Technical Sales & Applications Program (TSAP) – Technical Sales Engineer, Entry Level

NXP Semiconductors; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors is launching the Technical Sales & Applications Program (TSAP) for new graduates, focusing on Industrial, IoT, and Automotive markets within the Americas sales organization.

Participants will undergo structured learning and on-the-job development, transitioning into permanent Technical Sales Engineer roles with ownership of defined accounts or territory and direct customer engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Graduate in past 24 months or upcoming graduate.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Willingness to relocate within the United States

Responsibilities

• Support customers and partners through evaluation, design, and deployment of NXP solutions
• Translate customer requirements into system-level technical solutions
• Collaborate with sales, applications, and product teams to drive design wins
• Prepare technical presentations and demos
• Lead customer engagements and internal reviews
• Develop technical depth while maintaining a system-level perspective

Skills

Strong communication

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Job description

NXP Introduction

AI is rapidly moving beyond research labs and into the real world—powering advancements in vehicles, factories, hospitals, homes, and everyday devices. NXP’s Global Sales organization is the force that transforms our intelligent edge vision into meaningful market impact. We operate on the front lines of innovation, delivering real-world AI, secure edge intelligence, and breakthrough technologies to the customers shaping tomorrow’s world. As a strategic partner at the intersection of customer ambition and NXP capability, our global sales team drives alignment, opens new markets, and builds the relationships that lead to design wins and revenue growth. Through deep market insight and long-term collaboration, we embed customer-centricity into every decision and help accelerate innovation at the system-solution level. This disciplined, client-first mindset enables us to architect integrated, future-ready solutions that deliver sustained value and strengthen NXP’s competitive advantage. We thrive in a high-performance, high-ownership environment-competing boldly, executing with urgency, and celebrating results. If you want to win big, grow fast, and work with the customers building what’s next, NXP Global Sales is where ambition becomes achievement. For more information, please visit our website https://www.nxp.com

Program Overview

The Technical Sales & Applications Program (TSAP) is NXP’s early-career development program for new college graduates pursuing customer-facing technical roles within NXP’s Global Sales organization, with a focus on driving success in the Industrial, IoT, and Automotive markets. Designed for candidates who combine a strong technical foundation with the competitiveness and drive to succeed, TSAP prepares participants for a long‑term career as Technical Sales Engineers (TSEs) through a combination of structured learning and on-the-job experience.

Program Structure

• Integrated Learning & On-the-Job Development (9-12 months): Structured Learning includes semiconductor and system fundamentals; NXP product portfolios; embedded systems and software fundamentals; business fundamentals; and instructor-led training from NXP subject‑matter experts and leaders.
• On-the-Job Training includes territory or customer assignments including participating in customer meetings, technical reviews, assisting with evaluations and demos, and progressively taking ownership of technical responsibilities.

Career Outcomes

Upon completion, participants transition into a permanent TSE role within the Americas Sales organization, with placement based on business needs and candidate preferences. The TSE is our field leader for the extended NXP team - the captain of our team. All of our business and technical strategies, customer communications (to/from), and overall actions, results with the customer are led and owned by the TSE role. As such, the TSE position requires people who aspire to be leaders for the organization. You will have complete ownership of NXP’s relationship for a set of focused accounts or territory where you will be responsible for supporting these customers in their technical and business objectives. Your goals will be focused on identifying new projects and crafting new solutions using NXP products to solve the customers challenges. You will be responsible for building trustworthy relationships with your customers by offering real-time business and technical support to their needs. Real time support and offering value based solutions to customer problems will ultimately lead you to contributing to our collective goal of growing NXP’s revenue within these accounts/regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support customers and partners through evaluation, design, and deployment of NXP solutions
• Translate customer requirements into system-level technical solutions
• Collaborate with sales, applications, and product teams to drive design wins
• Prepare technical presentations and demos
• Lead customer engagements and internal reviews
• Develop technical depth while maintaining a system-level perspective

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Graduate in past 24 months or upcoming graduate
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Demonstrated technical aptitude
• Strong interest in customer-facing roles
• Competitive mindset with a passion to win
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Willingness to relocate within the United States
• Anticipated hire date: Q2 2027

Equal Opportunity

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.

About NXP

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.

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.

Thank you

Thank you for considering a career at NXP.