GlobalFoundries

PMTS Application Engineering

South Korea · Work style not stated

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  • EmployerGlobalFoundries
  • LocationSouth Korea
  • Work styleWork style not stated
  • Employer posted

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

We are seeking a Field Application Engineer (Korea) to support and drive customer engagements within Korea. This is a customer-facing, technical individual contributor role, responsible for enabling design wins by bridging customer requirements with MIPS’ product portfolio, including processor IP, software tools, and custom silicon solutions.

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Customer Technical Engagement

Act as the primary technical interface for customers during pre-sales and early development phases

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Support customer engineering teams in evaluating and adopting MIPS solutions

Provide hands-on technical guidance on: Processor IP integration, Software toolchains, development environments, and System architecture considerations

Support technical discussions to secure project and design wins for: processor IP licenses, software tools, and custom silicon programs and solutions. Assist customers in transitioning from the evaluation to design execution phase

Solution Enablement Help Customers Understand and Utilize MIPS’ Value Proposition

Broad, industry-leading portfolio of RISC-V processor IP

Open RISC‑V architecture flexibility, multi-threaded, high-performance compute

Functional safety-ready solutions

System-level configurations for optimized performance, power, area, and cost

Technical Problem Solving

Troubleshoot and resolve customer technical issues across hardware and software domains during the pre-sales engagement phase

Work closely with internal engineering teams to address and resolve complex challenges during the pre-sales engagement

Ensure timely resolution of customer issues to maintain positive momentum

Collaboration with Sales & Business Development

Partner with Business Development to support opportunity creation through closure

Provide technical input to evaluations, proposals, RFIs, and customer presentations

Translate customer requirements into actionable feedback for product and engineering teams

Ecosystem & Market Support

Support engagement with ecosystem partners (software, EDA, design services)

Participation in customer workshops, demos, and industry events

Help position MIPS solutions within the broader semiconductor ecosystem in Korea

Key Qualifications:

Qualified applicants will have a BSEE, MSEE preferred

7+ years relevant experience in SoC/ASIC design and architecture

Good understanding of RISC and DSP processor architectures

Good communication and presentation skills, and experience working with customers in a pre-sale process

Willing to travel (up to 30%) within Korea

Preferred Experience:

Experience in multiple stages of a SoC design, from architecture definition, to RTL (Verilog) coding and synthesis, down to physical design

Hands-on experience in embedded system design, debug or FW/SW development

Understanding of DSP algorithms for wireless communication, LiDAR/RADAR, image processing, and advanced sensors is a plus.

Understanding of AI/ML based system design and use-case requirements

Understanding of SoC design requirements for automotive functional safety

Understanding of security concepts and standards-based building blocks for a secure SoC design

Good written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to break down complex problems into manageable tasks.

Ability to clearly communicate technical information in meetings, presentations, seminars, product demonstrations, customer training, and to provide guidance to the sales team is important.

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 regula

Information about our benefits you can find here: https://gf.com/about-us/careers/opportunities-asia

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