Senior Firmware Engineer – Automotive NFC (m/f/d) - fixed term contract

Location: Gratkorn

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Join our NFC Automotive Firmware team and contribute to the development of advanced automotive NFC platforms, working close to the silicon across pre‑ and post‑silicon phases. You will collaborate within an international engineering team to deliver firmware that meets the highest standards of quality and robustness in a standards‑driven automotive environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Design, implement and verify embedded firmware modules for automotive semiconductor products.

• Own firmware verification and validation activities, including pre- and post- silicon testing.

• Define and implement firmware test concepts, test cases and test environments.

• Contribute to system bring‑up, debugging, and root‑cause analysis across hardware and software boundaries.

• Document design decisions, implementation details, and test results in accordance with NXP quality standards.

• Support internal and external customers by analyzing technical issues and providing robust solutions.

• Collaborate closely with hardware, system, and validation teams across multiple sites and disciplines.

Your Profile 

• Strong experience in embedded firmware development using C/C++, ideally in automotive or safety‑critical environments.

• Solid understanding of embedded systems, including low‑level firmware and hardware interfaces.

• Experience with firmware verification, testing methodologies, and debugging techniques.

• Familiarity with ROM‑based firmware, bootloaders, or early silicon bring‑up phases is a plus.

• Knowledge of Python is an advantage, for example in automation, tooling, or test support.

• Experience with version control systems, CI/CD environments, and software quality metrics.

• Experience with AI‑assisted development tools is considered a plus.

• Basic knowledge of digital hardware design and HDL (Verilog or VHDL) is an advantage.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field — or comparable practical experience.

• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively in international and cross‑functional teams.

• Very good English communication skills, written and spoken.

• The contract is limited until July 2028 with the possibility of extension

What We Offer

• Challenging technical work on state‑of‑the‑art automotive semiconductor products.

• Collaboration with highly skilled engineers across firmware, hardware, and system domains.

• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth within NXP’s engineering career framework.

• A flexible and inclusive working environment that values technical excellence and teamwork.

Please note: The successful candidate may/will be responsible for security related tasks. The assignment may/will be in scope of security certifications, therefore a conscious and reliable way of working is necessary.

For applications in Gratkorn: NXP provides market competitive compensation according to the benchmarking of the electronic and semiconductor industry. Due to the Austrian Equal Treatment Act we are obligated to state the employment group of our applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) “Kollektivvertrag für Angestellte Gewerbe und Handwerk und in der Dienstleistung“, this position (fulltime) is graded in Employment Group V. Your individual experiences and expectations will be considered in the application process. Moreover, we provide attractive benefits to our employees like home office, flexible working time, meal benefits and more.

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