Principal Account Manager - Field Applications (North America)
About The Position
GlobalFoundries is seeking a customer-facing technical individual contributor to support and drive customer engagements with Industrial, Automotive, and Integrated Device Manufacturer customers across North America. The role enables design wins by connecting customer requirements with MIPS’ product portfolio, including processor IP, software tools, and custom silicon solutions. The position serves as the primary technical interface during pre-sales and early development, supporting customer evaluation and adoption of MIPS solutions. It also drives design-in activities and helps customers progress from evaluation to implementation. The role works closely with Business Development, product and engineering teams, and ecosystem partners to support opportunities and communicate customer requirements. The position is expected to operate independently in the field and to perform all activities safely while supporting Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in an engineering discipline or similar.
- 10 or more years of experience in Field Application Engineering, Applications Engineering, or Design Engineering.
- Experience in semiconductor IP, SoC/ASIC development, embedded systems, or related Industrial, Automotive, or IDM electronics markets.
- Proven track record supporting customer engagements and design wins.
- Strong understanding of Industrial, Automotive, or IDM electronic architectures, including MCUs, SoCs, and domain/zonal controllers.
- Familiarity with processor architectures, embedded software development such as compilers, SDKs, and operating systems, and system-level design and integration.
- Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to operate independently in a field-based role.
- Hands-on technical mindset and strong debugging capability.
- Ability to bridge technical depth with customer business needs.
- Fluency in English.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with the RISC-V ecosystem or CPU IP integration.
- Prior experience supporting Industrial, Automotive, or IDM customers in North America.
- Experience with SoC development and custom silicon implementation flows.
- Understanding of functional safety standards or design requirements in Industrial and Automotive markets.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary technical interface for customers during pre-sales and early development phases.
- Conduct customer presentations, architectural reviews, and product demonstrations.
- Support customer engineering teams in evaluating and adopting MIPS solutions.
- Provide technical guidance on processor IP integration, software toolchains and development environments, and system architecture considerations.
- Drive design-in activities at assigned customers and design houses.
- Support technical discussions to secure design wins for CPU IP licensing, custom silicon programs, and software solutions.
- Assist customers in transitioning from evaluation to implementation.
- Help customers understand and implement MIPS’ value proposition, including open RISC-V architecture flexibility, multithreaded high-performance computing, scalable high-performance neural processors, and functional-safety-ready solutions.
- Support system-level optimization for performance, power, and cost.
- Partner with Business Development to support opportunity creation and closure.
- Provide technical input to proposals, RFIs, and customer presentations.
- Translate customer requirements into actionable feedback for product and engineering teams.
- Support engagement with ecosystem partners, including software, EDA, and design services partners.
- Participate in customer workshops, demonstrations, and industry events.
- Help position MIPS solutions within the broader semiconductor ecosystem in North America.
- Perform activities safely and responsibly and support Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
