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Chip Lead

NXP Semiconductors Netherlands B.V.

Austin (Oakhill, Office)SoC / ASICPosted Sep 21, 2026
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Business Line Description: • AI & Chip Engineering team defines and develops System on Chip, ASIC’s, Digital and Analog IP’s for a wide range of products, including Automotive microprocessors, Application processors, Data Center and network processors. Job Summary: • Lead product execution for Automotive ASIL-B/D SoC’s & Data Center SOCs • Work with Systems, Marketing, PE/TE and Arch engineering to define the part. Generate and analyze data to take right and cost effective architecture decision • Work with IP, Technology, packaging partners to assess the right IP/packages and technology options for the part. • Work with IP and SoC functions (frontend, verification, AMS, DFT, Emulation, Validation, Physical implementation) to understand and resolve inter/intra functional handoff and challenges. • Oversee definition management and make sure the implementation complies with the requirements • Work closely with downstream teams dependent on SOC, who are working on post-silicon activities, to make sure their needs are addressed • Work closely with Test and Product engineering teams to enable productization. • Work closely with post silicon evaluation teams (functional and analog Validation, Characterization, Application and Software teams) and address design issues. • Work with Program management office for management attention and clearly articulate dependencies and help needed for timely execution of projects. • Assess workload and resource demands based on complexity and create predictable project plans meeting customer requirements • Mentor engineers across various functions Key Challenges: • Automotive SoC development pose additional challenges specific to implementation of safety mechanism • Automotive SoC development requires ensuring very high quality and reliability, ensuring a very low ppm defectivity over an long product life time. • The role includes leading the teams in a matrix organization, assimilating information from across functional teams and analyzing it in product context • Understand impact of architecture on logical and physical realizability • Working within resource and schedule constraints Cross functional aspects: • This role is primarily about leading cross functional teams • During part definition is includes a close interaction with Business, Systems, Architects, third party IP vendors • During execution a close interaction and decision making is required between Technology, packaging, IP, Architecture, Various implementation functions, Test and Product Engineering. • Post silicon, close collaboration is needed with Software, Test and production engineering, Application and Field teams. • Overall, Chip lead is central design point of contact for all cross functional teams associated with the part. Job Qualifications: • Bachelors in Engineering with at 15 years of design development experience, with at least 5 years of leading complete design and design functions. • MS in Electrical Engineering preferred (higher level education may substitute for some experience). • Experience in leading Global cross functional teams • Experience in leading designs in smaller geometries desired Job location: • The role is based in Austin/US. This is a hybrid role with a few days in the office each week and the remaining days are work from home. 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. #LI-6692

RISC-V ecosystem

NXP Semiconductors Netherlands B.V. in the RISC-V ecosystem

RISC-V International: Strategic

NXP Semiconductors NV is American Dutch semiconductor manufacturer with dual headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands and Austin, Texas.

  • NXP is putting RISC-V cores into its mainstream products: a Linux-capable RISC-V core was reported to debut on an NXP i.MX SoC
  • Broad MCU/applications-processor vendor tracked in RISC-V market analyses alongside other incumbents

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