NXP Semiconductors

Principal Applications Engineer

NXP Semiconductors • $130K — $160K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
11 - 15 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field
  • 12+ years of experience in hardware design, applications engineering, or system validation
  • Familiar with high-speed data communication protocols like Ethernet and MIPI CSI-2
  • Strong understanding of high-speed SerDes fundamentals
  • Experience with multi-Gbps serial links such as Ethernet and PCIe
  • Proficient with SI/PI tools and simulations
  • Hands-on with lab equipment for signal integrity testing

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with engineering teams to translate field issues into product improvements
  • Review customer schematics for signal and power integrity best practices
  • Lead board-level bring-up and validation using various testing equipment
  • Provide remote debug support for complex customer issues
  • Develop and maintain application collateral for customer guidance
  • Participate in trade shows and deliver training for field application engineers

Benefits

  • Flexible work location: San Diego, San Jose, or Austin
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Work with cutting-edge technology in automotive connectivity
  • Collaboration with cross-functional global teams
  • Participation in industry trade shows and events
Full Job Description
Locations available: San Diego and San Jose, California or Austin, Texas

Job Description:

NXP's SerDes Networking Solution (SNS) team delivers open-standard Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA) Motion Link multi-Gigabit connectivity for next-generation sensors and vehicle displays. As part of the Applications Engineering team, you will work with both internal engineering teams to develop collaterals to ease customer adoption of our SerDes solutions, as well as with NXP's field teams and customer engineering teams to ensure successful system design and bring-up.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with IC design, systems, FW, and test teams to translate field issues and customer requirements into product improvements and new features.
  • Review customer schematics and layouts for signal-integrity and power-integrity best practices (impedance control, terminations, return paths, via design, reference plane strategy).
  • Lead board-level bring-up and validation using oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers; generate test reports and recommendations.
  • Provide on-site or remote debug support for complex customer issues.
  • Develop and maintain application collateral: reference designs, layout guidelines, design checklists, characterization reports, application notes, training materials.
  • Participate in trade shows and provide FAE training


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field.
  • Extensive experience (12+ years) in hardware design, applications engineering, or system validation.
  • Familiarity with high-speed data communication protocols and interfaces, including Ethernet networking and switching, MIPI CSI-2, and display protocols (DP/eDP)
  • Strong understanding of high-speed SerDes fundamentals: channel loss, reflections, return loss, insertion loss, ISI, jitter, equalization, and clocking.
  • Demonstrated experience with multi-Gbps serial links (e.g., Ethernet, PCIe, DP, USB3.x/USB4, proprietary SerDes).
  • Proficiency with SI/PI tools and simulations (e.g., S-parameter analysis, eye/jitter simulations) and comfort interpreting simulation and measurement correlation.
  • Hands-on experience using lab equipment: high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, TDR, VNA, BERT, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, and related tools.
  • Strong skills in PCB design for high-speed: layer stack-up, routing constraints, differential pairs, reference planes, decoupling, and power delivery.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills to explain complex technical topics to both expert and non-expert audiences. ⁽⁵⁾
  • Ability to work effectively with global, cross-functional teams (design, systems, test, marketing, field).


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About NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a Dutch semiconductor manufacturer with headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The company employs approximately 31,000 people in more than 35 countries, including 11,200 engineers in 33 countries. NXP reported revenue of $8.88 billion in 2020. The company's products are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. NXP is the co-inventor of near field communication (NFC) technology along with Sony and supplies NFC chip sets that enable mobile payments, as well as secure access to cars and buildings.
Learn more about NXP Semiconductors
Size
31,000 employees
Market Cap
$39.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$52 million
Founded
1953
5 Year Trend
+3.1%
Revenue
$8.6 billion
NASDAQ
NXPI
* Ladders Estimates

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