UWB System Validation Team Lead (m/f/d)

Job Title

UWB System Validation Team Lead (m/f/d)

Role Summary

Lead a team of validation leads and engineers to develop and validate end-to-end Ultra-Wideband (UWB) solutions for automotive, mobile, and industrial applications. The team builds proof-of-concept implementations, performs use-case validation, interoperability testing and KPI validation across hardware, firmware, software and security.

Work closely with product development, architecture and design teams to ensure solutions meet customer and market requirements and to identify issues early in real-world scenarios.

Experience Level

Senior-level - typically 7–10 years of industrial experience in system development or system validation of UWB or RF products.

Responsibilities

The role combines technical leadership, hands-on support, project planning and cross-functional coordination.

• Provide technical guidance and support to junior and senior engineers.
• Deliver hands-on technical support for complex validation issues.
• Plan and coordinate validation and POC projects with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive innovation in customer solutions and internal validation approaches.
• Contribute to product definitions by defining and validating use cases with domain experts and business partners.
• Lead and manage a team of ~10 engineers across short-, mid- and long-term activities.
• Oversee interoperability testing, performance KPI validation, and end-to-end solution verification.
• Perform security-related tasks as required for certification scope, maintaining a reliable and security-conscious work approach.

Requirements

Essential technical skills, leadership experience, and communication capabilities required for the role.

Must-have:

• 7–10 years of industrial experience in system development or validation of UWB or RF products.
• Deep understanding of embedded firmware development, signal processing, debugging and testing.
• Strong expertise in lab setups and RF measurement instrumentation.
• Experience programming in embedded C and Python.
• Proven experience leading a team of approximately 10 engineers.
• Good English written and spoken communication skills and ability to align with peers and architects.
• Ability to work reliably on security-related tasks that may be in scope for certifications.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with automotive or industrial product validation and interoperability testing.
• Experience defining and validating performance KPIs.
• Curiosity and creative problem-solving.

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.