Principal Software Architect - Circular Economy (m/f/d)

We are expanding our Circular Economy Software R&D Team at NXP Gratkorn!

Our Department

The Circular Economy team is focusing on Sub-GHz Radio solutions for Smart Meter and Asset Tracking using state of the art wireless protocols like Amazon Sidewalk, Matter, Sigfox, Zigbee and many more.

We are looking for an experienced Embedded Software Architect specifying the architecture and developing the next generation of our products.

In this role you will have a close collaboration with our Hardware team to define the SW-Interfaces for the future Hard-/Software Co-Design of our optimized products.

You are part of an experienced team of Software Engineers and Architects, with broad technical background in software development and validation. You will act as a part of an international team.

Your Responsibilities

You will be integrated in a team of software, hardware and validation experts and work together with them on developing the next generation of our product portfolio.

Your responsibilities will be

• Definition, Implementation and Validation of specified Software architectures

• Technical Leadership of a distributed Software Development team

• Definition of SW Interfaces for Hard-/Software Co-Design

• Define, prioritize and high level estimate of Software Work-Packages

• Requirements Management

• Support of Project Planning

• Internal Stakeholder Management

Your Profile

• Master’s degree in Software Engineering or Electronic Engineering, Computer science, or similar, with focus on Embedded Software and/or signal processing

• Several years in experience in SW architecture specification and Embedded Software Development on microcontrollers in C/C++ and scripting languages

• Strong understanding of microcontroller architectures (ARM, etc. ), signal processing and real-time operating systems

• Technical Leadership experience

• Familiar with Requirements Management

• Strong communication skills for aligning with peers

• Highly independent working

• Familiar with agile Software Development

• Open-minded and self-motivated Team Player

• Fluent English skills

Ready to create a smarter world? Join the future of Innovation. Join NXP. Apply online!

At NXP in Austria, we are proud to have received several external awards. The Leading Employer Award 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023 , which is presented exclusively only to the top 1% of employers in Austria. Since 2022 we are allowed to call ourselves a family-friendly employer .

In 2023 NXP Austria was awarded with the ‘ Equalita ’ quality label - the seal of quality for in-house advancement of women in the workplace.

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What can you expect?

Contract: This is a fulltime (or parttime) position with a permanent contract.

Benefits: Besides a competitive salary, you will be eligible for our bonus plan and receive lunch vouchers, a higher than average number of vacation days and the possibility to buy company shares with a 15% discount.

We also have a work from home policy and many more benefits. In certain cases we also provide a relocation package and support for your move to Austria.

Development opportunities: We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills.

Our office : NXP Graz/Gratkorn is based just outside of Graz, the city with the second highest population in Austria and the capital of the province Styria, with access to a highway, airport proximity and very good public transport connections to Graz.

From there, you can enjoy the variety of opportunities Styria has to offer – whether you prefer outdoor activities in the gorgeous alpine mountains or cultural activities and events in the city of Graz.

Hiring process: Applying only takes a minute! Fill in the online application and share your CV with us. After a positive screening based on your CV you will have an initial phone or video conversation with our Talent Acquisition Consultant followed by several business interviews.

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And more: Life at NXP is more than work alone. We like to start our day with a free coffee and chat with a colleague in our social room and every day we offer fresh fruits for all employees. Join us at one of the many social activities that are organized by and for employees such as our summer parties, Christmas parties and sports events like a tennis tournament or sledging. Due to our location right next to the river Mur you can also enjoy the beautiful cycling and running path in your break or before/after work, because we also offer welfare facilities.

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 IV. 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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