Nxp
PrincipalCustomerApplicationEngineer
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“Principal Customer Application Engineer at Nxp. Skills: Power electronics, Motor control, Customer support, Embedded systems. Lead technical ownership for customer design-in. Support customers through full lifecycle”
What You'll Achieve.
Successful design‑ins; Production wins; Customer satisfaction scores; Timeliness and quality of technical support; Issue resolution; Reference designs delivered; Application notes delivered; Training materials delivered; Contribution to product roadmap; Field insights
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving mindset; Troubleshooting; Debugging; Optimization
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7–12+ years of experience in power electronics, motor control, or applications engineering, Power supplies, converters, inverters, and high‑voltage design, BLDC/PMSM motor control, FOC, PWM strategies, gate drive tuning, MCU/MPU/dSPIC/ARM Cortex microcontrollers for real-time control, Power semiconductor devices (MOSFET, IGBT, SiC/GaN), Oscilloscopes, power analyzers, current probes, Motor tuning platforms, simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink, PSIM, LTspice), Hardware bring‑up, debugging, EMIC analysis
Nice to Have
Additional certifications in power electronics or motor control are a plus
What You'll Do.
Lead technical ownership for customer design-in
Support customers through full lifecycle
Provide troubleshooting
and optimization support
Conduct design reviews
Guide customers on power topologies
Support system modeling
Recommend appropriate power devices
Support motor control for BLDC
Configure and tune FOC
Work with MCU/MPU/NPU-based motor control platforms
Develop application notes
Create training material and deliver workshops
Provide technical insights to improve documentation
Act as technical bridge between India customers and global R&D
Provide field feedback for product roadmap
Support evaluation platform creation
Partner with Business Development and Sales teams
Present product advantages
competitive comparisons
and performance evaluations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Engage directly with customers, field teams, and global R&D; Work across cross-functional teams; Act as the technical bridge between India customers and global R&D / product teams; Provide field feedback for product roadmap, feature improvements, and bug resolution; Partner with Business Development and Sales teams
Communication Scope
Customer-facing communication; Presentation skills; Ability to simplify complex concepts for non-technical stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Manage multiple projects
Full Job Description
The **Senior Customer Application Support Engineer (CAS)** will provide advanced technical leadership for power conversion, motor control, and energy management solutions across key customer accounts in India. This role combines deep technical expertise with hands‑on customer engagement to support product design‑in, optimize system performance, and enable successful mass production deployments. The ideal candidate has strong knowledge of power electronics, motor control algorithms, embedded systems, and real‑world application tuning/debugging — along with the ability to engage directly with customers, field teams, and global R&D. **Key Responsibilities** **1\. Customer Technical Support & Design-In** * Lead technical ownership for customer design-in activities in power conversion and motor control applications. * Support customers through the full lifecycle: architecture definition → design → validation → optimization → production. * Provide troubleshooting, debugging, and optimization support on hardware, firmware, and control loops. * Conduct design reviews to ensure robustness, efficiency, and thermal compliance. **2\. Power Conversion Expertise** * Guide customers on power topologies such as: * AC‑DC, DC‑DC, on-board chargers, DCDC converters * Inverters, SMPS, PFC, DAB, LL resonant topologies * Support system modeling, efficiency tuning, EMI/EMC compliance, thermal optimization, and protection schemes. * Recommend appropriate power devices (MOSFETs, IGBTs, SiC/GaN) and gate‑driver strategies. **3\. Motor Control Expertise** * Support motor control for BLDC, PMSM, induction motors and SRM use cases. * Configure and tune FOC (Field-Oriented Control), sensorless control, and advanced control loops. * Work with MCU/MPU/NPU-based motor control platforms for EV traction, robotics, whitegoods, industrial drives, HVAC, and mobility solutions. **4\. Technical Documentation & Collateral Development** * Develop application notes, schematics, design guidelines, reference d
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