Sr Manager - Mass Market Technical Leader - Americas

About the role

NXP Semiconductors is looking for a technical leader to head Mass Market Technical Support for the Americas within its CAS organization. The role leads NXP FAEs supporting Mass Market customers and distribution partners, drives technical alignment across distributor FAE teams, and recruits and develops new college graduates as part of the Mass Market technical talent strategy. It is a hands-on leadership position with regional responsibility, open to candidates based in Novi, Michigan; Austin, Texas; San Jose, CA; or remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and develop NXP FAEs supporting Mass Market customers, set technical priorities and ensure consistent positioning of embedded, connectivity and AI solutions
• Partner with distribution technical leadership, drive training, certification and enablement programs, and take part in joint business and technical reviews with key distributors
• Support design-in strategies across microcontrollers, processors, connectivity and system solutions, and work with Sales, Product Lines, Marketing and Engineering to improve design wins, funnel growth and customer expansion
• Recruit, coach and develop FAEs, establish onboarding and development paths for new college graduates, and build a sustainable early-career technical pipeline

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline
• 7-10 years of experience in Field Applications, Product Engineering or Technical Support
• Prior people leadership experience (formal or team lead capacity)
• Demonstrated experience with semiconductor distribution and distributor technical support teams
• Experience developing early-career engineers or new college graduates preferred
• Willingness to travel up to 25%

Required skills

• Strong background in embedded systems, microcontrollers and system-level architecture
• Experience with AI-enabled embedded systems or edge computing architectures preferred
• Solid understanding of business development and design-in cycles
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills