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

NXP 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. For more information, please visit our website https://www.nxp.com Program Overview 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. Program Structure 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. Career Outcomes Upon completion, participants transition into a permanent FAE role within the Americas Sales organization, with placement based on business needs and candidate preferences. The FAE is our field specialist for critical technology functions – the experts! The FAE role is designed to provide the customer additional technical guidance on NXP solutions and when necessary – hands on technical support. The FAE role specializes in a critical technology category such as Microcontrollers, Applications Processors, Wireless, Security, or Security. The FAE team will develop a tight relationship with the business line for their critical technology focal areas as a means of extra technical guidance and support. FAEs aid the field team in the identification of new projects at their customers and work with the TSEs to propose a value based technical solution to their customer’s needs. The FAE also focuses on building trustworthy relationships with the customer by offering real-time technical support. Through offering real-time, trustworthy technical support to our customers – you will be directly contributing to NXP’s overall goal to grow revenue at your accounts/territory. Key Responsibilities 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 ba