Principal System Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors Belgium is seeking a Principal System Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of complex embedded systems for next-generation semiconductor products. You will drive system-level decisions across hardware, software, and firmware, ensuring performance and reliability.

Responsibilities include creating technical docs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing test plans, and contributing to IP generation and pre-silicon validation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in system engineering with a focus on embedded systems and semiconductor product development.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Proficiency in RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog) and knowledge of wired/wireless interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead the system-level architecture definition and design for new semiconductor products, covering hardware, software, and firmware.
• Prepare technical documentation – product specifications, datasheets, white papers, presentations, application notes, and develop product demos.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and verification teams to ensure integration and validation of system components.
• Develop and implement system-level test plans and strategies to ensure robust functionality and performance.
• Contribute to intellectual property generation through patent disclosures and technical publications.
• Perform competition benchmarking and product trade-off assessments.
• Contribute towards standardization activities.

Skills

Embedded systems

System engineering

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/CS

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Python

C

MATLAB

ARM/RISC-V

Job description

Job Summary

Job Summary NXP Semiconductors Belgium is seeking a Principal System Engineer to lead the architectural definition, design, and implementation of complex embedded systems, ensuring cutting-edge performance and reliability for our next-generation breakthrough semiconductor products. We are actively looking for motivated and passionate system engineer(s) with prior work experience in system engineering, architecture and IP definition, etc.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the system-level architecture definition and design for new semiconductor products, encompassing hardware, software, and firmware aspects.
• Prepare technical documentation – product specifications, datasheets, white papers, presentations, application notes, and develop product demos that highlight the value proposition and advantages of products
• Collaborate closely with hardware, software, and verification teams to ensure seamless integration and validation of system components.
• Develop and implement system-level test plans and strategies to ensure robust functionality and performance.
• Contribute to intellectual property generation through patent disclosures and technical publications.
• Perform competition benchmarking and product trade-off assessment
• Contribute towards standardization activities

Job Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in system engineering, with a strong focus on embedded systems and semiconductor product development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and teamwork skills, ability to work with cross-functional teams and can-do attitude
• Solid experience in wired and wireless communication system design.
• Solid knowledge of multiple interface specifications like USB, MIPI, I3C, I2C, UART, SPI and GPIO.
• Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals and RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
• Good problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, C, C++, MATLAB).
• Experience in working on ARM/RISC-V core architecture would be an advantage
• Experience with FPGA-based Pre-Silicon validation Platform development for IP and Subsystems

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