Field Applications Engineer Intern

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. Weoperateon the front lines of innovation, delivering realworld 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 andlongtermcollaboration, we embed customercentricity into every decision and help accelerate innovation at the systemsolution level.This disciplined, clientfirst mindset enables us to architect integrated, futureready solutions that deliver sustained value and strengthen NXP’s competitive advantage. We thrive in ahigh performance,high ownershipenvironment—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 becomesachievement.

We areseekinga highly motivated and skilled engineer to join our Customer Application Support team! In this critical role,you'llcollaborate with a wide variety of customers to enable the integration ofcutting-edgesilicon technology intothe future of robotics, data centers, smart IoT devices, andautomotiveelectrical systems.You willjoin adiverse 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 andlet’sbuild something amazing together!

Your Role

• Support embedded software and system bring-up

• Assistwith 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

Core Requirements

• Currently pursuing aBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or recently graduated)

• 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 communicationskills 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

Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)

• 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)

The base salary range for this position is as mentioned below per year. We also provide competitive benefits, incentive compensation, and/or equity for certain roles. Company benefits include health. dental, and vision insurance. 401(k), and paid leave. Please note that the base salary range (OR hourly rate) is a guideline, and individual total compensation may vary based on a number of factors such as qualifications, skill level, work location, and other business and organizational needs. This base pay range is specific to California and is not applicable to other locations. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range as of the date of this posting is:

$64,480 to $107,500 annually

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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 law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.