About the role

What will you do at GlobalFoundries?

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.

Summary of Role:

We are seeking a Field Application Engineer (NAM) to support and drive customer engagements with leading Industrial, Automotive, and Integrated Device Manufacturer (IDM) customers across North America. This is a customer-facing, technical individual contributor role, responsible for enabling design wins by bridging customer requirements with MIPS’ product portfolio, including processor IP, software tools and custom silicon solutions.

Essential

Responsibilities

Your Job Customer Technical Engagement
Act as the primary technical interface for customers during pre-sales and early development phases
Conduct customer presentations, architectural reviews and product demonstrations
Support customer engineering teams in evaluating and adopting MIPS solutions
Provide technical guidance on: Processor IP integration, Software toolchains and development environments and System architecture considerations
Design-In & Design Win Support
Drive design-in activities at assigned customers and design houses
Support technical discussions to secure design wins for: CPU IP licensing, custom silicon programs and software solutions. Assist customers in transitioning from evaluation to implementation.
Solution Enablement - Help Customers Understand and Implement MIPS’ Value Proposition
Open RISC‑V architecture flexibility
Multi-threaded, high-performance compute
High-performance scalable Neural processors
Functional safety-ready solutions
Support system-level optimization for performance, power and cost
Collaboration with Sales & Business Development
Partner with Business Development to support opportunity creation and closure
Provide technical input to proposals, RFIs, and customer presentations
Translate customer requirements into actionable feedback for product and engineering teams
Ecosystem & Market Support
Support engagement with ecosystem partners (software, EDA, design services)
Participate in customer workshops, demos, and industry events
Help position MIPS solutions within the broader semiconductor ecosystem in NAM
Other

Responsibilities

Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's/Master's degree in an engineering discipline or similar
10+ years in Field Application Engineering, Applications Engineering or Design Engineering
Experience in Semiconductor IP, SoC/ASIC development, or embedded systems, Industrial, Automotive, or IDM electronics or related markets
Proven track record supporting customer engagements and design wins
Strong understanding of Industrial, automotive, or IDM electronic architectures (MCUs, SoCs, domain/zonal controllers)
Familiarity with: Processor architectures, Embedded software development (compilers, SDKs, OS) and System-level design and integration
Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills
Ability to operate independently in a field-based role
Hands-on technical mindset with strong debugging capability
Ability to bridge technical depth with customer business needs
Fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with RISC‑V ecosystem or CPU IP integration
Prior experience supporting industrial, automotive, or IDM customers in North America
Experience with SoC development and custom silicon implementation flows
Understanding of functional safety standards or design requirements in Industrial & Automotive markets
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Expected Salary Range
$145,000.00 - $236,000.00
The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.
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Which skills does this role require?

Field Application EngineeringSemiconductor IPASIC DevelopmentEmbedded SystemsProcessor ArchitecturesRISC-VEmbedded Software DevelopmentSystem-level DesignTechnical PresentationsCustomer EngagementDebuggingNeural ProcessorsSemiconductorProcessor IPASICEmbedded SoftwareSDKCompilersOSMCUsDomain ControllersZonal ControllersEDATechnical SalesSystem ArchitectureIndustrial ElectronicsAutomotive ElectronicsDesign-inDesign WinPre-salesTechnical SupportHardware DebuggingProduct EnablementEcosystem Partners

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