Senior Field Application Engineer - Automotive MCU

Job Title

Senior Field Application Engineer - Automotive MCU

Role Summary

Provide customer-facing technical support for Automotive MCU platforms across automotive domains (Body/Zone Controllers, Radio/Audio, selected Infotainment). Act as primary technical interface for assigned customers during development, validation, and early production.

Experience Level

Senior — the posting requests practical customer-facing experience; the role indicates 3–5 years in automotive electronics, embedded systems, or similar customer-facing technical roles.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on application and project support to customers using Automotive MCU platforms.

• Provide on-site and remote technical support for MCU-based customer projects.
• Serve as primary technical contact through development, validation, and early production.
• Assist with MCU bring-up, peripheral configuration, system integration, and reference designs.
• Debug hardware, embedded software (drivers, BSPs, RTOS), and AUTOSAR Classic (CP) integrations.
• Coordinate escalations with internal AE, R&D, and product teams to close issues.
• Support Automotive Cybersecurity topics (secure boot, secure communication, key usage) and assist in security-related debugging.
• Demonstrate awareness of Functional Safety (ISO 26262) impact on system and software integration.
• Participate in design reviews, deliver technical workshops, and enable customer engineering teams during NPI.
• Maintain structured documentation and follow-up on customer issues and project status.

Requirements

Key must-have skills and experience, plus concise list of preferred additions.

• Must-have: 3–5 years practical experience supporting automotive electronics, embedded systems, or in customer-facing technical roles (FAE/Application Engineer/Technical Support).
• Must-have: Solid hands-on experience with Automotive MCU platforms and common MCU peripherals (ADC, timers, PWM, communication interfaces, DMA).
• Must-have: Experience with embedded software stacks, BSPs, peripheral drivers, and use of embedded debugging tools (JTAG, trace, logging, memory analysis).
• Must-have: Practical system-level understanding of ECUs and domain knowledge in Body/Zone controllers or Radio/Audio/Infotainment.
• Must-have: Ability to work on-site at customer locations and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Must-have: English proficiency for technical communication (meetings, emails, documentation).
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with AUTOSAR Classic (CP) integration, Automotive Ethernet/TSN exposure, OEM or Tier‑1 support experience, and system validation/field troubleshooting.
• Nice-to-have: Deeper Functional Safety (ISO 26262) or Automotive Cybersecurity implementation experience.
• Nice-to-have: GenAI / Edge AI experience (agent usage, model compiling/tuning/quantization) is a strong plus.

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.