USB & USB PD System Application Engineer - Chandler (Office), United States
Originally posted 28 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role provides system-level application engineering support for products implementing USB 2.0/3.x/4, USB Type-C, USB Power Delivery, and DisplayPort.
What you'll do
- Provide system-level application support for products implementing USB 2.0/3.x/4, USB Type-C, USB Power Delivery, and DisplayPort (DP and DP Alt Mode). - Act as a technical interface for customers, supporting design-in activities, architectural discussions, schematic reviews, and system bring-up. - Debug and resolve system-level issues related to signal integrity, power delivery negotiation, interoperability, firmware interaction, and standards compliance. - Support USB Type-C and Power Delivery architectures, including Source/Sink, DRP, PPS, EPR, cable considerations, and protection schemes. - Support DisplayPort and DisplayPort Alt Mode over USB-C, including link training, MST, HPD behavior, AUX channel operation, and interoperability. - Collaborate with internal teams to develop reference designs, application notes, and customer documentation while participating in USB-IF and VESA compliance and interoperability testing.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. - Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in system applications engineering, hardware design, validation, or customer-facing technical roles. - Hands-on experience with USB, USB-C, USB Power Delivery, and DisplayPort technologies. - Experience with system bring-up, board-level debugging, and hardware-software interaction. - Solid understanding of high-speed interfaces, power delivery architectures, and compliance requirements.
Skills: USB, USB PD, DisplayPort, design-in, reference designs
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 63-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Serdes Highspeed
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Open roles in category
90
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Median days open
63 d
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Median salary
$183k
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| Metric | NXP Semiconductors | All employers we track in this specialty (90 roles · 23 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 90 |
| Median days open | 0 d | 63 d (−63 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $183k |
Skills observed across this category: USB, USB PD, DisplayPort, design-in, reference designs
Who's hiring in this category
- Astera Labs · 15 open roles · median 74 d
- Synopsys · 13 open roles · median 42 d
- Keysight Technologies · 11 open roles · median 49 d
- Qualcomm · 9 open roles · median 57 d
- Microchip Technology · 7 open roles · median 48 d
- Marvell Technology · 5 open roles · median 186 d
How we counted: 90 open Applications FAE (Serdes Highspeed) roles from 23 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 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.