At NXP Semiconductors, we shape a smarter, more secure world.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables secure connections for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better, and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. Built on more than 60 years of combined experience and expertise, the company has approximately 29,000 employees in more than 30 countries and posted revenue of $8.61 billion in 2020.

Ready to join the future of innovation in our team at NXP?

Become part of a dynamic team that is developing functional safety SW for industrial and automotive applications. We are looking for highly innovative and passionate engineers to join our software team that is developing advanced software components for the next generation of industrial automation. The demand for the functional safety SW is growing together with the trend of Industry 4.0.

There is a lot of room for new ideas and innovations, and you will be supported to have a continuous focus on development, coaching, and creating supportive environment for your team. NXP strongly believes that the business is rapidly transforming and future growth will be driven by innovations in software. Our engineers will help to lead this transformation.

Your team

By joining our Czech team, you will have the opportunity to be a part of a high-performance and enthusiastic software development team in a friendly and dynamic work environment. You will have the opportunity to get in contact with different NXP teams (system teams, hardware designers, customers engineers, etc.), give feedback, and propose solutions.

The role is responsible for managing a software team to deliver functional safety software components for new NXP MCU’s and MPU’s. The team consists of 7 engineers for SW design and algorithm implementation.

Responsibilities – What We Do

• Lead the design of software applications and components, ensuring alignment with project goals and strategic objectives
• Implementation of professional Industrial Functional Safety SW
• Collect and analyze architect needs on Functional Safety
• Follow software development process and quality standards
• Align software development plans with product roadmaps and organizational objectives
• Coordinate architecture, design, code, and test reviews
• Lead and mentor engineers, fostering technical growth and career development
• Manage staffing and resource allocation based on project needs
• Interface with external development partners and stakeholders
• Oversee software build and release processes

To thrive in this role, you should bring:

• Master’s in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 15 years of experience in Embedded programming experience in C/C
• Proficiency in real-time operating systems (RTOS), and embedded Linux
• Strong technical knowledge and experience with overall software development process models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
• Deep expertise in microcontroller / microprocessor architecture
• Strong knowledge of microcontrollers, SoC bring-up, and hardware-software integration
• 5 years’ experience in leading sizable engineering team (>7 members)
• Debugging skills for embedded targets and low-level software
• Experience with the software development processes and quality standards
• Experience in functional safety software engineering (ISO 26262, IEC61508) is an advantage
• Fluent in English
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and experience interacting with both business and engineering staff at all levels including the executive level.

Personal Skills – Who You Are:

• Strong leadership skills to inspire, engage, and motivate
• Entrepreneurial mindset with agility for execution
• A pragmatic person with own pro-activity to solve the incoming issues, high independence level
• Willingness and ability to learn new trends and support the team
• Team player to keep excellent team spirit

In this role, you’ll have space to grow, expand your technical depth, and take increasing ownership of features and system components — all within a supportive engineering environment focused on excellence and collaboration.

What can you expect?

Contract: This is a full-time position with a permanent contract.

Compensation: Attractive market salary is accompanied by the bonus plan (payment twice a year), long-term incentive plan and dividends processing, opportunity to purchase company shares at a 15% discount, lunch allowance, additional vacation days, sickness support, sick days, weekend bank holiday recovery days, pension and well-being support, flexible work hours, home office, team-buildings, and much more. Salaries are being reviewed each year, and market changes are closely observed.

We believe in providing a holistic and supportive work environment, and we would be happy to share more details during our face-to-face discussions.

Opportunities for your development: We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people first. 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, including a chance to gain a training certificate for various safety standards, such as IEC61508:2010 or ISO26262:2018.

Our office:

We work in two locations – for offered position Brno office is preffered:

• Brno: A modern office with a fresh design, cozy rooms, and an in-house cafeteria.
• Rožnov: A place with history and heart. A modern office with fresh design, and an in-house cafeteria. We love the relaxed atmosphere of the town and the wide selection of great restaurants, perfect for enjoying lunch with colleagues.

Hiring process: Applying is quick and easy – just fill out the online form and upload your CV. If your profile matches, you’ll have a short phone or video call with our technical team. If successful, you’ll get a chance to ask HR anything you need. We respond fast — unless we’re on vacation .

And more: Work is important, but so is everything around it. We start our days with free coffee and friendly chats. You can look forward to fresh fruit days, ice cream breaks, and even bake fairs.
We also organize social events like Christmas parties, family days, and food festivals. Want to give back? Join our charity initiatives and help us make a difference.

What’s next

Candidates are invited to apply on our career page with the resume and motivation letter in English for one or several open jobs at the same time.

The candidate may submit the CV for more than 1 open position.

At the application stage, all candidates should have a valid visa and work permit to work in Czech Republic.

If you’re excited about this opportunity, we kindly invite you to apply!

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.”

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