IoT Segment Leader: Industrial, Robotics & Power
Company websitegf.com (GlobalFoundries, opens in new tab)
Base salary $166,300 to $314,200
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Santa Clara, CA +1 more
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- LocationSanta Clara, CA +1 more
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- Santa Clara, CA
- Austin, TX
About this job
About GlobalFoundries:
GlobalFoundries 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, GlobalFoundries 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:
Reporting to the Vice President of the Home & Industrial IoT End Market at GlobalFoundries, the segment owner for industrial, robotics & power will have subject matter expertise in a diverse set of applications including physical AI, factory automation, autonomous systems, collaborative robotics (cobots), motor control, and power conversion.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Understand market dynamics and architectural trends across industrial automation, robotics, humanoids, and power systems.
- Define market requirements for new technology features and design IPs, including MRDs for motor control, power distribution/conversion, and autonomous system components.
- Evaluate compute and memory architecture tradeoffs for low-power, connected, and AI-enabled industrial and autonomous systems.
- Identify GF technology platforms and differentiating features (e.g., body-biasing, fast memory access, specialty memory) that best serve customer needs.
- Drive design win funnel growth and tape-out revenue targets through strategic account planning for respective segment
- Provide domain leadership in industrial system architectures such as factory automation and humanoid robots including microcontroller/microprocessor architectures, zonal vs. distributed system designs.
- Understand robotic autonomy levels (L0–L4), edge AI deployment tools, and software-controlled systems.
- Influence platform development for embedded security, specialty embedded memory, and compute hardware accelerators (NPU/GPU).
- Ensure ownership and accountability across Sales, Design Enablement, Fab Operations, and Supply Chain.
- Create compelling collateral to articulate GF’s value proposition to customers and ecosystem partners.
- Develop long-term relationships with customers and ecosystem partners to shape market direction over a 5+ year horizon.
- Represent GF externally at conferences, trade shows, and webinars as a champion of industrial and robotics solutions.
Other Responsibilities:
Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 7+ years in semiconductor fabless or IDM companies, or industry OEMs
- Experience with developing semiconductor product roadmaps, defining new products and taking concepts through IC design to tape out and ramp
- Deep understanding of industrial and robotics compute architectures, including motor control, sensor fusion, hardware accelerators and embedded security
- Familiarity with GF technologies and design enablement flows
- Strong business acumen and cross-functional leadership skills
- Willingness to travel up to 25%
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- 10+years in semiconductor fabless or IDM companies, or industry OEMs
- Experience with developing semiconductor product roadmaps, defining new products and taking concepts through IC design to tape out and ramp
- Experience in hardware/software co-design for Physical AI and autonomous systems
- Experience in digital and analog mixed signal design with GF technologies or competitive set
- Fluency in a second language to support global growth markets
Expected Salary Range
$166,300.00 - $314,200.00The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.
All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law
Source: GlobalFoundries on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($166,300) is above 36% of the 936 Product roles in California listed on this site; 1 other lists the same floor. Their median floor is $176,800; the middle half runs from $150,225 to $205,154.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingIoT Segment Leader: Industrial, Robotics & Power$166,300 to $314,200
CryoCMOS Design Director, Quantum$166,500 to $319,000
Advanced Photonics Engineer$166,500 to $319,000
Director, Process Integration Qubit Modalities – GF Labs$166,500 to $290,000
Director of Product Management for Quantum Photonics, Quantum Technology Solutions$166,500 to $319,000
Director PostFab Engineering$166,500 to $290,000
Director, Test Automation and Data Analytics$166,500 to $290,000
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| IoT Segment Leader: Industrial, Robotics & Power (this listing) | $166,300 - $314,200 |
| CryoCMOS Design Director, Quantum | $166,500 - $319,000 |
| Advanced Photonics Engineer | $166,500 - $319,000 |
| Director, Process Integration Qubit Modalities – GF Labs | $166,500 - $290,000 |
| Director of Product Management for Quantum Photonics, Quantum Technology Solutions | $166,500 - $319,000 |
| Director PostFab Engineering | $166,500 - $290,000 |
| Director, Test Automation and Data Analytics | $166,500 - $290,000 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2025-09-30
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Location as the employer wrote it: Santa Clara • Austin
$166,300.00 - $314,200.00
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