Shenzhen, /, China Remote (Country)

NXP is hiring a Field Application Engineer

About the Role

NXP is looking for a Field Application Engineer to provide deep technical support for our automotive car access products and solutions (UWB/BLE) to leading China Tier‑1 and OEM customers. You will play a key role in developing localized solutions, delivering technical training, and creating documentation to ensure successful customer project execution.

What You'll Do

  • Provide deep technical support for NXP automotive car access products and solutions (UWB/BLE) to leading China Tier‑1 and OEM customers, covering system‑level design‑in enablement.
  • Drive root‑cause analysis for critical issues to ensure robust customer implementation and successful project execution.
  • Collect technical requirements from customer and market, and lead development of suitable localized product and solution.
  • Contribute to internal discussions on new product definition and solution evolution to enhance product competitiveness.
  • Deliver or support technical trainings for customer R&D teams and interact closely with customer engineers.
  • Create high‑quality technical documents such as application notes, troubleshooting guides, and training materials.
  • Train distributor FAEs (DFAEs/DAEs) and customer engineers, assess their technical readiness, and enable partners to independently resolve common issues.

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, Artificial Intelligence, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Up to 5 years of experience in embedded system development from professional work, internships, or technical projects.
  • Strong technical fundamentals, good problem‑solving skills, and the ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies.
  • Solid understanding of ARM Cortex‑M‑based embedded systems, including interrupt handling, memory architecture, low‑power modes, and fault mechanisms.
  • Hands‑on experience or strong interest in embedded software development, debugging, and root‑cause analysis.
  • Familiarity with embedded communication and system interfaces such as SPI, UART, CAN, and LIN.
  • Practical experience working with embedded operating systems including Free‑RTOS, ThreadX, and/or Linux in real project environments.
  • Working knowledge of wireless and connectivity technologies, especially Bluetooth/BLE and/or UWB.
  • Ability to read and apply technical specifications in system design and issue analysis.
  • Good English communication skills in speaking and writing, with ability to understand, create, and review technical documentation.
  • High level of motivation and passion for individual expertise improvement, with strong self‑learning capability.
  • Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, with ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams.

Nice to Have

  • Experience related to automotive, wireless connectivity, or embedded platforms.
  • Experience in wireless technologies such as UWB, Bluetooth/BLE, or NFC.
  • Knowledge of UWB or BLE is a strong plus.
  • Hands‑on experience using BLE protocol analyzers (e.g. Frontline, Ellisys), UWB test equipment and standard lab instruments (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, CANOE).
  • Experience and willing to adopt AI models or AI‑assisted tools to improve engineering productivity.

Technical Stack

  • Wireless: UWB, Bluetooth/BLE, NFC
  • Microcontrollers: ARM Cortex‑M
  • Interfaces: SPI, UART, CAN, LIN
  • Operating Systems: Free‑RTOS, ThreadX, Linux

Team & Environment

You will work with cross‑functional teams including Sales, Marketing, R&D and distributor partners. We operate in a high‑performance, high‑ownership environment focused on competing boldly, executing with urgency, celebrating results, and maintaining a client‑first, customer‑centric mindset.

Work Mode

This role is local‑country and located in Greater China.

Required Skills
UWBBluetooth/BLENFCARM Cortex-MSPIUARTCANLINFreeRTOSThreadXEmbedded Software DevelopmentDebuggingRoot-Cause Analysis
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Department Engineering
Category embedded
Posted 2 months ago