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Principal Customer Application RF Engineer – UWB Mobile and IOT at NXP Semiconductors

Posted in Architecture 21 days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: San Jose, California





Job Description:

Company Description

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets.

For more information, please visit our website https://www.nxp.com

Business Unit Description

NXP Global Sales & Marketing (GSM) is the Go-to-Market organization for NXP’s business units. We own the customer relationships and thus ensure customers’ needs are met and NXP's growth ambitions are achieved by identifying and creating opportunities for customers to innovate in focused markets using NXP’s diverse product portfolio.

Job Summary and Key responsibilities

This is the opportunity to join a dynamic and highly motivated team that collaborate daily with the major Electronics brands in Americas developing innovative products integrating UWB technology.

In that role, you will be able to develop a unique set of competences in the protocols and system architectures relying on the UWB technologies. At term, you will own a complete and rare understanding of UWB solutions and act as a trusted referent in the Americas region for internal stakeholders and local customers.

In such a pivot role, you will connect customer needs to product features and have an impact on Product Roadmaps and Value Proposition that you will be able to articulate at customers to discuss or build innovative requirements with them and make an impact on NXP business.

Mandatory skills and credentials:

For that purpose, you will need to own:


  • Master’s degree in electrical engineering with a major and/or concentration in Radio Frequencies (RF) and a minimum of 6 years of relative experience

  • Wireless Communications, antennas and microwaves courses taken.

  • Experience and knowledge of crucial antenna concepts, such as input impedance, impedance matching, antenna isolation, interference, gain, polarization, radiation pattern, link-budget analysis, frequency spectrum, multi-band operation.

  • Hands-on experience with Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, RF simulation and debugging tools.

  • Schematic design and layout for RF sections.

Because you will evolve in a high-pace and dynamic environment, you will be expected to demonstrate the following behaviors:


  • Structured and analytical working method and ability to solve complex problems.

  • Excellent communication with strong interpersonal skills with internal and external parties.

  • Fast Learner with Excellent Team spirit and ability to progress in autonomy.

  • Sense of urgency and appropriate escalation of issues.

  • Willingness to travel frequently (up to 25%), including on short notice.

Differentiating skills:


  • Experience with UWB or NFC.

  • Exposure to any technology - UWB, 802.15.xx based proprietary protocols is desirable.

  • Experience in antenna design, simulation, optimization, prototyping, tuning, and measurement.

  • Familiarity with PCB antenna manufacturing processes and materials.

  • Knowledge of regulatory testing.

  • 6 years of experience ideally with a track record of customer facing.

Summary of Key responsibilities:


  • Deliver premium HW and RF technical support in content and time to assigned customers.

  • Manage projects on both detailed technical and high-level abstraction levels.


  • Masters the fundamental mechanics of the sales call.

  • Feels challenged by initiating and driving innovations.

  • Leads proof of concept, solution design and demonstrations to secure NXP out solutions the competition and secures the win.

  • Synthesizes customer and competitive insights to improve product definition and roadmaps.

  • Fully understands how ecosystem solutions can position NXP in the best possible manner.

  • Qualifies sales opportunities in terms of customer technical requirements and establishes NXP's value proposition/position relative to the competition.

  • Qualifies the value of NXP's products (strengths versus competitive products) and quantifies the technical benefits derived from choosing NXP.

  • Owns the block diagram process to ensure broader technical team understands the full system requirements.

  • Delivers ongoing formal and informal knowledge sharing and product positioning that helps assigned accounts understand the operational, financial, and business impact of NXP solutions within their practice areas.

  • Successfully builds relationships with sales team members, business lines, R&D, partners and customers in support of sales team objectives.

  • Assists in educating Field Sales Engineers on new technologies, new product features and their related business value.

The base salary range for this position is as mentioned below per year. We also provide competitive benefits, incentive compensation, and/or equity for certain roles.

Company benefits include health. dental, and vision insurance. 401(k), and paid leave. Please note that the base salary range (OR hourly rate) is a guideline, and individual total compensation may vary based on a number of factors such as qualifications, skill level, work location, and other business and organizational needs. This base pay range is specific to California and is not applicable to other locations. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range as of the date of this posting is:


$142,300 to $195,600 annually

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.





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