Field Applications Engineer Intern Summer 2026 - Americas Customer Application Support

NXP Semiconductors•San Jose, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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 rea l 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 . We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled engineer to join our Customer Application Support team! In this critical role, you'll collaborate with a wide variety of customers to enable the integration of cutting-edge silicon technology into the future of robotics, data center s , smart IoT devices, and automotive electrical systems . You will join a diverse and enthusiastic team that values innovation, transparent communication, and teamwork—working together to develop advanced software and hardware solutions for connected environments across multiple sectors. Apply now and let’s build something amazing together!

Requirements

Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering , Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Experience with embedded systems through coursework, personal projects, labs, or prior internships
Programming experience in C and/or C++ (Python a plus)
Exposure to common hardware/software interfaces (e.g., UART, SPI, I2C) and interest in learning more
Strong communication skills and comfort explaining technical topics to teammates
Curiosity and a hands-on approach to debugging (reading logs, using basic lab tools, and following a structured problem-solving process)
Availability to work onsite in San Jose, CA

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with ARM Cortex-M/Cortex-A concepts
Exposure to an RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS , Zephyr) through classes or projects
Basic familiarity with Linux development environments
Interest in automotive electronics (coursework or projects a plus)
Customer-facing mindset (enjoys helping others troubleshoot and learn)

Responsibilities

Support embedded software and system bring-up
Assist with prototyping, debugging, and testing on evaluation boards and bench setups
Support software bring-up activities such as building/running examples, basic porting, and creating small proof-of-concepts
Help investigate issues by collecting logs, reproducing problems, and documenting findings for the team
Collaborate with cross-functional team members and track tasks to completion with guidance from a mentor
Create clear documentation (setup notes, test results, short how- tos ) and help with internal knowledge sharing
Learn from customer use cases: shadow customer interactions and help prepare technical materials (slides, demos, FAQs) that support customer success
Training and mentorship: receive structured onboarding, mentorship from experienced engineers, and opportunities to grow your skills through real projects
Collaboration: work closely with FAEs and partner teams (R&D, marketing, sales) to deliver customer-focused solutions and learn best practices