Senior Principal System Architect – Signal Chain & Silicon

Nexperia; Nijmegen; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexperia, headquartered in Nijmegen, seeks a Senior Principal System Engineer to define the next generation of Signal Chain products. You will lead system-level architecture and collaborate across design, verification, and test teams to balance performance, cost, and reliability.

You will act as the primary technical interface for customers and field teams, translating market needs into scalable silicon solutions and driving the roadmap for automotive, industrial, and high-density consumer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 10–15 years of experience in system-level semiconductor design, analog/mixed-signal or interface products.
• Ability to translate customer and market needs into robust, manufacturable solutions.
• Deep understanding of system-level trade-offs including performance, cost, power, and constraints.
• Experience working in global, cross-functional environments as a technical interface between engineering, marketing and customers.
• Hands-on silicon bring-up, validation, characterization, and lab-based system debugging.
• Strong analytical mindset with structured problem-solving and decision-making in complex environments.
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, or guiding technical direction in projects.
• Preferred: Automotive, Industrial, or High-Volume Consumer Electronics applications.
• Knowledge of high-speed board design, signal integrity, and transmission line behavior.
• Familiarity with simulation/analysis tools such as ADS, SPICE, or equivalent.
• Understanding of I2C, I3C, SPI interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Define system architecture for voltage translators and signal chain products.
• Identify market trends and translate into product opportunities and roadmaps.
• Convert customer requirements into technical specifications.
• Collaborate with design, verification and test teams on trade-offs for power, area, and cost.
• Drive system-level optimization, risk management, and decision-making.
• Evaluate prototype silicon for performance and compliance.
• Develop datasheets, application notes, and user guides.
• Provide system-level customer support including schematic review and debugging.

Skills

System design

Analog design

Signal integrity

High-speed design

I2C/I3C/SPI

ADS/SPICE

Layout guidance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ADS

SPICE

LabVIEW

Job description

Nexperia, headquartered in Nijmegen, seeks a Senior Principal System Engineer to define the next generation of Signal Chain products. You will lead system-level architecture and collaborate across design, verification, and test teams to balance performance, cost, and reliability.

You will act as the primary technical interface for customers and field teams, translating market needs into scalable silicon solutions and driving the roadmap for automotive, industrial, and high-density consumer