R&D IT Automation Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors invites a DevOps Engineer to drive automation across our R&D IT Platform at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven. You will optimize CI/CD pipelines and explore AI-powered tooling while delivering self-service, automated platform capabilities for the R&D unit.

Join a team that blends development and operations, with support from a Scrum team of DevOps experts. You will shape automation strategies, collaborate cross-functionally, and work with cutting-edge AWS-based architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in software engineering or computer science.
• At least 3 years of DevOps experience.
• Lean/Agile mindset with focus on process optimization.
• Experience with CI/CD and automation tooling.
• Familiarity with AI capabilities to automate tasks.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and maintain platform components.
• Advise on automation improvements and best practices.
• Collaborate with developers, operations, and stakeholders.

Skills

DevOps mindset

Jenkins

GitLab

AWS CodeDeploy

Linux

Ansible

Bash

Python

PowerShell

AI exploration

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (Software Eng/CS)

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

AWS CodeDeploy

Job description

Job Overview

DevOps Engineer – R&D IT Platform management Eindhoven, Netherlands
Are you ready to join the future of innovation at NXP? As an R&D IT DevOps Engineer, you will drive automation and innovation within the team. You will help us optimize our CI/CD pipelines and explore innovative tools and AI concepts. Together with other team members, you will shape the future of the R&D Automation platforms. Your solutions will provide the R&D business unit with a high quality, self-service, fully automated platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines that help deploy the latest changes quickly.
• Develop and maintain new components of the platform.
• Act as the technical expert advising the organization on ways to improve automation and assist in executing them.
• Collaborate effectively with other developers, operations staff, and key stakeholders.

What is in it for you?

• The team keeps a healthy mix of 80% development and 20% operational activities.
• Opportunity to contribute to every development phase: from problem analysis and design to implementation, testing, and bug fixing.
• Support from direct colleagues and a Scrum team of DevOps experts.
• Training and personal development opportunities aligned with your needs.
• Guidance from the Product Owner, R&D business representatives, and other stakeholders.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in an AWS cloud-based platform architecture.
• Work at the great workplace in The Netherlands (High Tech Campus Eindhoven) in a safe environment aligned with company values.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Software Engineering or Computer Science.
• Three years of experience working on DevOps implementations and operations.
• Solid DevOps mindset and ability to evaluate and optimize DevOps processes and practice using Lean or Agile.
• Knowledge with maintaining automation and configuration management using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, AWS CodeDeploy.
• Good understanding of Linux operating systems, networking, and server management and use tools such as Ansible, Bash, Python.
• Comfortable in providing Windows automations through PowerShell.
• Curious and proactive in exploring AI capabilities to improve processes, automate routine tasks, and enhance productivity.
• Solution-oriented, hands-on, and flexible in responding to business needs.
• Customer-centric and no IT service provider mindset (SLAs, siloed).
• Valuing the importance of working together with others to be successful as a team.
• Part of a larger organization.

About NXP

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) makes products and environments safer, more sustainable, and more secure with innovative connectivity and edge processing solutions for a smarter world. We are in the business of better – not just better technologies, but better innovations to improve society. As the world leader in secure connectivity and processing solutions for embedded applications, NXP is solving the world’s most complex technology challenges to accelerate business innovation, enhance how we work, and advance how we live.

We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to develop core and professional skills. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. We aim to create an inclusive work environment and do not tolerate racism, discrimination, or harassment of any kind. We have programs focused on diversity, inclusion, and equality.