System Architect - Protocol Bridges

Job Title

System Architect - Protocol Bridges

Role Summary

Define architecture and product roadmap for protocol bridges, interface aggregators, and connectivity hub solutions. Work with customers and cross-functional teams (design, test, applications, marketing) to translate system requirements into product specifications and deliver demos, reference designs, and documentation.

Experience Level

Senior level. The posting requests 15+ years of relevant product-definition and architecture experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include product definition, customer engagement, and cross-functional launch support.

• Define innovative protocol-bridge and interface-aggregator product roadmap based on market and application trends.
• Gather and translate customer/system requirements into product specifications and value propositions.
• Perform competitive technical analysis and benchmarking.
• Collaborate with design, test, applications, and marketing teams to develop and launch products on schedule.
• Prepare technical documentation: specifications, datasheets, white papers, application notes, and demos.
• Oversee development of reference circuits and demonstration boards.
• Provide technical support for complex customer issues and assist field applications teams and key customers.
• Engage with partners, OEMs, and standards bodies to influence architectures and standards.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; nice-to-have items listed separately.

• 15+ years of experience in new product definition and architecture specification.
• Deep knowledge of interface specifications: USB2/eUSB2, I3C, I2C, UART, SPMI, SDIO, I2S, and real-time Ethernet (100M/1G).
• Prior experience specifying and developing protocol-bridging, aggregation, or interface-expander solutions (MCU-based or hardware-FSM based).
• Proven ability to translate customer requirements into product specs and to work directly with customers for design-ins.
• Experience producing technical documentation and product demonstrations.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills; experience collaborating across engineering, marketing, and product teams.
• Participation in standards or industry working groups is expected.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with timestamping, security/encryption, IEEE1722 and IEEE1588 implementations.
• Experience developing SystemC functional models and timing-accurate modeling.

Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Electronics Engineering (BSEE) required; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) is desirable.

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.