Senior FAE, Robotics Networking (Remote + Travel)

NXP Semiconductors NV; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors NV is seeking an experienced engineering professional to join our Global Sales team as a robotics networking specialist. You will guide customers through Ethernet switch, PHY, and SerDes selection, bring-up, and software integration for autonomous robotic platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on design validation, topologies like SPE backbones, and PoDL distribution, with travel within the US and remote collaboration. Strong C/C++ and ARM expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 10+ years in embedded systems development or applications support with networking, switch, or SoC platforms, with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Systems-level understanding of robotics platforms (humanoids, AMRs, drones).
• Proficient in C/C++ firmware development and debugging with ARM microcontrollers.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Ethernet controllers, switches, PHY technologies, including MAC/PHY/DMA, and SPE/BASE-T1 standards.
• Experience with deterministic real-time Ethernet (TSN) and EtherCAT; PoDL familiarity.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with schematic review, signal analysis, and lab tools.
• Strong communicator with autonomous work style.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead and system-level expert for robotics networking solutions, guiding customers through Ethernet switch, PHY, and SerDes selection, bring-up, and software integration.
• Architect and support next-generation in-robot network topologies including zonal/microzonal architectures and PoDL power-data distribution.
• Provide hands-on design support and performance validation—schematic reviews, bench bring-up, lab debugging, and tuning of Ethernet and real-time protocol interfaces for deterministic latency.
• Deliver on-site and remote proof-of-concept builds using NXP evaluation kits and reference designs for AMR, drone, and humanoid use cases.
• Lead technical training—webinars, workshops, and customer deep-dives—on NXP's robotics networking portfolio.

Skills

Embedded systems

Networking expertise

C/C++

ARM microcontrollers

Real-time networking

TSN and EtherCAT

Single-Pair Ethernet

SPE backbones

Schematic review

Lab debugging

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

NuttX

ROS 2

Job description

NXP Semiconductors NV is seeking an experienced engineering professional to join our Global Sales team as a robotics networking specialist. You will guide customers through Ethernet switch, PHY, and SerDes selection, bring-up, and software integration for autonomous robotic platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on design validation, topologies like SPE backbones, and PoDL distribution, with travel within the US and remote collaboration. Strong C/C++ and ARM expertise are essential.