Field Applications Engineer – Microprocessors

NXP Semiconductors

Field Applications Engineer supporting NXP customers with microprocessor applications and driving design wins. Collaborating with business lines and providing technical expertise to enhance customer experience.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeAustin • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Linux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver premium technical support in content and time to assigned customers
Accountable to drive design wins in their target accounts and target technology
Leads proof of concept, solution design and demonstrations to secure NXP solution’s design-in
Synthesizes customer and competitive insights to improve product definition and roadmaps
Direct the NXP design-in campaigns for assigned customers to ensure early involvement in the customer’s technology roadmap and timely flow of information to all necessary parties within NXP and customer
Understand and communicate how ecosystem solutions can position NXP in the best possible manner
Qualifies sales opportunities in terms of customer technical requirements and establishes NXP's value proposition/position relative to the competition
Qualifies the value of NXP's products (strengths versus competitive products) and quantifies the technical benefits derived from choosing NXP
Own the system software architect role to ensure broader technical team understands the software value proposition for system proposals
Successfully build relationships with sales team members, business lines, partners and customers in support of sales team objectives
Analyze customer's technical objectives through the use of relevant data gathering techniques enabling the sales team to be more predictive, effective and responsive to customer needs
Assist in educating Field Sales Engineers on new technologies, new product features and their related business value
Develops system level knowledge of target application spaces in Automotive and Industrial vertical markets

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
Minimum 5 years development engineering or applications support of microprocessor based embedded systems
Field Application Engineering experience in the semiconductor industry
Experience with C and C++ and a record of developing embedded firmware
Demonstrated knowledge of typical SoC hardware interfaces (Ethernet, MIPI, SDIO, LP DDR4/5, Quad/Octal SPI, USB2.0/3.0, UART, SPI, I2C)
Knowledge of standard Industrial communications protocols (PROFINET, EtherCAT, TSN)
Knowledge of ARM Cortex A and Cortex M based architectures and register programming models
Experience using Real-Time OS systems
Knowledge in embedded Linux is essential: kernel and user-space and uboot environments
Hands on knowledge of graphics and video subsystems and related software drivers helpful
Knowledge of Edge AI applications deployment is beneficial
Ability to read, understand and review schematics and provide design recommendations highly desirable
Willing to travel up to 30% within continental US
Experienced in providing technical training to sales staff and distributors
Proven track record of quickly learning new technologies
Develop system level understanding of target end-applications

Benefits

Comp & perks

Career Development Opportunities
Commitment to sustainability
Inclusive work environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

CC++embedded firmware developmentSoC hardware interfacesIndustrial communications protocolsARM Cortex A architectureARM Cortex M architectureReal-Time OSembedded Linuxgraphics and video subsystems

Soft Skills

relationship buildingtechnical trainingcommunicationanalytical skillscustomer engagementteam collaborationproblem-solvingpredictive analysiseducational skillsadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster’s Degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Computer EngineeringMaster’s Degree in Computer Engineering