Lead Semiconductor Design Enablement Engineer

GlobalFoundries inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries seeks an Applications Engineer to lead customer design enablement and support semiconductor design implementation across GF technologies. You will drive customer success, resolve complex issues, and develop scalable engineering solutions from engagement through tape-out readiness.

You will own customer enablement, lead technical execution, and contribute to continuous improvements in engineering workflows and reusable solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams and

Qualifications

• Requires 4+ years of relevant experience in application engineering or related field.
• Ability to independently solve complex technical problems and develop customer-focused solutions.
• Experience leading or contributing to projects from initiation through completion.
• Strong collaboration and cross-functional teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Own technical execution for assigned customers, applications, technology platforms, or engineering workstreams.
• Drive implementation of customer design enablement capabilities in collaboration with internal development teams.
• Resolve complex customer and engineering challenges through structured root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Coordinate technical solutions across PDK, modeling, IP, EDA, reliability, product engineering, quality, sales, and customer organizations.
• Improve engineering standards, reusable design flows, case management processes, automation, and support infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, documentation, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Represent Application Engineering in customer engagements and cross-functional technical forums.

Skills

IC Design

Design Methodology

EDA Tools

Design Enablement

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree (with 2+ years experience)

PhD (with 1+ years experience)

Tools

EDA Tools

PDKs

Modeling Tools

MS Office

Job description

GlobalFoundries seeks an Applications Engineer to lead customer design enablement and support semiconductor design implementation across GF technologies. You will drive customer success, resolve complex issues, and develop scalable engineering solutions from engagement through tape-out readiness.

You will own customer enablement, lead technical execution, and contribute to continuous improvements in engineering workflows and reusable solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams and