field through an accredited degree program during the time of internship. 

• Must have at least an overall 3.0 GPA and be in good academic standing. 

• Language Fluency - English (Written & Verbal). 

• Ability to work at least 40 hours per week during the internship. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior internship or co-op experience in Industrial Engineering or related manufacturing operations. 

• Demonstrated prior leadership experience in the workplace, school projects, competitions, etc. 

• Strong interest in leveraging AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support effective decision-making. 

• Project management skills, including the ability to innovate and execute solutions that matter and navigate ambiguity. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 

• Strong planning & organizational skills. 

• Data analytical skills to simplify large amounts of data. 

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Expected Salary Range 

$20.00 - $40.00 

Expected Salary Range

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.