Technical Sales & Applications Program (TSAP) – Field Application Engineer, Entry Level

The Technical Sales & Applications Program (TSAP) is NXP’s early-career development program for new college graduates pursuing customer-facing technical roles within NXP’s Global Sales organization, with a focus on driving success in the Industrial, IoT, and Automotive markets. Designed for candidates who combine a strong technical foundation with the competitiveness and drive to succeed, TSAP prepares participants for a long-term career as Field Application Engineers (FAEs) through a combination of structured learning and on-the-job experience.

Integrated Learning & On-the-Job Development (9–12 months): Structured Learning includes semiconductor and system fundamentals; NXP product portfolios; embedded systems and software fundamentals; business fundamentals; and instructor-led training from NXP subject-matter experts and leaders. On-the-Job Training includes working closely with experienced field application engineers, technical sales engineers (TSEs), technical product teams, NXP partners, as well as customers solving technical problems, support design-in activity and build deep applications knowledge.

Provide technical leadership to sales teams and customers covering NXP portfolio. Ex – MCU/MPU selection, bring-up, and software stack integration.

Lead proof of concept development, product evaluations, debug activities, integration efforts, lab validation and basic system-level troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, current/voltage probes, power analyzers, and software debug/trace tools.

Design support through schematic and PCB reviews

Prepare and deliver technical presentations, demonstrations and training materials with guidance from senior engineers

Collaborate with sales, marketing, product management and engineering teams to communicate customer needs and support business opportunities

Drive enablement initiatives by communicating customer feedback, identifying gaps in collateral, and partnering with product lines to improve tools, software, and documentation

Represent NXP technology at customer meetings, workshops, partner and industry activities

Familiarity with ARM-based embedded systems, RTOS basics, or Linux embedded development.

Exposure to embedded software development or debugging through academic or hands-on projects

Exposure to robotics software, motion control, or sensor integration concepts.

Familiarity with common embedded communication interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, or Ethernet

Exposure to basic real-time control or motor-control concepts

Exposure to sensing, perception, or sensor-fusion concepts for robotics or edge systems

Familiarity with edge AI or embedded ML

Awareness of embedded security, safety, and reliability concepts

Anticipated hire date: Q2 2027

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