Senior Field Application Engineer (FAE) - MPU & DNPU – Robotics/Drones
Core
Senior Field Application Engineer supporting NXP MPU and DNPU processors for robotics and drone customers in EMEA, acting as the primary technical interface for system architecture, bring-up, and AI inference deployment.
Role type
Senior Field Application Engineer (Embedded Systems & AI)
Builds
Edge-compute systems, companion computers, vision/perception subsystems, and HMI nodes for robotics platforms.
Domain
Robotics, Drones, Embedded Linux, Edge AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Embedded Linux full stack (bootloader, kernel, drivers, device tree, Yocto), ARM Cortex-A heterogeneous compute, high-speed interfaces (PCIe, USB 3.x, MIPI, Ethernet), Python scripting, system debugging and root-cause analysis, model optimization for on-device inference.
Preferred skills
Robotics middleware (ROS 2, DDS, SLAM), platform security (TrustZone, OP-TEE), power management (PMIC, DVFS), functional safety (ISO 26262), cybersecurity standards.
Technologies
NXP MPU/DNPU, Linux, Yocto, ARM Cortex-A, PCIe, USB 3.x, MIPI-CSI/DSI, ROS 2, DDS, TrustZone, OP-TEE
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership on edge-compute architecture and processor selection; Partner with customers on design of companion computers and vision subsystems; Perform design support and lab troubleshooting including schematic reviews and debugging; Enable customer AI and sensor-fusion workloads on NXP processors.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
