Principal System Engineer

Experience: Not Available to Not Available years

Location: Caen, France

Skills: C, C++, MATLAB, Python, wireless communication system design, control system design, DC-DC modeling, performance analysis, jitter modeling, analog-mixed signal domain

Job Summary

NXP Semiconductors France is seeking a Principal System Engineer to lead the architectural definition, design, and implementation of complex embedded systems, ensuring cutting-edge performance and reliability for our next-generation semiconductor products. The preferred candidate is mid level experienced system engineer with prior work expertise in system engineering, modeling, performance study, etc.

Job Responsibilities

Lead the system-level architecture definition and design for new semiconductor products, encompassing hardware, software, and firmware aspects.

- Conduct detailed system analysis, requirements gathering, and specification development, translating product requirements into technical solutions.
- Perform feasibility studies, trade-off analyses, and risk assessments for proposed system architectures.
- Collaborate closely with hardware, software, and verification teams to ensure seamless integration and validation of system components.




- Develop and implement system-level test plans and strategies to ensure robust functionality and performance.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
- Act as a key technical interface with customers, understanding their needs and translating them into technical requirements and solutions.
- Drive continuous improvement in system engineering processes and methodologies.
- Contribute to intellectual property generation through patent disclosures and technical publications.

Job Qualifications

- Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 12+ years of experience in system engineering, with a solid focus on embedded systems and semiconductor product development.
- Excellent written, oral and presentation capability.
- Individual contributor but works closely with team members from diverse cultures and geographies.
- Strong expertise in programming and modeling - C, C++, MATLAB, Python.
- Solid experience in wireless communication system design, or control system design, DC-DC modeling and performance analysis, jitter modeling.
- Worked in product specification and development in analog-mixed signal domain.

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