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SMTS, Field Application Engineering

GlobalFoundries

Santa Clara, CAFull-time$122–198K/yrPosted 3mo agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$122–198K/yr
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

GlobalFoundries seeks an experienced Senior Member of Technical Staff Field Applications Engineer to support customers and help identify, qualify, and secure new business. The role combines technical sales support for existing business with design-win acquisition, customer-facing technical coordination, and collaboration with internal teams to address customer requirements and gaps in the company’s offerings.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Technical Presentations, nice to haveProposal Development, nice to haveTechnology Demonstrations, nice to haveDesign-Win Acquisition, nice to haveTechnical Sales Coordination, nice to haveCustomer Requirements Analysis, nice to haveSolution Promotion, nice to havePortfolio Gap Analysis, nice to haveCompetitive Analysis, nice to haveCustomer Relationship Building, nice to haveCustomer Intelligence Gathering, nice to haveIssue Resolution, nice to haveSemiconductor IC Design, requiredSystem Design, requiredSemiconductor IC Testing, requiredSystem Testing, requiredPower, nice to haveSiPh, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveOrganization, nice to havePresentation, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveInfluencing Skills, nice to haveAdvanced-Node Semiconductor Technologies, nice to haveSemiconductor Devices, nice to haveDesign Rules, nice to haveEnablement Flows, nice to haveEnablement Tools, nice to haveSales Aptitude, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or Related Discipline, required8+ Years Semiconductor IC/System Design or Test Experience, requiredEnglish Fluency, requiredMaster's or PhD in Electronics/Electrical Engineering, nice to have30% Travel, required

Full job description

About GlobalFoundries: GlobalFoundries 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, GlobalFoundries 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.

Summary of Role: GlobalFoundries seeks an experienced Senior Member of Technical staff Field Applications Engineer. You will have responsibility for providing on-going support to GlobalFoundries customers. You will be part of our Global Sales Organization identifying, qualifying, and securing new business with assigned clients while at the same time providing a high level of operational service to these clients on existing business.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Develop customized technical presentations and proposals to assist customers in the evaluation of our solutions
  • Take ownership over GlobalFoundries technology demonstration and drive design win acquisition strategy and process
  • Serve as single technical interface to customer and coordinate all technical sales interaction
  • 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 (maybe)
  • 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 in 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 success in activities leading design win closure

Other Responsibilities:

  • Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or Related Discipline
  • Minimum 8 years of Experience in Semiconductor IC Design/ System design/ Semiconductor IC or System Test
  • Travel Requirements: 30% of Travel
  • Language Fluency: English (Written & Verbal)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree or PhD in Electronics/Electrical Engineering
  • Experience in supporting Power and SiPh work experience is a plus and will greatly help with the job function.
  • Must be able to travel to visit customers and GF Fabs in USA, Europe and Asia
  • Strong Communication, Organization, Presentation, Inter-personal and Influencing Skills
  • Significant experience with advanced-node semiconductor technologies and devices
  • Significant experience with design rules, enablement flows and tools
  • Strong sales aptitude

Expected Salary Range $122,000.00 - $198,000.00 The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.

All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law

How this job compares

Set against the 1,736 open Technical Sales jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$122–198K/yr
  • California median$140–230K/yr216 salary ranges
  • US median$123–192K/yr1,263 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $160K, is 15% below the California median midpoint ($189K) — in the middle half of Technical Sales salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 245 open Technical Sales jobs in California and 1,736 across the US. 13% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Technical Sales postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,301 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 545 of the 1,736 open Technical Sales jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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