Senior Process Integration Engineering (Silicon Photonic)
globalfoundries
PMTS Application Engineering (MIPS)
globalfoundries· GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd. Korea Branch
About this role
About GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors, enabling AI at scale from the cloud to the physical world. Through deep partnerships with customers, GF delivers differentiated, power efficient and high-performance solutions for high growth markets. With global manufacturing operations across the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted and holistic technology partner for customers around the world. GF’s talented, global team remains focused every day on security, longevity, and sustainability. For more information, visit www.gf.com.
Introduction
We are seeking a Field Application Engineer to support and drive customer engagements within Korea This is a customer-facing, technical individual contributor role, responsible for enabling design wins by bridging customer requirements with MIPS’ product portfolio, including processor IP, software tools, and custom silicon solutions.
Your Job
Customer Technical Engagement
Act as the primary technical interface for customers during pre-sales and early development phases
Support customer engineering teams in evaluating and adopting MIPS solutions
Provide hands-on technical guidance on: Processor IP integration, Software toolchains, development environments, and System architecture considerations
Support technical discussions to secure project and design wins for: processor IP licenses, software tools, and custom silicon programs and solutions. Assist customers in transitioning from the evaluation to design execution phase
Solution Enablement Help Customers Understand and Utilize MIPS’ Value Proposition
Broad, industry-leading portfolio of RISC-V processor IP
Open RISC‑V architecture flexibility, multi-threaded, high-performance compute
Functional safety-ready solutions
System-level configurations for optimized performance, power, area, and cost
Technical Problem Solving
Troubleshoot and resolve customer technical issues across hardware and software domains during the pre-sales engagement phase
Work closely with internal engineering teams to address and resolve complex challenges during the pre-sales engagement
Ensure timely resolution of customer issues to maintain positive momentum
Collaboration with Sales & Business Development
Partner with Business Development to support opportunity creation through closure
Provide technical input to evaluations, proposals, RFIs, and customer presentations
Translate customer requirements into actionable feedback for product and engineering teams
Ecosystem & Market Support
Support engagement with ecosystem partners (software, EDA, design services)
Participation in customer workshops, demos, and industry events
Help position MIPS solutions within the broader semiconductor ecosystem in Japan
Key Qualifications:
Qualified applicants will have a BSEE, MSEE preferred
7+ years relevant experience in SoC/ASIC design and architecture
Good understanding of RISC and DSP processor architectures
Good communication and presentation skills, and experience working with customers in a pre-sale process
Willing to travel (up to 30%) within JP
Preferred Experience:
Experience in multiple stages of a SoC design, from architecture definition, to RTL (Verilog) coding and synthesis, down to physical design
Hands-on experience in embedded system design, debug or FW/SW development
Understanding of DSP algorithms for wireless communication, LiDAR/RADAR, image processing, and advanced sensors is a plus.
Understanding of AI/ML based system design and use-case requirements
Understanding of SoC design requirements for automotive functional safety
Understanding of security concepts and standards-based building blocks for a secure SoC design
Good written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to break down complex problems into manageable tasks.
Ability to clearly communicate technical information in meetings, presentations, seminars, product demonstrations, customer training, and to provide guidance to the sales team is important.
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.
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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 regulations.
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Information about our benefits you can find here: https://gf.com/about-us/careers/opportunities-asia
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PMTS Application Engineering (MIPS)
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