Field Applications Engineer, Embedded Systems - NALA

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

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to support customers using the Jetson platform for embedded industrial use cases. You will partner with sales and support customer technical engagement, working across internal teams and the partner ecosystem.

This role requires strong embedded systems expertise, C/C++, Python, Linux, and excellent communication. You will help customers through SDKs, troubleshoot issues, and provide training to partners while building trusted relationships.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Proficiency in Linux, embedded software and embedded applications.
• Proficiency in C, C++, and Python coding.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and oral communication and collaboration abilities.
• Strong time-management and organization skills for coordinating multiple initiatives and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Understand customers' system architectures, challenges, and needs to define valued solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor for Jetson SDK and edge AI inference software with sales partners and customers.
• Collaborate with NVIDIA engineering teams to ensure customer success and answer questions via email and forums.
• Reproduce issues with customers and identify root causes.
• Provide technical and sales training to ecosystem and channel partners.
• Establish trusted relationships and effective communication with internal teams.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Linux

Embedded SW

Analytical thinking

Communication

Time management

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

GStreamer

ROS

OpenCV

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.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 16, 2026.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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