Design Application Engineer

GlobalFoundries•Austin, CA

About The Position

The Application Engineer provides technical leadership for customer design enablement and supports semiconductor design implementation across GlobalFoundries technologies. The role drives customer success, resolves complex technical issues, develops scalable engineering solutions, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to support successful customer design execution from initial engagement through tape-out readiness. The engineer owns customer and design enablement responsibilities, leads technical execution, and contributes to ongoing improvements in engineering methodologies, workflows, and reusable solutions. The role also supports Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security requirements and programs, and performs all activities in a safe and responsible manner.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline with at least 4 years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree with at least 2 years; or a PhD with at least 1 year.
Demonstrated expertise in one or more Application Engineering disciplines, including IC Design, Design Methodology and EDA Tools, or Design Enablement.
Ability to independently solve complex technical problems and develop customer-focused solutions.
Experience leading or contributing to projects from initiation through successful completion.
Strong collaboration and cross-functional teamwork skills.
Demonstrated ability to improve engineering methods, standards, and reusable solutions.
Ability to provide technical guidance and support to peers.

Nice To Haves

Expertise spanning multiple technical disciplines relevant to semiconductor design enablement.
Ability to lead ambiguous, complex, and non-recurring technical challenges across organizations and customer engagements.
Demonstrated ability to establish new approaches that deliver sustained organizational or customer impact.
Experience mentoring engineers and growing technical capability within an organization.
Familiarity with semiconductor design flows, PDKs, EDA tools, and customer support environments.
Recognition by peers, customers, and stakeholders for technical expertise and customer support effectiveness.
Demonstrated record of consistently delivering business value and meeting commitments.
Strong customer advocacy and relationship management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proven ability to influence and lead across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to manage competing priorities and navigate complex technical discussions.
Experience providing mentoring, coaching, and knowledge transfer to technical teams.
Demonstrated accountability, ownership, and professional judgment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Copilot, and related business productivity and collaboration applications.

Responsibilities

Own technical execution for assigned customers, applications, technology platforms, or engineering workstreams.
Drive implementation of customer design enablement capabilities with internal development teams and support organizations.
Resolve complex customer and engineering challenges using root-cause analysis, risk assessment, and corrective actions.
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.
Manage technical scope, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks, and recovery plans for assigned projects.
Provide technical leadership through design reviews, case reviews, documentation, training, and knowledge sharing.
Represent Application Engineering in customer engagements and cross-functional technical forums.
Evaluate emerging technologies, design methodologies, and EDA tool capabilities and recommend adoption based on technical and business value.
Develop application notes, troubleshooting guides, reference flows, operational procedures, and technical documentation.
Perform activities safely and support Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security requirements and programs.