Application Engineering Manager

GlobalFoundries

. Lead a global team of Application Engineers supporting customer onboarding, solution enablement, software integration, design implementation, technical issue resolution, deployment, and production ramp.

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeUnited StatesSeniorLead💰 $118,000 - $239,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.

Demonstrates strong technical leadership in managing global Application Engineering teams, driving customer adoption of MIPS technologies, and establishing KPIs for performance management. Excels in stakeholder engagement, strategic customer interactions, and data-driven decision-making to enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Technical LeadershipCustomer EngagementKPI DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementResource Planning

ATS Keywords

Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills

Semiconductor IPSoCsEmbedded ProcessingAI AccelerationSoftware PlatformsOperational DashboardsData AnalysisTechnical Issue ResolutionProcess ImprovementCapacity Management

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationAnalytical Problem-SolvingInfluencing SkillsCollaborationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

AI FrameworksDeployment ToolchainsSoftware Development EnvironmentsCompilersSDKs

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor's Degree in Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceMBA or Advanced Technical Degree

Industry Keywords

Embedded SystemsAIEdge ComputingRoboticsAutomotiveIndustrialIntelligent Embedded SystemsRISC-V ArchitecturesNPUsDSPs

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a global team of Application Engineers supporting customer onboarding, solution enablement, software integration, design implementation, technical issue resolution, deployment, and production ramp.
Serve as the primary escalation point for complex technical issues and strategic customer engagements.
Build trusted relationships with customer engineering, architecture, product, and executive stakeholders.
Drive successful customer adoption of MIPS technologies and achievement of customer objectives and milestones.
Lead technical reviews, workshops, enablement activities, and executive customer engagements.
Communicate customer requirements, technical challenges, and market feedback to Product Management and Engineering teams.
Partner with Sales, Business Development, Product Management, and Customer Program Management on strategic account growth and customer success.
Provide technical leadership, customer enablement, and engineering engagement for post-design-win execution and production deployment.
Monitor customer health, adoption progress, technical readiness, and engagement effectiveness; identify risks and drive business outcomes.
Lead mitigation of customer issues, adoption barriers, and technical risks.
Contribute customer insights, market intelligence, and adoption trends to business planning and product strategy.
Define, track, and improve KPIs for the Application Engineering organization.
Own executive dashboards and scorecards covering customer health, support effectiveness, adoption, resource utilization, escalations, and organizational performance.
Present regular business reviews to executive leadership.
Lead resource planning, workforce forecasting, and capacity management.
Establish operating rhythms, objectives, and performance metrics aligned with business priorities.
Drive data-driven decisions through operational metrics and customer engagement analysis.
Implement process improvements enhancing efficiency, scalability, and customer satisfaction.
Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain a high-performing global Application Engineering team.
Establish performance expectations, career development plans, and growth opportunities.
Foster accountability, technical excellence, collaboration, and customer focus.
Lead workforce planning, succession planning, organizational development, and talent management.
Promote knowledge sharing and best practices.
Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Program Management, Business Operations, and commercial teams.
Align customer requirements with product capabilities, roadmap priorities, and business objectives.
Support product launches, customer enablement, and technical readiness activities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
10+ years of experience in semiconductor, embedded systems, AI, software, or related engineering disciplines.
5+ years of leadership experience managing technical or customer-facing engineering teams.
Proven experience leading strategic customer engagements and driving successful technical outcomes.
Strong technical background in semiconductor IP, SoCs, embedded processing, AI acceleration, software platforms, or related technologies.
Demonstrated experience establishing KPIs, developing operational dashboards, and presenting executive-level business reviews.
Experience with resource planning, capacity management, forecasting, and organizational performance management.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate technical and operational data into actionable business insights.
Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to influence across engineering, product, commercial, and executive organizations.
Ability to travel as required.
Experience supporting AI, edge computing, robotics, automotive, industrial, or intelligent embedded systems applications preferred.
Familiarity with RISC-V architectures, AI accelerators, CPUs, NPUs, DSPs, or related technologies preferred.
Experience with software development environments, compilers, SDKs, AI frameworks, or deployment toolchains preferred.
Experience supporting strategic customer accounts and globally distributed engineering teams preferred.
MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.