Field Applications Engineer – MPU, DNPU

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced Field Applications Engineer to support embedded systems in automotive and industrial markets. You will deliver premium technical support, lead design-in campaigns, and coordinate PoCs and demonstrations to secure solutions for customers.

Role requires deep knowledge of C/C++, RTOS, embedded Linux, and SoC interfaces, with travel up to 30% within the continental US. You will work closely with sales and engineering teams to translate customer needs into compelling

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years in development engineering or embedded systems.
• Minimum 5 years Field Application Engineering in the semiconductor industry.
• Experience with C and C++ and embedded firmware development.
• Knowledge of SoC hardware interfaces (Ethernet, PCIe, MIPI, USB 2.0/3.0, LP DDR5, low-speed IO).
• Knowledge of ARM Cortex A/M architectures and RTOS.
• Embedded Linux knowledge: kernel and user-space, u-boot.

Responsibilities

• Deliver premium technical support and drive design wins in target accounts.
• Lead PoCs, solution design and demonstrations to secure design-ins for NXP solutions.
• Synthesize customer insights to improve product roadmaps and definitions.
• Direct design-in campaigns to ensure early involvement in customers’ roadmaps.
• Communicate ecosystem solutions to position NXP advantageously.
• Qualify sales opportunities with customer technical requirements and competitive analysis.
• Own system software architect role to convey software value in proposals.
• Build relationships with sales, partners and customers to support sales objectives.
• Travel up to 30% within continental US.
• Provide technical training to field staff and distributors.
• Develop system-level knowledge of automotive and industrial targets.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded firmware development

ARM Cortex A/M

RTOS

Embedded Linux (kernel, user-space, u-

SoC interfaces (Ethernet, PCIe, MIPI,

Edge AI (TensorFlow Lite, ONNX)

System-level automotive/industrial IoT

Education

Electrical/Computer Engineering degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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

• 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
• Minimum 5 yrs 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, PCIe, MIPI, LP DDR5, USB2.0/3.0, and low speed IO protocols)
• Knowledge of Medical, Industrial or IoT system applications
• Knowledge of ARM Cortex A and Cortex M based architectures and register programming models, and RTOS
• 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; familiarity with Tensorflow Lite, ONNX, a plus
• Ability to read, understand and review schematics and provide design recommendations required
• 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.