Sr Manager - Mass Market Technical Leader - Americas

NXP Semiconductors; Novi (MI); Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors is seeking a hands-on technical leader to head Americas Mass Market Technical Support within the CAS organization. You will lead FAEs, align with distributor teams, and build a scalable talent pipeline by developing early-career engineers.

Responsibilities include managing FAEs across Mass Market segments, shaping support priorities, enabling channel ecosystems, and driving design-in success with embedded processing and edge AI solutions. Travel up to 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• Experience leading technical teams or people leadership roles in a technical setting.
• Strong background in embedded systems, microcontrollers, and system-level architecture.
• Experience collaborating with distribution channels and distributor technical support teams.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Lead Americas Mass Market Technical Execution by managing FAEs and aligning with growth priorities.
• Enable and influence distribution technical ecosystem through training, certification, and enablement programs.
• Drive design-in success across embedded processing, connectivity, and AI solutions with cross‑functional teams.
• Build and develop talent by onboarding and coaching early-career engineers and fostering a performance-driven culture.

Skills

People leadership

Embedded systems

Field Applications

Semiconductor distribution

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline

Job description

Location options in Novi, Michigan, Austin, Texas, San Jose, CA, or Remote. NXP Semiconductors enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation at the Intelligent Edge. As a global leader in secure connectivity and embedded processing, NXP delivers scalable hardware and software platforms powering automotive, industrial, IoT, robotics, and edge AI applications. We combine deep system expertise with a strong distribution ecosystem to bring intelligent solutions to market at scale.

Role Overview

We are seeking a technical leader to head Mass Market Technical Support for the Americas within the CAS organization.

• Lead NXP FAEs supporting Mass Market customers and distribution partners
• Drive technical alignment and capability across distributor FAE teams
• Shape how we scale embedded solutions through our channel ecosystem
• Recruit, coach, and develop new college graduates as a foundational element of the Mass Market technical talent strategy

This is a high-impact leadership role with regional responsibility, ideal for a hands-on technical leader ready to expand scope and influence across both direct and partner-based technical models. A critical component of success will be building a sustainable talent pipeline through structured development of early-career engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Americas Mass Market Technical Execution

• Manage and develop NXP FAEs supporting Mass Market customers
• Establish clear technical priorities aligned to growth initiatives
• Ensure consistent positioning of NXP’s embedded, connectivity, and AI solutions

Enable and Influence Distribution Technical Ecosystem

• Partner with distribution technical leadership to align support strategy
• Drive scalable training, certification, and enablement programs
• Participate in joint business and technical reviews with key distributors
• Elevate distributor FAE capability in embedded processing and edge AI

Drive Growth Through Technical Engagement

• Support design-in strategies across microcontrollers, processors, connectivity, and system solutions
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Lines, Marketing, and Engineering to align technical execution
• Contribute to measurable improvements in design wins, funnel growth, and customer expansion

Build and Develop Talent

• Recruit, coach, and develop FAEs
• Establish structured onboarding and development paths for new college graduates
• Build a sustainable early-career technical pipeline
• Coach for technical depth, customer influence, and business acumen
• Foster a performance-driven, customer-first culture

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
• 7–10 years of experience in Field Applications, Product Engineering, or Technical Support roles
• Prior people leadership experience (formal or team lead capacity)
• Strong background in embedded systems, microcontrollers, and system-level architecture
• Experience with AI-enabled embedded systems or edge computing architectures preferred
• Demonstrated experience working with semiconductor distribution and distributor technical support teams
• Experience developing early-career engineers or new college graduates preferred
• Solid understanding of business development and design-in cycles
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Willingness to travel up to 25%

More information about NXP in the United States…

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. For more information, visit www.nxp.com

Bright Minds. Bright Futures. We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills.

Commitment At NXP. We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality.

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