RF Product Manager
Company websitegf.com (GlobalFoundries, opens in new tab)
Base salary $167K to $275K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Santa Clara, CA
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- LocationSanta Clara, CA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
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About this job
About GF:
GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors, enabling AI at scale from the cloud to the physical world. Through deep partnerships with customers, GF delivers differentiated, power-efficient and high-performance solutions for high-growth markets. With global manufacturing operations across the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted and holistic technology partner for customers around the world. GF’s talented, global team remains focused every day on security, longevity, and sustainability. For more information, visit www.gf.com.
Summary of Role:
The RF Product Manager is responsible for the profitability and growth of GlobalFoundries’ RF technology portfolio, including RF SOI, SiGe BiCMOS, RF GaN, and related wireless connectivity solutions. This role drives the business strategy, commercial success, and customer adoption of the portfolio and serves as a key interface between customers, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and executive leadership.
The RF Product Manager develops and executes product and market strategies, evaluates customer requirements, analyzes competitive positioning, drives design-win activities, and manages product lifecycle execution from concept through high-volume manufacturing. This position requires a strong combination of semiconductor technical knowledge, business acumen, financial analysis, strategic thinking, and customer engagement skills.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Own the profitability and growth of the RF GaN business line and support the broader RF technology portfolio.
- Define and execute product-line strategies to achieve revenue, profitability, market-share, and customer-adoption objectives.
- Develop and implement programs and strategies that support business and financial objectives.
- Develop and maintain technology and product roadmaps aligned with customer requirements, market trends, and business objectives.
- Identify target customers and build and strengthen strategic customer and external partner relationships.
- Identify, prioritize, and drive strategic customer engagements, design wins, and business growth opportunities across target RF markets.
- Lead business-case development, including TAM/SAM analysis, revenue forecasting, ROI assessment, and investment prioritization.
- Partner across Product Development, Technology Development, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, and Finance to support successful product execution and commercialization.
- Establish product positioning, value propositions, pricing strategies, and go-to-market plans.
- Analyze competitive offerings, technology trends, and market dynamics to identify opportunities for differentiation and growth.
- Support customer meetings, executive reviews, roadmap discussions, technical workshops, and business negotiations.
- Monitor product financial performance, including bookings, revenue, gross margin, wafer demand, pricing, and capacity requirements.
- Drive product lifecycle management, including product introduction, qualification, customer ramp, and end-of-life planning.
- Provide business updates, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
- Collaborate with ecosystem partners, EDA vendors, IP providers, and other external organizations to strengthen the RF technology portfolio.
- Ensure compliance with applicable internal policies and legal requirements across areas of responsibility.
Other Responsibilities:
- Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
Required Qualifications:
- Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Semiconductor Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in semiconductor product management, marketing, business development, product engineering, technology development, or related technical leadership roles.
- Demonstrated understanding of RF semiconductor technologies, including RF SOI, SiGe BiCMOS, RF GaN, CMOS, or related wireless technologies.
- Experience developing business cases, financial models, market forecasts, and long-range strategic plans.
- Strong customer-facing experience with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and executive audiences.
- Experience working across cross-functional organizations in a global environment.
- Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
- Strong analytical, presentation, communication, and project management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in RF devices, circuits, or systems; MBA is a plus.
- Experience in wireless connectivity, cellular infrastructure, SATCOM, aerospace and defense, Wi-Fi, mobile RF front-end, optical communications, or high-speed communications markets.
- Experience designing and characterizing RF devices and circuits.
- Experience with foundry business models and semiconductor manufacturing operations.
- Knowledge of semiconductor cost modeling, pricing strategy, and product portfolio management.
- Experience supporting executive business reviews and strategic planning activities.
- Familiarity with RF system concepts, device technologies, and market analysis tools.
- Demonstrated success driving customer design wins and commercial negotiations.
- Experience using business intelligence and analytics tools.
- Demonstrated ability to drive design-win and revenue-growth objectives.
- Ability to manage product profitability and support market-share growth.
- Ability to influence product and technology roadmaps to strengthen competitive positioning.
- Demonstrated ability to develop strong customer relationships and long-term strategic engagements.
- Experience successfully launching and ramping new products or technology platforms.
- Ability to provide accurate business forecasts and strategic recommendations to support executive decision-making.
Expected Salary Range
$167,000.00 - $275,000.00The 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 ($167,000) is above 36% of the 863 Product roles in California listed on this site; 3 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $176,800; the middle half runs from $151,300 to $205,000.
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 7, 2026.
This listingRF Product Manager$167K to $275K
IoT 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
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| RF Product Manager (this listing) | $167K - $275K |
| IoT Segment Leader: Industrial, Robotics & Power | $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 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-14
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Location as the employer wrote it: Santa Clara
$167,000.00 - $275,000.00
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