Sr Engineer Field Application Engineering
$67,000 - $109,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 20 August 2026 by the employer.
Engage with customers on Power technology (BCD, 22FDX, and Finfet) to identify technical solutions.
About the role
This role involves engaging with customers to understand their technical needs for semiconductor IC products and identifying the best technical solutions provided by GlobalFoundries.
What you'll do
- Engage with customers to understand their technical needs towards development of their semiconductor IC products.
- Assess the competitive landscape to identify and advocate winning GlobalFoundries value propositions.
- Partner internally with account managers, product marketing, and technical experts to create application specific presentations.
- Work closely with the account management team to merge technical and commercial terms into a design winning proposal.
- Identify and resolve all issues / concerns to convert the design win into product Tapeout.
- Advocate internally for improved features and capabilities of GlobalFoundries solutions where competitive gaps exist.
What you'll need
- Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years in semiconductor design, tapeout and process.
- Working knowledge of IC chip design flows and tools from architectural definition through performance characterization for BCD, 22FDX, and Finfet technologies.
- Technical Program Management.
- Ability to travel up to 20%, primarily domestic with some international travel.
- Fluency in English Language – written & verbal.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD in electrical engineering or equivalent.
- 5 years in semiconductor product design at the chip or module level, preferably in RF Design.
- Direct experience in IC chip design flows and EDA tools from architectural definition through performance characterization.
- Exposure/Experience in one or more of Digital / Analog Mixed Signal/HV Power/eNVM/Millimetre Wave IC product design.
- SoC product integration/design experiences.
- Project management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong planning & organizational skills.
Skills: customer engagement, semiconductor IC products, design win, IC chip design flows, RF Design
This role has been open 57 days — well above the 46-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
71
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Median days open
46 d
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Median salary
$144k
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| Metric | GlobalFoundries | All employers we track in this specialty (71 roles · 17 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 71 |
| Median days open | 78 d | 46 d (+32 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $144k |
Skills observed across this category: customer engagement, semiconductor IC products, design win, IC chip design flows, RF Design
Who's hiring in this category
- Keysight Technologies · 21 open roles · median 50 d
- QORVO · 12 open roles · median 46 d
- Analog Devices · 10 open roles · median 78 d
- Texas Instruments · 7 open roles · median 66 d
- Silicon Labs · 4 open roles · median 91 d
- Coherent Corp · 2 open roles · median 3 d
How we counted: 71 open Applications FAE (RF Frontend) roles from 17 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.