Senior MPU and Embedded AI FAE - Healthcare/Industrial Focus

Location: This is a U.S. home-based position. To support our East Coast customer base, we are seeking candidates who currently reside in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Raleigh, or New York. Position Overview As a Senior MPU & Embedded AI Field Application Engineer, covering the Eastern U.S., you’ll be one of the key contributor in the Customer Application Support team supporting designs in Healthcare and Industrial application spaces. You drive demand creation and design-in activity at customer sites in close cooperation with the NXP business lines; you provide technical skills & support to NXP’s sales staff by driving resolution of technical issues and identifying future roadmap needs of your customer(s). We rely on you to deliver the NXP value message in a persuasive and accurate manner to increase our market share. Healthcare, Industrial Focus You will serve as a key contributor within our Healthcare and Industrial vertical market sales teams, providing technical design in support to leading companies at the forefront of AI-driven patient care transformation and intelligent automation. Global Sales Introduction 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. We operate on the front lines of innovation, delivering real‑world 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 and long‑term collaboration, we embed customer‑centricity into every decision and help accelerate innovation at the system‑solution level. This disciplined, client‑first mindset enables us to architect integrated, future‑ready solutions that deliver sustained value and strengthen NXP’s competitive advantage. We thrive in a high‑performance, high‑ownership environment—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 becomes achievement. Key Responsibilities for the role: Deliver premium technical support in content and time to assigned customers 100% Accountable to drive design wins and revenue generation in their target accounts and target technology Leads proof of concept, solution design and demonstrations to secure NXP solution’s design-in Synthesizes customer and competitive insights to improve product definition, system solutions enablement, and roadmaps Establishes the value proposition of NXP's system solutions relative to competition Collaborates with sales team members, business lines, and partners in support of customer and sales team objectives Assists in training the customer, sales and distribution partners on new technologies, new product features and their value propositions. Develops system level knowledge of target application spaces Key Success Attributes Ability to influence and communicate the value of NXP’s products, based on inspiration, motivation and product expertise Flexible; adapts to plans easily when circumstances change Is aware of cultural differences and adapts his/her behavior accordingly Feels challenged by initiating and driving innovations Comfortable within a high performance culture, working in a target driven environment with design win and revenue targets to enhance the company’s market share High level of integrity, credibility, tenacity and commitment to excellence Curious about target customer needs, competitor technology, the eco system and next generation technologies Builds a reputation of being the go-to person for regional and business line teams to create opportunities to win and problem solve Leverage AI tools to increase job workflow efficiency Essential Requirements Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering and minimum 6+ years development engineering or applications support of SoC based embedded systems Field Application Engineering experience in the semiconductor industry Demonstrated knowledge of typical SoC hardware interfaces (Ethernet, MIPI, UART, LPDDR4 or LPDDR5, PCIe ) and ARM Cortex A, Cortex M, heterogeneous architecture and register programming models. Familiarity with Embedded Edge AI Model architecture, Workflow Tools and Model deployment is a plus Hands on experience in embedded Linux is essential: kernel and user-space and uboot environments Strong embedded software skillset for implementation of system processor solutions Hands on knowledge of camera enabled graphics/video pipelines and related software drivers helpful Ability to read, understand and review schematics and provide design recommendations essential Experience with custom board bring-up debug activities recommended Willing to travel for customer meetings, trainings Experienced in providing technical training to sales staff and distribution Proven track record of quickly learning new technologies 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: $166,200 to $228,500 annually 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 law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals. #LI-6692 NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. For more information, visit www.nxp.com Bright Minds. Bright Futures. We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills. Commitment At NXP. We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind. 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