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GlobalFoundries

Semiconductor foundry delivering specialized chips

RF Product Manager

Full-Time
$167k - $275k
Senior, Expert
Master's, MBA, PhD
Santa Clara, CA, USA
In PersonTravel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
ProductProduct Management
Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Semiconductor Engineering, Business, or a related field.
  • At least 8 years of experience in semiconductor product management, marketing, business development, product engineering, technology development, or related technical leadership roles.
  • Demonstrated understanding of RF semiconductor technologies, including RF SOI, SiGe BiCMOS, RF GaN, CMOS, or related wireless technologies.
  • Experience developing business cases, financial models, market forecasts, and long-range strategic plans.
  • Customer-facing experience communicating effectively with technical and executive audiences.
  • Experience working across cross-functional organizations in a global environment.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
  • Analytical, presentation, communication, and project management skills.
Responsibilities
  • Own profitability and growth of the RF GaN business line and support the broader RF technology portfolio.
  • Define and execute product-line strategies to achieve revenue, profitability, market-share, and customer-adoption objectives.
  • Develop and implement programs and strategies that support business and financial objectives.
  • Develop and maintain technology and product roadmaps aligned with customer requirements, market trends, and business objectives.
  • Identify target customers and build and strengthen strategic customer and external partner relationships.
  • Identify, prioritize, and drive strategic customer engagements, design wins, and business growth opportunities across target RF markets.
  • Lead business-case development, including total addressable market and serviceable addressable market analysis, revenue forecasting, return-on-investment assessment, and investment prioritization.
  • Partner across Product Development, Technology Development, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, and Finance to support successful product execution and commercialization.
  • Establish product positioning, value propositions, pricing strategies, and go-to-market plans.
  • Analyze competitive offerings, technology trends, and market dynamics to identify opportunities for differentiation and growth.
  • Support customer meetings, executive reviews, roadmap discussions, technical workshops, and business negotiations.
  • Monitor product financial performance, including bookings, revenue, gross margin, wafer demand, pricing, and capacity requirements.
  • Drive product lifecycle management, including product introduction, qualification, customer ramp, and end-of-life planning.
  • Provide business updates, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
  • Collaborate with ecosystem partners, electronic design automation vendors, intellectual property providers, and other external organizations to strengthen the RF technology portfolio.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable internal policies and legal requirements across areas of responsibility.
  • Perform activities safely and responsibly and support Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in RF devices, circuits, or systems; an MBA is a plus.
  • Experience in wireless connectivity, cellular infrastructure, satellite communications, aerospace and defense, Wi-Fi, mobile RF front-end, optical communications, or high-speed communications markets.
  • Experience designing and characterizing RF devices and circuits.
  • Experience with foundry business models and semiconductor manufacturing operations.
  • Knowledge of semiconductor cost modeling, pricing strategy, and product portfolio management.
  • Experience supporting executive business reviews and strategic planning activities.
  • Familiarity with RF system concepts, device technologies, and market analysis tools.
  • Demonstrated success driving customer design wins and commercial negotiations.
  • Experience using business intelligence and analytics tools.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive design-win and revenue-growth objectives.
  • Ability to manage product profitability and support market-share growth.
  • Ability to influence product and technology roadmaps to strengthen competitive positioning.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop strong customer relationships and long-term strategic engagements.
  • Experience successfully launching and ramping new products or technology platforms.
  • Ability to provide accurate business forecasts and strategic recommendations to support executive decision-making.

About the company

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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What believers are saying

  • Marvell expanded SiGe capacity on September 17, 2026, signaling demand through 2027.
  • Commerce finalized a $375 million R&D award on September 8, 2026, plus a July $300 million framework.
  • SMART Photonics partnered with GF on September 21, 2026, widening its photonics platform and customer funnel.

What critics are saying

  • Smart mobile is 36% of revenue, and management expects low-teens decline in 2026.
  • Tower Semiconductor litigation in Texas and the ITC risks injunctions, distraction, and patent retaliation.
  • If AI photonics demand normalizes before 2027, GF's growth story reverts to commoditized mature-node fabs.

What makes GlobalFoundries unique

  • GlobalFoundries abandoned bleeding-edge nodes in 2018, specializing in feature-rich chips for autos and connectivity.
  • Its Malta, Burlington, Dresden, and Singapore footprint sells trusted regional supply to governments and enterprises.
  • GF owns uncommon SiGe, silicon photonics, and FDX process depth for optical and edge chips.

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Oct 15th, 2026
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The US government has doubled its equity stake in chipmaker GlobalFoundries to nearly 8%, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. He said the stake is now "worth over 2 Billion Dollars" in a company with a market capitalisation of about $27.2 billion. The deal reallocates a $955 million award under the 2022 Chips and Science Act toward modernising the company's facilities. GlobalFoundries said the government is taking an additional stake of about 4%. A new vehicle co-owned by the US and Japanese governments will fund two fabrication plants, described as "up to $21 billion" in investment, with about $10 billion initially. GlobalFoundries will build and operate them, and expects about $3 billion in compensation over the next decade. The first plant is due online in 2029, the second in 2031.

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GlobalFoundries selected to operate two new semiconductor fabs in New York under landmark U.S.-Japan initiative | GlobalFoundries

GF has been selected as the technology provider and operator for two new fabs at its Malta, New York, site under a U.S.-Japan initiative.

Sohu
Oct 14th, 2026
GlobalFoundries to build two New York chip plants with up to $21B from Japan, US to take 4% stake

GlobalFoundries will build two new chip factories at its existing site in upstate New York, according to a deal announced on October 14. Japan's government will provide up to $21 billion in funding. The US government will buy about 4% of the company's shares. The two plants will be jointly held by the US and Japan. The new factories will make basic chips, reducing reliance on suppliers in East Asia.

Bloomberg
Oct 14th, 2026
GlobalFoundries to build two chip plants with up to $21B in Japanese backing

GlobalFoundries Inc. plans to build two new chip plants with backing of as much as $21 billion from the Japanese government. The arrangement is part of a US-Japan deal that also includes the US taking a 4% stake in the company.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 8th, 2026
TSMC signs $2B deal with GlobalFoundries for AI chip silicon interposers at New York plant

GlobalFoundries shares rose nearly 6% Thursday after announcing a $2 billion manufacturing deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to produce silicon interposers at its New York facility. The five-year agreement will support expanded manufacturing capacity, with volume production expected to begin in the first half of 2028. The facility is set to become the first US-based source of silicon interposers for advanced packaging technologies. These components are crucial for TSMC's Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate technology, which connects AI processors with high-bandwidth memory. The deal addresses constraints in TSMC's CoWoS packaging capacity, which has become a bottleneck for AI chip production. Counterpoint Research estimates the supply-demand gap could remain around 20% in 2026 before narrowing to roughly 10% in 2027.