Director, Systems Engineering

GlobalFoundries

. Build and lead a customer-facing Systems & Solutions Engineering team covering 32-bit MCU and 64-bit MPU product portfolios across multiple markets .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeRichardson • Texas • United StatesLead💰 $191,000 - $332,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in semiconductor and embedded processor systems, with a strong focus on customer solutions, product architecture, and technical leadership. Proven ability to influence design decisions and drive strategic customer engagements while ensuring alignment across engineering and product management teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

15+ Years Semiconductor ExperienceMCU/MPU Product ExpertiseCustomer Solutions EngineeringFunctional Safety and Cybersecurity KnowledgeExecutive Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Embedded SoftwareSystem ArchitectureHardware/Software PartitioningDesign Win SupportTechnical DifferentiationMarket-Specific Solution DevelopmentReference Architecture CreationCompetitive AnalysisRoadmap PrioritizationCustomer Requirement Translation

Soft Skills

Leadership Through InfluenceMentoring High-Performing TeamsRelationship BuildingSimplifying Complex Technical ConceptsCollaboration Across Teams

Tools & Technologies

AUTOSAREmbedded LinuxRTOSSecure Boot/HSMEnvironmental Health Safety & Security Programs

Industry Keywords

Systems EngineeringApplications EngineeringProduct ArchitectureIndustrial AutomationE-MobilityEdge AINetworking/InfrastructureRoboticsChassis and Body ControlLong-Lifecycle Automotive Products

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityLinuxRTOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and lead a customer-facing Systems & Solutions Engineering team covering 32-bit MCU and 64-bit MPU product portfolios across multiple markets
Serve as first-line technical interface to strategic customer engineering teams
Understand customer product architectures, pain points, competitive alternatives, and roadmap timing
Translate customer system requirements into processor, mixed-signal IP, safety/security, connectivity, software, package, toolchain, and product roadmap requirements
Develop market-specific solution narratives for SDV/zonal, chassis and body control, robotics, motor drive, industrial automation, networking/infrastructure, e-mobility, and Edge AI
Partner with product management and silicon/software engineering to prioritize roadmap investments and derivative platform opportunities
Support major design-win pursuits through technical differentiation, architecture positioning, competitive analysis, NRE/derivative framing, and executive customer engagement
Create reusable system collateral, including reference architectures, competitive tear-downs, customer requirement matrices, software/hardware partitioning guides, and market playbooks
Build relationships with customer decision makers in engineering, architecture, platform, and advanced technology organizations
Establish operating rhythms between sales, product, architecture, design, software, and customer teams so field learnings become roadmap action
Perform activities safely and support Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of semiconductor, embedded processor, systems, applications engineering, product architecture, or customer solutions experience
Strong background in MCU/MPU products, embedded software, system architecture, customer product requirements, and hardware/software partitioning
Demonstrated experience working directly with customer engineering organizations and influencing design decisions
Track record of closing or materially supporting design wins, platform wins, or strategic customer engagements
Ability to lead through influence across product management, sales, silicon architecture, software, and design engineering
Proven ability to hire, mentor, and scale high-performing technical teams
Excellent executive communication skills; able to simplify complex technical tradeoffs for business and customer audiences
Experience with functional safety, cybersecurity, secure boot/HSM, AUTOSAR or embedded Linux/RTOS ecosystems, and long-lifecycle industrial or automotive products
Established credibility and network with engineering decision makers in one or more priority verticals