Field Application Engineer - Semiconductor Foundry

About the role

GlobalFoundries, a full-service semiconductor foundry, is looking for an experienced Field Application Engineer (FAE) for Israel. The FAE works with customers early to understand their technical needs and identify the best GlobalFoundries technical solution, helping them move from concept to tapeout. The role works cross-functionally with internal technical experts to turn opportunities into revenue.

Key responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand their technical needs for developing semiconductor IC products.
• Assess the competitive landscape and advocate the winning GlobalFoundries value proposition.
• Partner with account managers, product marketing and technical experts to create application-specific presentations.
• Work with account management to combine technical and commercial terms into a design-winning proposal.
• Identify and resolve issues so the design wins become production-ready designs for tapeout to the fab.
• Advocate internally for improved features and capabilities where competitive gaps exist.
• Follow environmental, health, safety and security requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical engineering or an equivalent field such as applied physics.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including design and/or process.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel within Israel as needed.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of IC chip design flows and tools, from architectural definition through performance characterization.
• Technical program management, problem solving, teamwork and strong communication skills.
• Preferred: 5 years in semiconductor product design at chip or module level, direct experience with IC design flows and EDA tools, and exposure to digital/analog mixed signal, HV power, eNVM, millimetre wave, silicon photonics or SoC integration.