Full-Time

Director – Product Management

Silicon Photonics

GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries

10,001+ employees

Semiconductor foundry delivering specialized chips

Compensation Overview

$166.3k - $314.2k/yr

Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

Austin, TX, USA + 2 more

More locations: Santa Clara, CA, USA | Malta, NY, USA

In Person

Travel 10-20% expected; on-site expectations vary by project.

Category
Product (1)
Required Skills
Product Management

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Requirements
  • Master’s or PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering or Related Discipline
  • 8-10 Years of Relevant Experience
  • Prior Experience in Photonics and Photonics Packaging
  • Travel – 10-20% of time
  • Language Fluency – English (Written & Verbal)
Responsibilities
  • Responsible for the profitability and growth of the entire or part of global Silicon Photonics business line.
  • Develops and implements programs & strategies that will successfully promote the organization's mission & meet financial objectives.
  • Identifies target customers, maintains and strengthens external relationships including customers & other external authorities.
  • Accountable for and drives commitment to compliance with all internal policies and legal regulations in every area of the organizations daily activity, including development of short and long-term plans, policies, and guidelines.
  • Work with End Market organization on marketing and product requirements and generate the Product Marketing Requirements Document (PRD) based on the Market Requirements Document (MRD). The MRD/PRD forms the basis of the technology roadmap.
  • Comprehend the silicon photonics packaging requirements to incorporate this information into the PRD and work with the packaging and services team to define a packaging strategy.
  • Interface with the Technology Solutions Architect (TSA) and Technology Development (TD) organizations to ensure the PRD is converted faithfully into the Technology Specification.
  • Work directly with strategic customers on the execution of strategic silicon photonics programs.
  • Work with Sales on various aspects of the customer support including: Support of new design win activity for assigned accounts., Contracts and non-recurring engineering costs., Ensuring program execution is on schedule and within budget and manage change control for modification to overall program scope.
  • Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements, and programs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Project management skills - i.e., the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong planning & organizational skills.

GlobalFoundries is a semiconductor foundry that manufactures chips for a broad range of customers, focusing on feature-rich, reliable technologies for cars, IoT, 5G, and other high-growth markets. It operates by fabricating silicon wafers for customer designs, offering mature, specialized processes rather than chasing the most advanced nodes. This makes it different from peers that prize the latest process nodes; GlobalFoundries emphasizes diversification across a global manufacturing footprint (U.S., Europe, Singapore) and stable supply for essential applications. Its goal is to be a leading supplier of high-volume, specialty manufacturing that enables reliable chips for everyday devices and growing tech markets.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Town of Malta, New York

Founded

2009

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $300 million CHIPS Act funding supports AI-infrastructure semiconductor research.
  • Specialty-node demand in automotive, IoT, wireless, and industrial markets stays durable.
  • $16 billion U.S. investment expands capacity for reshoring and AI growth.

What critics are saying

  • TSMC and Intel Foundry can outcompete on advanced manufacturing and customer pull.
  • Customer concentration in AI and automotive creates painful downside if anchors leave.
  • Capex-heavy photonics and packaging investments face underutilization if AI demand cools.

What makes GlobalFoundries unique

  • Pure-play foundry focused on specialty and mature nodes, not leading-edge GPUs.
  • Global footprint spans the U.S., Europe, Singapore, strengthening supply resilience.
  • Deep co-development and qualification support create sticky, long-cycle customer relationships.

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