Principal Field Application Engineer - Automotive MCU

Job Title

Principal Field Application Engineer - Automotive MCU

Role Summary

Provide customer-facing technical support and field application engineering for Automotive MCU platforms across automotive domains (BMS, Body/Zone, Infotainment). Work directly with customer engineering teams and internal product/R&D groups to ensure project execution, issue resolution, and adoption of MCU solutions.

Experience Level

Senior. Preferred experience: 5–8 years in automotive electronics, embedded systems, or customer-facing technical roles (FAE, application engineering, technical support).

Responsibilities

Support customers through development, validation, and early production of MCU-based ECUs and systems.

• Provide on-site and remote technical support and act as the primary technical interface for assigned customers.
• Support application domains including BMS, Body/Zone Controllers (AUTOSAR or non-AUTOSAR), and Radio/Audio/Infotainment systems.
• Assist MCU bring-up, peripheral configuration (ADC, timers, PWM, DMA, communication interfaces), and system integration.
• Analyze and resolve hardware, software, and system-level customer issues; perform embedded software debugging (drivers, RTOS, JTAG/trace).
• Coordinate issue escalation and closure with internal AE, R&D, and product teams.
• Advise customers on automotive cybersecurity basics (secure boot, secure communications, key usage) and support related integration debugging.
• Demonstrate awareness of Functional Safety (ISO 26262) concepts and their impact on system design and software integration.
• Participate in design reviews, deliver technical workshops, support NPI phases, and maintain structured documentation and follow-up.

Requirements

Core technical and customer-support capabilities required; preferred items listed separately.

• Must-have:
  • 5–8 years supporting automotive electronics, embedded systems, or customer-facing technical roles.
  • Practical experience supporting customer projects (field/FAE experience preferred over pure R&D ownership).
  • Experience with Automotive MCU platforms and common MCU peripherals (ADC, timers, PWM, DMA, comms).
  • Experience with embedded software stacks, BSPs, peripheral drivers, and embedded debugging tools (JTAG, trace, logging, memory analysis).
  • System-level understanding of ECUs (HW/SW interaction) and one or more application domains: BMS, Body/Zone, Radio/Audio/Infotainment.
  • English proficiency for technical communication and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Nice-to-have:
  • Familiarity with AUTOSAR Classic (CP) concepts and integration.
  • Experience supporting OEMs or Tier‑1 customers.
  • Exposure to Automotive Ethernet switches or Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) concepts.
  • Experience with system validation or field issue troubleshooting.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: NXP Semiconductors

Headquarters: Nijmegen, Netherlands

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company that provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions. With over 45,000 employees and operations in more than 35 countries, NXP is a leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, catering to automotive, industrial IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. The company is committed to innovation and sustainability, advancing a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through technology.