Principal System Architect – Mobile Wallet

Job Title

Principal System Architect – Mobile Wallet

Role Summary

Define technical vision, architecture, and delivery of NFC-based mobile wallet solutions for contactless payments, transit, access control and related services. Serve as the technical authority across the NFC ecosystem and lead global cross-functional hardware, software and RF teams to translate customer and market requirements into secure, scalable, interoperable solutions.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities include architecture, customer engagement, standards compliance, and team leadership:

• Support customer design‑in of NFC chips and systems across hardware, RF, firmware, middleware, and applications.
• Drive development of solutions for contactless payments, public transport, access control, and digital credential services.
• Define customer-specific architectures based on existing NFC chipsets and provide requirements for future products.
• Ensure compliance with NFC Forum, EMVCo, GlobalPlatform, and relevant ISO/IEC standards.
• Drive technical engagements with strategic customers and ecosystem partners.
• Lead and ramp up interdisciplinary HW/SW/RF teams.
• Ensure solution quality, security, interoperability, and technical readiness for deployment.

Requirements

Must-have technical expertise and professional skills:

• Deep knowledge of NFC and contactless ecosystems (payments, transit, access control, digital credentials).
• Strong background in hardware and software architectures; experience with mobile phone and wearable architectures.
• Solid understanding of NFC RF principles and 13.56 MHz communication systems.
• Experience with Secure Elements and secure transaction architectures.
• Working knowledge of ISO/IEC 14443 A/B, ISO/IEC 18092, ISO/IEC 15693, NFC Forum, EMVCo, and GlobalPlatform.
• Experience supporting customer design‑in and deployment of NFC solutions.
• Leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills; structured working style, documentation and problem-solving capabilities.
• Fluent English, written and verbal.
• Security-conscious approach; may be responsible for security-related tasks and certification processes.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

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.