Principal Applications Engineer
AI summary of the role
Principal Applications Engineer on NXP's SerDes Networking Solution (SNS) team, driving customer adoption of open-standard ASA Motion Link multi-Gigabit connectivity for automotive sensors and displays.
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What you’ll do
- 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.
- 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.
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field.
- Extensive experience (12+ years) in hardware design, applications engineering, or system validation.
- 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).
Technologies
SerDes · ASA Motion Link · MIPI CSI-2 · DP/eDP · Ethernet · PCIe · USB3.x/USB4 · SI/PI tools · TDR · VNA · BERT · oscilloscopes
About NXP Semiconductors
Builds embedded chips, software and reference platforms for automotive, industrial IoT, mobile and communications customers, with depth in secure connectivity and edge processing.
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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,
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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
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