Junior System Engineer for Automotive Innovations

Job Title

Junior System Engineer for Automotive Innovations

Role Summary

Contribute to the design, development, integration, and validation of semiconductor-based systems and solutions within multidisciplinary engineering teams. Support definition of system requirements, interfaces, and specifications to enable hardware and software integration.

This role focuses on system-level activities throughout the product lifecycle and provides an opportunity to develop technical expertise in embedded and semiconductor systems.

Experience Level

Entry-level (Junior). No specific years-of-experience requirement stated.

Responsibilities

Primary duties include translating requirements into system-level solutions, supporting integration and verification, and maintaining technical documentation.

• Support development and documentation of system requirements, architectures, and technical specifications for semiconductor products.
• Assist in defining system interfaces, functional behavior, and I/O parameters for hardware and software components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze customer, business, and technical requirements and translate them into system-level solutions.
• Participate in system modeling, simulation, prototyping, integration, testing, and validation activities.
• Identify, analyze, and help resolve system design, performance, and integration issues.
• Contribute to design reviews and technical discussions during product development.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, methodologies, and engineering tools.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including requirements, design specifications, test plans, and reports.
• Work closely with hardware, software, verification, and product teams to ensure successful implementation and delivery.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, practical abilities, and personal qualities for the role.

• Understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and hardware/software interactions.
• Basic knowledge of embedded systems, semiconductor technologies, digital design, or system modeling concepts.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication and ability to collaborate in a team.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a multidisciplinary engineering environment.

Nice-to-have

• Internship, academic project, research, or co-op experience in systems engineering, embedded systems, hardware design, or software development.
• Familiarity with C, C++, Python, or MATLAB.
• Exposure to requirements management, modeling, simulation, verification, or validation methodologies.
• Knowledge of automotive, industrial, IoT, mobile, or edge processing technologies.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, or a related technical field.

About the Company

Company: NXP Semiconductors

Headquarters: Nijmegen, Netherlands

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company that provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions. With over 45,000 employees and operations in more than 35 countries, NXP is a leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, catering to automotive, industrial IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. The company is committed to innovation and sustainability, advancing a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through technology.