Field Applications Engineer, Embedded Systems - NALA

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Field Applications Engineer to support customers using Jetson for embedded industrial use cases. You will partner with sales, support technical engagements, and work cross-functionally with internal teams and partners.

The role requires leadership in embedded systems, software and application development, strong communication, and the ability to work independently.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of work experience in embedded design or technical customer support.
• Linux, embedded software and embedded applications expertise.
• C, C++, and Python coding.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and oral communications skills.
• Strong time-management and organization skills for coordinating multiple initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to understand their system architectures and define valued solutions.
• Be the trusted advisor for Jetson SDK and edge AI inference software.
• Collaborate with NVIDIA teams to ensure customer success in developing embedded systems and answer questions via email and forums.
• Reproduce issues and identify root causes with customers.
• Provide technical and sales training to ecosystem and channel partners.
• Establish trusted relationships and clear communication with internal teams.

Skills

Embedded systems

Linux

Python

C/C++

Analytical thinking

Communication

Time management

Problem solving

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

Jetson SDK

OpenCV

ROS

gStreamer

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated Field Applications Engineer to support our customers using NVIDIA's Jetson platform for embedded industrial use-cases! This role is for an individual who has shown leadership in supporting customers and is an experienced specialist in embedded systems, software, and application development. Your primary responsibility will be to partner with sales and support customer technical engagement, working cross functionally with our internal teams as well as our partner ecosystem. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a capacity to work independently are key success factors for this role.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work with customers to develop a keen understanding of their system architectures, challenges, objectives, and technical needs – and help them define highly valued solutions that meet these needs


• Be the trusted advisor for our customers, help them with our Jetson SDK and edge AI inference software, supporting our sales partners and customers


• Work closely with the NVIDIA application and engineering teams to ensure customers are successful in developing their embedded systems, answer their questions directly, via email, and on the NVIDIA developer forum


• Work with customers to reproduce issues and help identify root causes


• Provide technical and sales training to ecosystem and channel partners


• Establish trusted relationships and communication channels with internal teams

What we need to see:

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience


• 2+ years of work-related experience in a high-tech electronics industry in an embedded design role or technical customer support role


• Linux, embedded SW and embedded application expertise


• C, C++, and Python coding


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills


• Strong written and oral communications skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with management and engineering


• Strong time-management and organization skills for coordinating multiple initiatives, priorities, and implementations of new technology and products into very complex projects

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• NVIDIA GPU development experience


• gStreamer, ROS, and/or OpenCV experience


• Deep Learning and/or AI experience


• Functional safety experience

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 108,000 USD - 178,250 USD for Level 2, and 132,000 USD - 207,000 USD for Level 3.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

October 16, 2026

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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