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About GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GF makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com . Introduction GlobalFoundries seeks an experienced Field Application Engineer who will have responsibility for driving new design wins and providing successful tape out support to customers with GlobalFoundries technology. Serve as a customer facing single technical interface to APAC (Japan ) customers. Your Job Take ownership over GF's technology demonstration and drive design win acquisition strategy and process Serve as single technical interface to customer and coordinate all technical sales interaction Develop customized technical presentations and proposals to assist customers in the evaluation of our solutions Offer most credible representation of strengths and weaknesses of the GlobalFoundries technology (internally & externally) Formulate customer requirements and promote a compelling GlobalFoundries design solution and convey our value proposition Identify and propose solutions to gaps and bottlenecks in the GlobalFoundries product and service portfolio to meet customer requirements Collaborate and leverage GlobalFoundries product marketing/design solutions/technology development teams, and provide real time customer feedback Understand competitive design/technology/product landscape including emerging technology trends and competitive threats Continuously learn about the customer and product, developing relationships, gathering intelligence, uncovering new opportunities Ensure that issues/obstacles/questions to a design win are resolved either directly or by engaging internal experts Gather, summarize and drive team to close the technical gaps in our offerings that result in design win losses and/or misses in new revenue opportunities Partner with account and sales managers, working to ensure a smooth post-design win transition to Customer Engineering teams Meet design win, tape out, and MPW goals Responsible for aligning customer mature and advanced node tapeout readiness preparation, ex. export control form, IP declaration form, frame table, etc. Ensure that issues/obstacles/quetions.stions to a tapeout are resolved either directly or by engaging internal process experts. Support CE (Customer Engineer) on all post-TO activities and requirements. Co-ordinate with customer around Si functionality verification, product performance, design margin and any issues Lead customer design reviews and mock TOs, and responsible for identifying and aligning on all MPW / test chip requirements prior to product design and TO. Own / Collaborate on all tapeout logistics / execution Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree / master’s degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or equivalent Minimum 8 years in relevant experience Relevant Experience Semiconductors (Technology or Design) E2E experience from concept to Silicon Validation Excellent communication skills and a strong sales aptitude Exposure to IC product design and IP required Exposure and basic competence in design environment/enablement flows and tools A solid understanding of silicon processing and device physics Past participation in roles with exposure to or within a foundry highly desirable Strong analytical, technical and project management skills. Excellent communication skills Strong analytical, technical and presentation skills 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. As an affirmative employer, all qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, ethnicity, marital status, citizenship, race, religion, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation and medical and/or physical abilities. 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 regular. Information about our benefits you can find here: https://gf.com/about-us/careers/opportunities-asia
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
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When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.