Senior Edge AI Field Applications Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Shanghai (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to support application processors, AI accelerators and related solutions. You will drive demand creation and customer design-in activities, working with the sales team and NXP technical community to address customer issues and feedback roadmaps.

The role emphasizes collaboration with sales, engineering teams and customers on embedded hardware/software, Linux kernel, and ARM-based platforms to enable design wins and solution deployment

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Experience in machine learning, LLM and agentic AI.
• Knowledge of operating systems, with experience in Linux kernel, device driver, and BSP development.
• Experience in embedded hardware and software development.
• Good English communication skills, both spoken and written.
• Experience with ARM Cortex-A cores or heterogeneous platforms is a plus.
• Experience with Android or QNX is a plus.
• Experience in the automotive hardware/software ecosystem, such as AUTOSAR, MCAL, and functional safety, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with sales and marketing teams to promote NXP MPU/SoC, DNPU (Discrete NPU) products and corresponding vertical solutions to customers.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers and provide project coordination to help ensure customer project success.
• Provide technical support for customer product designs based on NXP products.

Skills

Embedded hardware

Linux kernel

ARM Cortex-A

English communication

Machine learning

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Device drivers

BSP development

Android

QNX

Job description

NXP Semiconductors is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to support application processors, AI accelerators and related solutions. You will drive demand creation and customer design-in activities, working with the sales team and NXP technical community to address customer issues and feedback roadmaps.

The role emphasizes collaboration with sales, engineering teams and customers on embedded hardware/software, Linux kernel, and ARM-based platforms to enable design wins and solution deployment