Principal Field Application Engineer - Automotive AMCU

About the role

NXP is hiring a Principal Field Application Engineer in Shanghai (JingAn) to support customers developing Zone Controllers and Body ECUs, with a focus on AMCU-based systems and AUTOSAR CP-related integration. The role emphasises system understanding and customer-facing work rather than deep AUTOSAR development.

Key responsibilities

• Support customer projects involving Zone Controller and Body Controller architectures.
• Provide technical guidance on AUTOSAR CP concepts, configuration and integration.
• Assist with AMCU peripheral usage, system bring-up and embedded software debugging.
• Act as a technical liaison between customer development teams and internal engineering groups.
• Support on-site customer debugging sessions and regular technical reviews.
• Help customers adopt reference designs, demos and recommended system architectures.

Required profile

• 4-8 years of experience in automotive embedded or customer-facing technical roles.
• Practical experience with Automotive MCUs and AUTOSAR CP-based projects.
• Understanding of automotive E/E architectures and Zone Controller concepts.
• Good knowledge of ECU-level system integration (hardware/software interaction).
• Fluent technical English and strong communication and coordination skills.