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Field Applications Engineer, Embedded Systems - NALA

NVIDIA

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Base salary $108K  to $207K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Santa Clara, CA

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  • LocationSanta Clara, CA
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
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About this job

We are looking for a highly motivated Field Applications Engineer to support our customers using NVIDIA's Jetson platform for embedded industrial use-cases! This role is for an individual who has shown leadership in supporting customers and is an experienced specialist in embedded systems, software, and application development. Your primary responsibility will be to partner with sales and support customer technical engagement, working cross functionally with our internal teams as well as our partner ecosystem. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a capacity to work independently are key success factors for this role.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Work with customers to develop a keen understanding of their system architectures, challenges, objectives, and technical needs – and help them define highly valued solutions that meet these needs

  • Be the trusted advisor for our customers, help them with our Jetson SDK and edge AI inference software, supporting our sales partners and customers

  • Work closely with the NVIDIA application and engineering teams to ensure customers are successful in developing their embedded systems, answer their questions directly, via email, and on the NVIDIA developer forum

  • Work with customers to reproduce issues and help identify root causes

  • Provide technical and sales training to ecosystem and channel partners

  • Establish trusted relationships and communication channels with internal teams

What we need to see:

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience

  • 2+ years of work-related experience in a high-tech electronics industry in an embedded design role or technical customer support role

  • Linux, embedded SW and embedded application expertise

  • C, C++, and Python coding

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Strong written and oral communications skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with management and engineering

  • Strong time-management and organization skills for coordinating multiple initiatives, priorities, and implementations of new technology and products into very complex projects

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • NVIDIA GPU development experience

  • gStreamer, ROS, and/or OpenCV experience

  • Deep Learning and/or AI experience

  • Functional safety experience

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are:
108,000 USD – 178,250 USD for Level 2; and 132,000 USD – 207,000 USD for Level 3.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 6, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Source: NVIDIA on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)

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RolePublished base
Field Applications Engineer, Embedded Systems - NALA (this listing)$108K - $207K
Systems Validation Engineer$108,000 - $212,750
Senior HPC Support Engineer, InfiniBand - NVLink$108K - $207K
Senior HPC Support Engineer, InfiniBand - NVLink$108K - $207K
Senior IT SOX Auditor$108,000 - $172,500
Board Product Development Engineer$108,000 - $212,750
Senior IT Internal Auditor$108,000 - $172,500

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All NVIDIA roles · How to read the bar

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2026-11-02
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Location as the employer wrote it: US, CA, Santa Clara (Levels 2-3 combined)

108,000 USD – 178,250 USD for Level 2; and 132,000 USD – 207,000 USD for Level 3.

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