Product Owner, Tapeout and Mask Operations

Job Title

Product Owner, Tapeout and Mask Operations

Role Summary

Owner of product outcomes for tapeout and mask operations solutions, responsible for translating business needs into product requirements, prioritizing the backlog, aligning stakeholders, and enabling delivery of production-ready capabilities across design data verification, product configuration, and supporting data platforms.

Works with engineering, IT, fabs, product lines, sales, and operations to improve data quality, workflow consistency, security, and operational efficiency.

Experience Level

Senior - requires 10+ years of relevant experience in semiconductor operations, product ownership, product management, or related technical domains.

Responsibilities

The role balances product management, stakeholder alignment, and hands-on functional testing to deliver reliable tapeout and mask data solutions.

• Define and own product requirements, roadmap, backlog, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release readiness.
• Prioritize features to deliver business and operational value across tapeout and mask operations.
• Collaborate with engineering, IT, fabs, product lines, sales, and operations to align priorities and resolve dependencies.
• Drive improvements in design data verification, product configuration, CRM integration, and supporting data platforms.
• Ensure solutions meet usability, data quality, workflow consistency, security, and compliance needs.
• Measure product success via adoption, defect trends, cycle-time metrics, stakeholder feedback, and operational impact.
• Develop and execute functional testing and assist with building product features as required.
• Support Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security requirements in day-to-day work.

Requirements

Key must-have skills and experience for immediate effectiveness; preferred items are listed separately.

• Must-have: 10+ years of experience in semiconductor operations, product ownership, product management, data management, or similar technical roles.
• Must-have: Proven experience owning product requirements, backlog prioritization, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release readiness.
• Must-have: Knowledge of semiconductor design data and tapeout flows and understanding of data governance, scalability, and security concerns.
• Must-have: Strong communication, planning, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Must-have: Ability to perform functional testing and contribute hands-on to feature development when required.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with layout data formats (GDSII, OASIS), mask data preparation, PDKs, Pcells, and design rule concepts.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with EDA tools and verification flows (examples: Calibre, Siemens, Cadence, ASML Brion) and design data analysis.
• Nice-to-have: Scripting and automation experience: Python, Tcl, shell scripting; Linux environments; IBM LSF; basic AWS knowledge.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field) is required. Master’s degree or PhD is preferred.

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.