Manager, RF System Engineering (Cards and NFC Charging)

Job Title

Manager, RF System Engineering (Cards and NFC Charging)

Role Summary

Lead the RF validation team in Gratkorn focused on Smartcards, UHF tags and NFC wireless charging. Drive technical direction, validation strategy, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure product quality and timely deliveries.

Experience Level

Senior level - typically 6 to 8 years of experience in RF system development, validation, characterization, or related fields.

Responsibilities

Accountable for RF validation, technical leadership, and process improvements across global development projects.

• Lead and coordinate the RF validation team for Smartcards, UHF tags and NFC Wireless Charging across global, cross‑functional projects.
• Provide technical leadership for complex RF validation tasks, root‑cause analysis and resolution throughout the product lifecycle.
• Define and drive validation strategies, quality targets, schedules and pipeline management.
• Act as escalation point and domain expert for RF validation, influencing technical decisions and best practices.
• Improve validation methodologies, automation frameworks and software tools; apply AI methods to increase efficiency.
• Mentor and guide engineers through technical reviews, debugging and validation planning.
• Optimize RF performance relative to ISO/IEC 14443, ISO/IEC 15693, ISO/IEC 18000‑63, NFC Forum, EMVCo and WLC requirements.
• Represent RF validation in project reviews, architecture discussions, customer engagements and strategic planning.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to share knowledge and align RF validation processes across sites.

Requirements

Required technical skills, experience and behaviors for success in this role.

• 6–8 years of practical experience in RF system development, validation, characterization or related areas.
• Recognized expertise in RF communication systems: modulation, coding, transmitter/receiver architecture, and analog/mixed‑signal concepts.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical projects and influence multi‑team decisions.
• Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership (can be without direct people‑management responsibility).
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to work across international, multicultural teams.
• Software and automation skills; familiarity with Python, MATLAB, data analysis frameworks and AI tools preferred.
• Experience with RF simulation and analysis tools such as ADS, SPICE or equivalent.
• Self‑driven, highly organized, able to work independently on complex technical problems with broad impact.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Willingness to perform security‑related tasks and work within security certification scopes.

Education Requirements

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Information Engineering or a related technical discipline (as stated in the posting).

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.