Principal Engineer, Application Engineering

Job Title

Principal Engineer, Application Engineering

Role Summary

As a Principal Engineer in Application Engineering you will be the customer-facing technical lead supporting analog/mixed-signal design on GlobalFoundries' mainstream, RF and advanced-node platforms. You will diagnose design issues, provide technical solutions, coordinate internal teams, and help achieve successful tape-outs and first-pass silicon.

Work directly with customers and cross-functional product, design, and technology teams. Open to candidates from Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.

Experience Level

Senior. The role is principal-level; the posting specifies a Master's degree plus 3–4 years of hands-on analog design verification experience.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities include customer technical support, issue resolution, and cross-functional coordination.

• Serve as primary technical contact for customers during analog/mixed-signal design cycles.
• Investigate, debug, and resolve simulation and verification issues (DC/AC/Transient, Monte Carlo, noise, stability, harmonic).
• Provide technical solutions, customized presentations, and proposals to support customer evaluations and design wins.
• Coordinate with product marketing, design solutions, and technology development teams to relay customer feedback and improve enablement.
• Support design wins through tape-out and MPW goals; provide workarounds and ensure first-pass silicon success.
• Collaborate with account and sales managers and transition projects to field technical support and customer engineering teams.

Requirements

Key technical skills and abilities required or strongly preferred.

• Must-have: Hands-on experience building and verifying analog circuit blocks using EDA tools such as Cadence Spectre and ADE.
• Must-have: Familiarity with front-to-back analog mixed-signal verification flows and ability to run and debug circuit simulations.
• Must-have: Experience with device modeling and Unix/Linux; familiarity with scripting (Ocean, Skill) and good documentation skills.
• Must-have: English fluency (written and verbal).
• Nice-to-have: Knowledge of digital implementation and place-and-route (P&R) flows for end-to-end customer support.
• Nice-to-have: Project management, strong problem-solving, and communication skills; ability to train customers and work in cross-functional teams.

Education Requirements

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering (ECE) required; the posting specifies a Master's with a minimum of 3–4 years of hands-on analog design verification experience. No equivalent-experience alternative was stated.

About the Company

Company: GlobalFoundries

Headquarters: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

GlobalFoundries is a leading contract manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry, with facilities in multiple countries, including the USA. The company develops a broad portfolio of semiconductor technologies and employs around 13,000 people worldwide. GlobalFoundries focuses on enhancing competitiveness in specialized application solutions and fostering innovation in mobile communications, consumer electronics, and automotive applications.