Senior Principal Field Application Engineer

Nexperia

Field Application Engineer at Nexperia managing design wins and customer relationships in automotive and industrial sectors. Ensure high customer satisfaction while contributing to sales goals.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Accountable to drive design wins and new product in target account
Drive customer visits for technical product presentations, demonstrations, and product value proposition deployment
Synthesize customer, product positioning and competitive insights to improve product definition and roadmaps
Manage project design in campaigns to ensure early involvement in the customer’s technology roadmap and continuous and timely flow of information to all necessary parties
Qualify design opportunities and establish value proposition/position relative to the competition
Promote the product value (strengths versus competitive products) and quantify the technical benefits derived from choosing Nexperia
Own the block diagram process to ensure full Nexperia system sell
Oversee and responsible for all design win objectives and design funnel management
Deliver ongoing formal and informal knowledge sharing and product positioning that helps assigned accounts understand the operational, financial, and business impact of Nexperia solutions within the automotive segment
Successfully builds relationships with sales, business lines, customers (engineering and management) in support of sales team objectives
Interface with the product teams on new product ideas and development
Assist in educating Field Sales Engineers on new technologies, new product features and their related business value

Requirements

What you’ll need

BSEE, MSEE preferred
Minimum 5 years’ experience in electrification design in EV and/or industrial applications
Technical experience related to power applications: Electrification, ECUs, BCMs, and/or power supplies/management
Strong communication and presentation skills to drive communication with relevant stakeholders
In-depth Understanding of Americas Semiconductor Market including reference design influence and transnational accounts
Good knowledge of Discrete Semiconductors including MOSFETs, ESD protection and Logic, analog and power management ICs
Entrepreneurial thinking, result oriented, and customer-focused
Team player who embraces responsibility and wants to be part of a winning team
Willingness to travel, primarily west coast US (10%) and occasionally internationally, when needed.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer
Inclusion and diversity initiatives
Employee resource groups like Pride Network Group

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Hard Skills & Tools

electrification designpower applicationsECUsBCMspower suppliesDiscrete SemiconductorsMOSFETsESD protectionanalog ICspower management ICs

Soft Skills

communication skillspresentation skillsentrepreneurial thinkingresult orientedcustomer-focusedteam playerrelationship buildingknowledge sharingresponsibilitystakeholder engagement

Certifications

BSEEMSEE