ENTRY LEVEL - SYSTEMS & APPLICATIONS ENGINEER - Austin (Oakhill, Office), United States
Originally posted 24 September 2026 by the employer.
Support i.MX processors.
About the role
This Entry Level Systems & Applications Engineer role provides efficient support for i.MX processors in collaboration with customers, partners, and internal teams. The position focuses on embedded compute processors and microcontrollers within NXP's Edge Processing business unit.
What you'll do
- Become an expert in all NXP i.MX processor products.
- Provide support to NXP customers for product development, board bring-up, software development, and system-level debug.
- Support customers in all phases of the design process, including evaluation, design-in, and production.
- Build applications, demos, and drivers for multimedia, connectivity, and infotainment using the i.MX processor family.
- Conduct technical feasibility studies on key functions.
- Create reference designs, application notes, and white papers, and review Reference Manuals and Data Sheets.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
- Up to 2 years of experience with embedded Systems on Chip, especially the ARM Cortex architecture.
- Experience using software debugging tools to view and program processor registers.
- Highly proficient in the C programming language.
- Embedded software development and debug experience, including one or more of the following: Linux, Android, kernel modules, and device drivers.
- Technical writing skills for creating application notes, white papers, and user’s guides/reference manuals.
Nice to have
- Master's degree.
- Familiarity with multimedia and graphics technologies (OpenGL, 3D graphics, video decode, GStreamer).
- Experience working with marketing, SOC design, architecture, validation, and application teams to write and develop design specifications for PCB reference design and validation board hardware for new SoCs.
Skills: system applications engineer, i.MX processors, customer support, embedded Systems on Chip, ARM Cortex architecture
This role has been open 16 days — well below the 94-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Automotive IC
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Open roles in category
149
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Median days open
94 d
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Median salary
$152k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NXP Semiconductors | All employers we track in this specialty (149 roles · 27 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 25 | 149 |
| Median days open | 88 d | 94 d (−6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $152k |
Skills observed across this category: system applications engineer, i.MX processors, customer support, embedded Systems on Chip, ARM Cortex architecture
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 34 open roles · median 80 d
- NXP Semiconductors (this employer) · 26 open roles · median 90 d
- Texas Instruments · 16 open roles · median 227 d
- Microchip Technology · 10 open roles · median 202 d
- Renesas Electronics · 10 open roles · median 115 d
- Qualcomm · 8 open roles · median 25 d
How we counted: 149 open Applications FAE (Automotive IC) roles from 27 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.