Automotive E / E System Architect

Context

NXP is the market leader in processing, networking and power management solutions for the automotive market and seeks to aggressively accelerate the market. By anticipating market needs and comprehensively responding to them, NXP is extending its value proposition toward system solution.

The automotive market is in an acceleration phase, with massive parallel innovation occurring across all domains with the adoption of the most advanced technologies.

This unique moment in time represents both an unprecedented opportunity for our customers and an extraordinary demand on their resources and capabilities. The three domains of the highest complexity for the market are Software, Functional Safety, and Security. In order to accelerate the migration to the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) and enable early engagement with the automotive OEMs, our strategic objective is to develop system expertise on E / E architecture and SDV

Role and Responsibilities

This role has a primary objective to contribute to a recent E / E architecture organization at NXP. The objective of the E / E architecture team is to build expertise at system level within NXP and to engage with the OEM advanced engineering team to offer support on sub-systems where NXP is building expertise. Such sub-systems are leveraging NXP expertise and portfolio in processing, networking, power management, security and safety.

The specific role here is for a system architect experienced in Architecture investigation who has been involved in the early definition E / E architectural system engineering work with an automotive OEM.

Job Description

• Use E / E architecture systems engineering tools such as PREEVISION, Enterprise Architect and MagicDraw to understand architecture trade offs and how they are impacted by NXP products - e.g. network topologies, functional safety, wake-up times, communication latencies, security, power distribution & management, etc
• Use this early E / E architecture understanding to influence the definition of new NXP products (processors, power management, communication interfaces)
• Engage with OEMs to define POC studies showing the benefits of NXP products in real vehicle networks
• Work with architecture / simulation tools vendors to make the transition from a simulation world to NXP products easy
• Engage effectively with OEM to build strong technical relationship; positioning NXP as the trusted partner for automotive HW and SW solutions for E / E architecture & understanding the different OEMs vision for future car architecture;
• Collaborate with NXP technical and commercial teams to define and implement an overall solution positioning; with associated collateral

Job Requirements

Location : This position is located in San Jose, CA. This is a hybrid role with 3 days in office and 2 days work from home each week. This role is not open to 100% remote.

The base salary range for this position is as mentioned below per year. We also provide competitive benefits, incentive compensation, and / or equity for certain roles.

Company benefits include health. dental, and vision insurance. 401(k), and paid leave. Please note that the base salary range (OR hourly rate) is a guideline, and individual total compensation may vary based on a number of factors such as qualifications, skill level, work location, and other business and organizational needs. This base pay range is specific to California and is not applicable to other locations. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range as of the date of this posting is :

$218,200 to $300,100 annually

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and / or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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