Principal Product Management Engineer - Global Tapeout and Mask Organization

About GlobalFoundries 

GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GF makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com. 

Summary of Role: 

As a Principal Product Management Engineer for Universal Data Exchange (UDE) Product, this candidate will execute business priorities and strategy goals for Tapeout and Mask operations, specifically Product Management and the Universal Data/File exchange ecosystem.  The UDE Principal Engineer owns the product strategy, roadmap, and execution for secure enterprise data movement, Managed File Transfer (MFT), B2B file exchanges, and workflow orchestration across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. Drives scalable, secure, and customer-focused solutions across semiconductor product enablement workflows will work with our global team of engineers and product owners on business transformation projects. This role will partner closely with Product Lines, Manufacturing Fabs and Customer Sales to create product roadmaps to streamline and modernize tapeout workflows to deliver seamless customer experience. 

Essential Responsibilities 

• Product Vision, Strategy & Roadmap: Define the product vision and roadmap for enterprise data and file exchange services, including APIs, event-driven integrations, managed file transfer, and customer collaboration capabilities. 

• Interoperability & Standards: Ensure data formats comply with industry protocols, canonical schemas, and regulatory frameworks. 

• Customer Discovery and Voice of Customer: Gather and prioritize customer requirements through Voice of Customer (VoC) activities, to ensure the UDE roadmap aligns with customer and internal stakeholder needs. 

• Partner & Ecosystem Management: Oversee external B2B partner data/file transfers, customer file uploads via standard secure/encrypted methods, and API-driven data exchanges 

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Work with engineering, security, sales, and customers to bridge legacy infrastructure with modern cloud data pipelines 

• Ecosystem Integration: Partner with engineering to connect disparate storage systems, data warehouses, and external partner/customer networks. 

• Data Governance & Security: Embed access controls, lineage tracking, and compliance checks directly into the exchange layer. 

• Business case & value realization: Define business outcomes, ROI models, adoption strategies/metrics (throughput, latency, error), cost reduction opportunities, and customer experience metrics for the UDE platform 

• AI/Automation Strategy: Identify opportunities to leverage AI/ML, automation, metadata intelligence, and workflow optimization to improve data movement efficiency and customer experience 

Key Skills Needed 

• Deep technical fluency in Secure Protocols like SFTP, FTPS and secure API transfers, Data Governance compliance rules like ITAR, CMMC, CUI and international data governance like European Secure Flow. 

• Cloud and Hybrid Storage: Manage data flow across AWS, Azure, and on-premises servers. 

• Strong grasp of data contracts, schema evolution, and backward compatibility. 

• Large-Size File Transfers: Handle huge GDSII or OASIS layout files smoothly 

• Strong expertise in automation and scripting languages, particularly Python, combined with advanced knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and troubleshooting. 

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Work with IT departments, customer sales, and security / compliance teams 

Leadership Expectations 

• Drive alignment across engineering, product, and business teams. 
• Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders. 

• Ensure reliability, organization, and scalability of the data ecosystem. 

• Eliminate customer-facing issues through proactive management and continuous improvement. 

Other Responsibilities: 

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs
• Other duties as assigned by manager / supervisor

Required Qualifications: 

• Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical Engineering /Chemical Engineering /Computer Science or related)

• Experience: Minimum 4-5 years in semiconductor, or other engineering manufacturing industry, or related fields

• Proven leadership in matrix management across global teams with focus on Data/File exchange products/protocols

• Experience in product management and enterprise data systems

• Strong understanding of data/file governance, scalability, and security

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, planning & organizational skills 

• Must be proactive, with a desire to continuously improve system solutions, process documentation, and operating procedures
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong planning & organizational skills

Leadership Competencies 

• Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity and influence across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups 
• Execution-focused with high accountability standards, confident decision-making and escalation judgment 
• Ability to translate technical complexity into executive-level insights 
• Collaborative, calm under pressure, and outcomes-oriented 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, chemical engineering, computer science or related fields
• 7+ years semiconductor and/or product management experience
• Project management skills - i.e., the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity

Expected Salary Range

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.