Senior MCU Field Applications Engineer

NXP Semiconductors NV; Kansas; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors invites an experienced engineer to join the Microcontroller Customer Application Support team in the United States. You will engage with a broad range of microcontroller customers to support deployment of the latest silicon technology into the next generation of vehicles and embedded systems.

Key responsibilities include cross‑functional solution design, software bring‑up, and technical training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years development engineering or applications support of microcontroller based embedded systems.
• Experience with C and C++ and a record of developing embedded firmware.

Responsibilities

• Independent development and presentation of cross‑functional system solutions for customer needs.
• Software bring‑up, bench build, porting, pre‑development, schematic & PCB reviews.
• Troubleshoot issues and drive cross‑functional resolutions with customers and partners.
• Travel up to 25%, mostly within California and Michigan.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C and C++ development

Microcontroller architectures

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

ARM Cortex processors

Real‑Time OS: FreeRTOS, Zephyr

Ethernet / USB / I2C interfaces

Job description

NXP Semiconductors invites an experienced engineer to join the Microcontroller Customer Application Support team in the United States. You will engage with a broad range of microcontroller customers to support deployment of the latest silicon technology into the next generation of vehicles and embedded systems.

Key responsibilities include cross‑functional solution design, software bring‑up, and technical training.