Entry Level Systems & Applications Engineer

Business Unit Description NXPs Edge Processing business unit empowers Edge computing with an embedded compute portfolio of processors & microcontrollers that are built on the foundation of scalability performance efficiency security and intelligence. The product lines span consumer electronics wearable and personal products healthcare and medical devices smarter homes intelligent Industries as well as traditional networking and communications products.

Department Description

Be part of the Microcontroller Systems Engineering Team based in Austin Texas responsible for supporting processors.

Scope of Responsibilities/Expectations

You will report to the MPU Systems Austin Texas USA. Working as a system applications engineer your primary role is to provide efficient support of the processors in tight collaboration with the customers partners worldwide IC design team and other systems teams for customer applications this context you will:

• Be the focal point and become an expert in all of NXP processors products (training provided).
• Provide support to NXP customers at all levels providing help in their product development board bring-up software development and system-level debug to ensure successful customer product launch.
• Provide support to customers in all phases of the design process including evaluation design-in and production. Provide support on usage of NXP hardware platforms reference designs and software deliverables including u-boot Linux & Android.
• Understand customer requests and participate to the NXP product enhancement (NPI Process)

In addition you will contribute to the development of firmware demos and all materials enhancing our product offering to our customers:

• build application / demos / drivers porting or development on innovative multimedia connectivity infotainment with the processor family.
• build innovative functions or use case demonstrators in all applications fields: video connectivity
• perform technical feasibility studies on key functions
• build reference designs in various strategic domains application notes and white papers writing.
• review Reference Manuals and Data Sheets and contribute to Developer guides and Ease-of-use manuals.

Specific Knowledge/Skills

Must have a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science. Masters degree preferred. Up to 2 years of experience and high level of proficiency in the following areas:

• Experience with embedded Systems on Chip especially the ARM Cortex architecture.
• Experience using software debugging tools to view and program processor registers.
• Highly proficient in the C programming language
• Embedded software development and debug experience including one of more of the following: Linux Android kernel modules and device drivers
• Technical writing skills for creating application notes white papers and users guides / reference manuals.
• Familiarity with multimedia and graphics technologies is a major plus (OpenGL 3D graphics video decode GStreamer)
• Working with the marketing SOC design architecture validation and application teams to write and develop design specifications for PCB reference design and validation board hardware for new SoCs.

Anticipated hire date: Q1 2027

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age color national origin race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital status status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.