Design Application Engineering

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:
The Application Engineer provides IC design and development solutions, drives customer design enablement, resolves complex technical issues, coordinates cross-functional execution, and improves engineering methods and reusable solutions from initial engagement through tapeout and into production ramp. 

Essential Responsibilities:

• Partner with customers and cross-functional teams to resolve design, application, technology-platform, and design-enablement issues, with a focus on Power Management Integrated Circuits (PMICs), including battery chargers, DC-DC converters, LDOs, power switches, and related applications.
• Serve as a technical champion for customers, understanding design requirements and concerns and translating complex customer and engineering needs into practical design and implementation solutions.
• Evaluate and validate proposed solutions against customer requirements, technical objectives, and implementation needs, and drive the design-enablement capabilities necessary for successful execution.
• Identify and drive resolution of technical and enablement gaps that may impact successful customer designs using GF technologies and methodologies.
• Coordinate technical solutions across PDK, modeling, IP, EDA, reliability, product engineering, quality, sales, and other cross-functional teams as needed.
• Manage technical scope, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks, and recovery plans for assigned customer solutions, projects, and programs.
• Provide technical guidance and customer support through case resolution, design reviews, training, documentation, and mentoring.
• Represent Application Engineering in customer engagements and cross-functional technical forums, helping align stakeholders and drive technical decisions and issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain application notes, troubleshooting guidance, reference flows, operational runbooks, and other reusable technical resources.
• Advance Application Engineering capabilities through continuous improvement, technical leadership, knowledge sharing, automation, and improvements to engineering standards, reusable flows, case-management processes, and supportability.
• Contribute to GF continuous improvement initiatives aligned with evolving customer and business needs.

Other Responsibilities:

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

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, Master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, or PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC) technology and circuit design development through tape-out, including battery chargers, DC-DC converters, LDOs, power switches, or related applications.
• Demonstrated expertise in at least one relevant technical discipline and proficiency in a second, such as IC design, EDA tools and methodologies, semiconductor technology applications, or design enablement.
• Working knowledge of semiconductor design-enablement components and interfaces, including PDKs, device models, IP, EDA tools, reliability requirements, and product engineering.
• Ability to understand and advocate for customer requirements, translate complex needs into practical design or implementation solutions, and evaluate proposed solutions against technical objectives and implementation constraints.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical and methodology issues, investigate root causes, and address complex or non-recurring problems.
• Experience collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to coordinate technical work, resolve issues, and represent Application Engineering.
• Ability to independently manage technical tasks and projects, including deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks, and customer follow-up.
• Ability to lead customer or partner technical discussions and provide guidance through technical case support, design reviews, training, and documentation.
• Strong technical writing, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate recommendations to technical and customer audiences.
• Demonstrated professional accountability, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing, with the ability to mentor or train less-experienced engineers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise applying Power Management technology, circuit design, or EDA methodologies to develop and deliver customer solutions.
• Proven ability to independently resolve complex, novel, and non-recurring technical issues, mobilize cross-functional resources, and drive customer or partner engagements through resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to advocate for customer needs, influence technical decisions, align internal and external stakeholders, and introduce innovative approaches that improve efficiency or customer outcomes.
• Experience leading complex technical projects or cross-functional initiatives, including managing scope, dependencies, risks, and recovery plans.
• Recognition as a trusted technical resource or subject-matter expert, with the ability to provide technical guidance and influence decisions across teams.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and train engineers, share technical knowledge, and strengthen broader team capabilities.
• Evidence of technical innovation and broader organizational impact through reusable methodologies, automation, application notes, technical presentations, publications, patents, process improvements, or technology leadership.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to build stakeholder alignment, navigate competing priorities, resolve conflict constructively, and drive timely decisions.
• Demonstrated professional judgment, accountability, adaptability, and ownership, with the ability to prioritize competing demands and consistently deliver results.
• Ability to apply creativity, versatility, and technical judgment, including effective use of productivity and AI-assisted tools, to address evolving customer and business needs.

Expected Salary Range

$98,000.00 - $239,000.00

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