Software Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors seeks a software engineer to design, develop, test and document software for semiconductor applications across consumer electronics, industrial and automotive sectors. You will integrate software with microcontrollers, processors and reference platforms, and provide technical support to partners and customers.

Qualifications include a Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.

Qualifications

• Developing, debugging, and testing embedded software solutions.
• Programming, compiling, debugging, in C, Python or Bash Scripting
• Embedded Linux environments
• Cross compilation
• Microprocessor System Design
• Computer Architecture
• Jira

Responsibilities

• Perform semiconductor engineering duties and specify, design, and integrate software components into a complete product.
• Design, develop, test and document software systems and applications for enhancements and new products; facilitate integration of microcontrollers and development platforms into applications.
• Provide hardware and software technical support working with partners and customers, software development, and training for processors and reference design systems.
• System level customer support involving multimedia, operating systems, machine learning components for key customers.

Skills

Embedded software development

C programming

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Embedded Linux

Cross compilation

Microprocessor system design

Computer architecture

Jira

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Job description

Job Description: Duties: Perform semiconductor engineering duties and specify, design, and integrate software components into a complete product. Design and develop solutions to semiconductor applications problems in furtherance of consumer electronics, industrial and automotive industry. Design, develop, test and document software systems and applications for enhancements and new products; facilitate the smooth integration of microcontrollers, processors, and development platforms into relevant applications; provide hardware and software technical support working closely and efficiently with partners and customers, software development, and training for processors and reference design systems; system level customer support involving multimedia, operating systems, machine learning components for all key customers; prepare application notes and technical materials, including design documentation, specifications, procedures, experimental results, design options, and tradeoffs; perform feasibility and benchmark study for specific product use cases, optimize software programs including applications, operating systems-level software and/or middleware performance, and low power consumption; contribute to architectural firmware and/or middleware design discussion for new generation chipsets; analyze the impact of the software and algorithms for the definition of the next generation of SoC; contribute to porting of new opensource and commercial framework, analyze performance, and propose optimizations; create, evaluate, and demonstrate hardware and software and associated training materials; and solve system design issues, and respond to technical questions. Up to 10% domestic and 5% international travel required for business meetings, events, conferences, trainings.

Qualifications: Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, foreign equivalent or related field.

Position requires completion of a graduate-level course, research project, internship or thesis involving:

• Developing, debugging, and testing embedded software solutions
• Programming, compiling, debugging, in C, Python or Bash Scripting
• Embedded Linux environments
• Cross compilation
• Microprocessor System Design
• Computer Architecture
• Jira

Salary: $139152 per year.

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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