Hardware Solutions Competency Center (HWS-CC) is a central team within NXPs Global Operations Engineering (GOE) organization responsible for design manufacturing compliance and supply chain operations of hardware boards. The organization provides hardware solutions to all business units within NXP through its global presence in North America Europe and Asia. Board types include customer reference design silicon validation failure analysis and reliability applications.
The role spans the full hardware lifecycle: requirements capture circuit design PCB coordination prototype bring-up functional and electrical validation EMI/EMC support and sustaining engineering. You will independently own defined circuit blocks and validation activities while working with senior engineers on complex architecture and system-level decisions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Circuit Design & Architecture
Understand technical requirements and contribute to board-level architecture and component selection.
Design analog digital power-supply clock reset boot-configuration and interface circuits.
Develop and review schematics for microcontroller- microprocessor- or SoC-based hardware.
Read and interpret component datasheets reference manuals design guidelines and interface specifications.
PCB Implementation
Define PCB placement routing stack-up grounding impedance and power-distribution requirements.
Coordinate with PCB layout engineers and participate in schematic and layout reviews.
Apply design-for-manufacturing design-for-test reliability and component-derating guidelines.
Maintain design data in PDM/PLM or version-control systems; support ECOs and NPI activities.
Bring-Up & Debug
Prepare board bring-up plans and perform initial power clock reset boot and interface validation.
Debug board-level issues using schematics PCB files measurements firmware logs and component documentation.
Use laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes DMMs logic analyzers programmable power supplies electronic loads protocol analyzers and JTAG/boundary-scan debug tools.
Test & Validation
Develop and execute functional electrical interface power thermal and margin test procedures.
Document test setups measurements observations failures root causes and corrective actions.
Leverage basic scripting (Python or similar) for test automation data logging or measurement analysis.
EMI/EMC & Compliance
Support EMI/EMC design reviews covering grounding shielding filtering return paths and interface protection.
Participate in pre-compliance and certification testing (radiated/conducted emissions immunity ESD electrical safety environmental compliance).
Work with compliance laboratories and internal teams to investigate certification failures and validate corrective actions.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Project Support
Collaborate with PCB layout firmware software mechanical thermal manufacturing and compliance teams.
Support prototype builds component replacements board revisions and sustaining-engineering activities.
Provide effort estimates proactively flag design risks and component availability issues and communicate technical status to the project lead.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Location: Noida
3-5 years of relevant experience in board-level hardware design bring-up testing or validation.
Hands-on experience designing and debugging analog and digital electronic circuits.
Experience with microcontrollers processors SoCs memories PMICs voltage regulators clock devices and standard board-level peripherals.
Practical experience in schematic capture and PCB design review using tools such as Cadence OrCAD/Allegro or equivalent.
Understanding of multilayer PCB design: grounding return paths controlled impedance decoupling and power distribution.
Experience bringing up prototype boards and troubleshooting power clock reset boot memory and interface-related issues.
Working knowledge of commonly used interfaces: UART I2C SPI USB Ethernet CAN JTAG SD/eMMC SMBus or PMBus.
Working familiarity with multiple high-speed interface (PCIe DDR4/5 LPDDR high-speed USB or SerDes); ability to interpret SI simulation results and apply termination/routing guidelines.
Experience using laboratory equipment: oscilloscopes DMMs logic analyzers programmable power supplies electronic loads protocol analyzers and JTAG/boundary-scan debug tools.
Working understanding of signal integrity power integrity transmission-line effects termination crosstalk and timing.
Practical understanding of EMI/EMC design practices: filtering shielding grounding ESD protection and noise reduction.
Exposure to EMI/EMC pre-compliance or certification testing; ability to support debugging.
Familiarity with certification standards such as CISPR IEC FCC CE automotive or industry-specific requirements (expertise in all standards is not expected).
Ability to prepare clear design documents test procedures validation reports and failure-analysis reports.
Robust troubleshooting analytical communication(written/Oral) and cross-functional collaboration skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelors/masters degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Experience with embedded automotive industrial consumer networking or semiconductor evaluation hardware.
Basic scripting ability (Python MATLAB or similar) for test automation data logging or measurement analysis.
Exposure to SPICE simulation or signal/power integrity analysis tools.
Experience supporting products through prototype validation certification and production stages.
Familiarity with PCB fabrication assembly manufacturing test and component qualification.
Exposure to environmental and reliability testing: temperature vibration thermal cycling or humidity.
Experience working with external design partners PCB manufacturers test laboratories or component suppliers.
EXPECTED LEVEL OF OWNERSHIP
Within HWS-CC this engineer will be expected to:
Independently design and validate assigned circuit blocks.
Coordinate PCB implementation for assigned portions of the design.
Bring up and debug prototype hardware with limited supervision.
Prepare and execute test plans for assigned functions and interfaces.
Support EMI/EMC investigation and certification activities as part of a larger engineering team.
Proactively flag design risks schedule impacts and component availability issues before they become blockers.
Escalate architecture high-speed design safety and complex compliance issues to senior technical experts.
Maintain accurate design test and issue-tracking documentation.