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

NXP Semiconductors • San Jose, CA

28d • Onsite

About The Position

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 Field Application Engineers (FAEs) through a combination of structured learning and on-the-job experience. Upon completion, participants transition into a permanent FAE role within the Americas Sales organization, with placement based on business needs and candidate preferences. The FAE is our field specialist for critical technology functions – the experts! The FAE role is designed to provide the customer additional technical guidance on NXP solutions and when necessary – hands on technical support. The FAE role specializes in a critical technology category such as Microcontrollers, Applications Processors, Wireless, Security, or Security. The FAE team will develop a tight relationship with the business line for their critical technology focal areas as a means of extra technical guidance and support. FAEs aid the field team in the identification of new projects at their customers and work with the TSEs to propose a value based technical solution to their customer’s needs. The FAE also focuses on building trustworthy relationships with the customer by offering real-time technical support. Through offering real-time, trustworthy technical support to our customers – you will be directly contributing to NXP’s overall goal to grow revenue at your accounts/territory.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, or a related technical field
• Graduate in past 24 months or upcoming graduate
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Passion for electronics, and embedded MCU/MPU software for robotics applications, including real-time control, motor control, sensor integration, edge AI, and Linux- or RTOS-based system development
• Foundational understanding of analog and digital circuits, embedded systems, microcontrollers, processors, semiconductor applications, and software development skills in C, C++, Python, or similar languages
• Familiarity with embedded debugging and development environments, including IDEs, SDKs, evaluation boards, and common lab tools
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to explain technical concepts to different audiences
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional, and customer-focused environment
• Self-motivated, curious, and eager to develop both technical expertise and business acumen
• Experience presenting technical work through class projects, internships, research, competitions, or student organizations
• Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, or campus involvement through engineering teams, competitions, or technical societies
• Internship, co-op, or project experience in applications engineering, design engineering, embedded software, technical sales, or customer support

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with ARM-based embedded systems, RTOS basics, or Linux embedded development.
• Exposure to embedded software development or debugging through academic or hands-on projects
• Exposure to robotics software, motion control, or sensor integration concepts.
• Familiarity with common embedded communication interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, or Ethernet
• Exposure to basic real-time control or motor-control concepts
• Exposure to sensing, perception, or sensor-fusion concepts for robotics or edge systems
• Familiarity with edge AI or embedded ML
• Awareness of embedded security, safety, and reliability concepts

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to sales teams and customers covering NXP portfolio. Ex – MCU/MPU selection, bring-up, and software stack integration.
• Lead proof of concept development, product evaluations, debug activities, integration efforts, lab validation and basic system-level troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, current/voltage probes, power analyzers, and software debug/trace tools.
• Design support through schematic and PCB reviews
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, demonstrations and training materials with guidance from senior engineers
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, product management and engineering teams to communicate customer needs and support business opportunities
• Drive enablement initiatives by communicating customer feedback, identifying gaps in collateral, and partnering with product lines to improve tools, software, and documentation
• Represent NXP technology at customer meetings, workshops, partner and industry activities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level