Field Application Engineer – Automotive (EMEA)

About GF 

GlobalFoundries® Inc. (GF®) is one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers. GF redefines innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing and delivering feature-rich process technology solutions with leading performance in all growth markets. GF offers a unique mix of design, development and manufacturing services. With a talented and diverse team and manufacturing locations in the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted technology provider to its global customers. GF employs approximately 13,000 people, including more than 3,000 in Dresden, Germany.

For more information, visit www.gf.com.

MIPS, a GlobalFoundries company, is enabling the next generation of automotive and edge AI systems through its portfolio of RISC‑V processor IP, software tools, and custom silicon platforms. Our technologies help customers move from architecture to silicon efficiently, delivering high-performance, power-efficient solutions for applications such as ADAS and zonal vehicle architectures. 

Introduction

We are seeking a Field Application Engineer - Automotive (EMEA) to support and drive customer engagements with leading automotive OEMs and Tier‑1 suppliers across Europe. 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. 

Your Job

Customer Technical Engagement 

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

• Support customer engineering teams in evaluating and adopting MIPS solutions 

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

Design-In & Design Win Support 

• Drive design-in activities at OEMs, Tier‑1s and design houses 

• Support technical discussions to secure design wins for: CPU IP licensing, Custom silicon programs, Automotive platform solutions, Assist customers in transitioning from evaluation to implementation 

Solution Enablement 

Help customers understand and implement MIPS’ value proposition:  

• Open RISC‑V architecture flexibility 

• Multi-threaded, high-performance compute

• Functional safety-ready solutions (ASIL)

• Support system-level optimization for performance, power and cost 

Technical Problem Solving 

• Troubleshoot and resolve customer technical issues across hardware and software domains 

• Work closely with internal engineering teams to escalate and address complex challenges 

• Ensure timely resolution of customer issues to maintain project momentum 

Collaboration with Sales & Business Development 

• Partner with Business Development to support opportunity creation and closure 

• Provide technical input to 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) 

• Participate in customer workshops, demos, and industry events 

• Help position MIPS solutions within the broader automotive semiconductor ecosystem in EMEA 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in an engineering discipline or similar

• 5-10+ years in Field Application Engineering, Applications Engineering or Design Engineering 

• Experience in Semiconductor IP, SoC/ASIC development, or embedded systems, Automotive electronics or related markets

• Proven track record supporting customer engagements and design wins 

• Strong understanding of Automotive electronic architectures (MCUs, SoCs, domain/zonal controllers) 

• Key use cases such as ADAS / perception systems or Motor control / electrification 

• Familiarity with: Processor architectures, Embedded software development (compilers, SDKs, OS) and System-level design and integration 

• Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills

• Ability to operate independently in a field-based role 

• Hands-on technical mindset with strong debugging capability 

• Ability to bridge technical depth with customer business needs 

• Fluent in English (Written & Verbal: C1)

• Experience with RISC‑V ecosystem or CPU IP integration 

• Prior experience supporting automotive OEMs or Tier‑1 suppliers in Europe 

• Experience with custom silicon or SoC development flows 

• Understanding of functional safety standards (ISO 26262) 

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