Application Engineer – Automotive MCU (2027 Campus Hire)

About the role

NXP is hiring a campus hire for its 2027 Automotive MCU Application Engineer program, based in Shanghai or Chongqing, China. The role supports automotive customers using NXP's automotive microcontroller solutions, working with customers, field application engineers, marketing and sales teams.

Key responsibilities

• Support application development for automotive applications based on NXP automotive MCU solutions.
• Help develop embedded software, evaluation platforms, reference designs, application notes and technical collateral.
• Assist customers with debugging, integration and technical issue analysis of MCU hardware, software and automotive systems.
• Support technical workshops, customer trainings and internal knowledge sharing.
• Explore emerging automotive technologies such as automotive safety, security, zonal architecture and vehicle networking.
• Work with global engineering teams to help customers adopt NXP solutions.

Required profile

• 2027 graduate in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Microelectronics, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, Automotive Engineering, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• Solid fundamentals in embedded systems and programming.
• Good problem-solving, analytical, written and verbal English, and strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to travel when required.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience or coursework in microcontrollers, SoC architecture and embedded C/C++.
• Knowledge of RTOS, device drivers, AUTOSAR, ISO 26262 functional safety, CAN/LIN/Ethernet and embedded software tools such as Git and Python.
• Technical presentations, competitions, research projects or open-source contributions.