Senior Principal Automotive E / E System Architect | NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors
Senior Principal Automotive E / E System Architect | NXP Semiconductors
Salary Not Specified
NXP Semiconductors, Renfrew, Renfrewshire
- Part time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 7 weeks ago, 13 Mar | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 72551fbafa514984ac4b812a41057225
Full Job Description
- Use E/E architecture systems engineering tools to understand architecture trade offs and how they are impacted by NXP products - e.g. power distribution and network topologies, functional safety, wake-up times, communication latencies, security, power distribution & management, etc
- Use this early E/E architecture understanding to influence the definition of new NXP products (processors, power management, communication interfaces)
- Engage with OEMs to define POC studies showing the benefits of NXP products in power management distribution
- Work with architecture/simulation tools vendors to make the transition from a simulation world to NXP products easy
- Engage effectively with OEM to build strong technical and management relationship; positioning NXP as the trusted partner for automotive HW and SW solutions for E/E architecture & understanding the different OEMs vision for future car architecture;
- Collaborate with NXP technical and commercial teams to define and implement an overall solution positioning; with associated collateral
Experience of E/E architecture definition and development - Knowledge and experience of tools used within early E/E architecture definition - understanding tradeoffs and key performance metrics of the OEM
- Strong track record using modelling and simulation tools to define aspects of vehicular E/E architecture
- 8 years+ experience in automotive market
- History of engagement with automotive Tier1 and/or OEM
- Experience in software and system solutions that enable car architecture evolution
- Strong business and technical acumen, customer focus/ external orientation
- Excellent communication and influencing skills - written and verbal
NXP is the market leader in processing, networking and power management solutions for the automotive market and seeks to aggressively accelerate the market. By anticipating market needs and comprehensively responding to them, NXP is extending its value proposition toward system solution.
The automotive market is in an acceleration phase, with massive parallel innovation occurring across all domains with the adoption of the most advanced technologies.
This unique moment in time represents both an unprecedented opportunity for our customers and an extraordinary demand on their resources and capabilities. The three domains of the highest complexity for the market are Software, Functional Safety, and Security. In order to accelerate the migration to the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) and enable early engagement with the automotive OEMs, our strategic objective is to develop system expertise on E/E architecture and SDV
Role and Responsibilities
This role has a primary objective to contribute to a new E/E architecture organization at NXP. The objective of the E/E architecture lab is to build expertise at system level within NXP and to engage with the OEM advanced engineering team to offer support on sub-systems where NXP is building expertise. Such sub-systems are leveraging NXP expertise and portfolio in processing, networking, power distribution, security and safety.
The specific role here is for a systems architect experienced in definition/simulation/modelling techniques for power management distribution who has been involved in the early definition E/E architectural system engineering work with an automotive OEM., NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. For more information, visit
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