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GlobalFoundries

SMTS - Field Application Engineering

Yokohama

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Seniority
Mid level
Country
JP
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
27 Sept 2026

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About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries (GF) 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, GF 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 .

Introduction

GlobalFoundries seeks an experienced Field Application Engineer who will have responsibility for driving new design wins and providing successful tape out support to customers with GlobalFoundries technology.

Serve as a customer facing single technical interface to APAC (Japan ) customers.

Your Job

Take ownership over GF's technology demonstration and drive design win acquisition strategy and process

Serve as single technical interface to customer and coordinate all technical sales interaction

Develop customized technical presentations and proposals to assist customers in the evaluation of our solutions

Offer most credible representation of strengths and weaknesses of the GlobalFoundries technology (internally & externally)

Formulate customer requirements and promote a compelling GlobalFoundries design solution and convey our value proposition

Identify and propose solutions to gaps and bottlenecks in the GlobalFoundries product and service portfolio to meet customer requirements

Collaborate and leverage GlobalFoundries product marketing/design solutions/technology development teams, and provide real time customer feedback

Understand competitive design/technology/product landscape including emerging technology trends and competitive threats

Continuously learn about the customer and product, developing relationships, gathering intelligence, uncovering new opportunities

Ensure that issues/obstacles/questions to a design win are resolved either directly or by engaging internal experts

Gather, summarize and drive team to close the technical gaps in our offerings that result in design win losses and/or misses in new revenue opportunities

Partner with account and sales managers, working to ensure a smooth post-design win transition to Customer Engineering teams

Meet design win, tape out, and MPW goals

Responsible for aligning customer mature and advanced node tapeout readiness preparation, ex. export control form, IP declaration form, frame table, etc.

Ensure that issues/obstacles/quetions.stions to a tapeout are resolved either directly or by engaging internal process experts.

Support CE (Customer Engineer) on all post-TO activities and requirements.

Co-ordinate with customer around Si functionality verification, product performance, design margin and any issues

Lead customer design reviews and mock TOs, and responsible for identifying and aligning on all MPW / test chip requirements prior to product design and TO.

Own / Collaborate on all tapeout logistics / execution

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree / master’s degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Minimum 8 years in relevant experience

Relevant Experience Semiconductors (Technology or Design)

E2E experience from concept to Silicon Validation

Excellent communication skills and a strong sales aptitude

Exposure to IC product design and IP required

Exposure and basic competence in design environment/enablement flows and tools

A solid understanding of silicon processing and device physics

Past participation in roles with exposure to or within a foundry highly desirable

Strong analytical, technical and project management skills.

Excellent communication skills

Strong analytical, technical and presentation skills

GlobalFoundries is an equal opportunity employer, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe having a multicultural workplace enhances productivity, efficiency and innovation whilst our employees feel truly respected, valued and heard.

As an affirmative employer, all qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, ethnicity, marital status, citizenship, race, religion, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation and medical and/or physical abilities.

All offers of employment with GlobalFoundries are conditioned upon the successful completion of background checks, medical screenings as applicable and subject to the respective local laws and regular.

Information about our benefits you can find here: https://gf.com/about-us/careers/opportunities-asia

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