Senior SW development engineer

Ready to join the future of innovation at NXP?

NXP Semiconductors enables secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, we are driving innovation in the secure connected vehicle, end-to-end security & privacy and smart connected solutions markets. Built on more than 60 years of combined experience and expertise, the company has 45,000 employees in more than 35 countries. Additional information can be found by visiting www.nxp.com.

We are looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our high-performance team

developing next-generation automotive software platforms.

You will design and deliver high-quality embedded low-level software and firmware on the

newest NXP SoCs; aligned with AUTOSAR and non-AUTOSAR standards, contributing to

advanced automotive systems.

You will play a key technical role, driving architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and

ensuring delivery of robust and scalable solutions.

Your responsibilities:

• Design and develop embedded low-level software (drivers/firmware) for automotive microcontrollers and processors
• Own and drive full software lifecycle: requirements, architecture, design, implementation, integration, and testing
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (HW, system, validation, customers) and provide technical guidance
• Contribute to process improvements, coding standards, and best practices (e.g., AUTOSAR, ASPICE)
• Mentor junior engineers and support knowledge sharing within the team. To ensure your success in this role, the following experience is required:
• Strong experience in embedded C programming.
• Deep understanding of microcontrollers, CPU architecture, memory, interrupts.
• Advanced debugging skills on embedded systems.
• Debugging skills for embedded targets and low level software.
• Experience with software development lifecycle (requirements → design → code → test)
• English language (spoken and written). Experience with any of the following is considered a plus:
• Automotive and general-purpose peripherals (UART, DMA, Timers, etc.).
• Knowledge of Autosar standard, tooling, methodology.
• Memory devices and stacks (flash, ufs, emmc, ota, bootloader).
• ARM architectures (CortexM7, CortexR52, CortexM0+, etc).
• ARM software specs (SCMI, PSCI, etc.)
• RTOS knowledge (AUTOSAR OS, FreeRTOS, etc.).
• Experience with CI/CD, Git, scripting, or build systems.
• Makefiles, scripting languages.
• Ability to read schematics and understand HW/SW interactions.

What can you expect

Contract: This is a fulltime position with a permanent contract

Compensation: Besides a good salary, you will be eligible for our bonus plan and receive lunch vouchers, 25 vacation days and the possibility to buy company shares with a 15% discount. We also have flexible work hours and a work from home policy.

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: We are based in one of the high tech hubs in Bucharest with easy access to public transport and restaurants and parks close by. We have many relaxation areas on-site, including a little library where you can borrow books, sofas to relax in a quiet place and a cafeteria and restaurant in our common area.

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. Here are some useful tips to help you prepare.

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 and on Thursdays we have fresh fruits for all employees. Join us at one of the many social activities that are organized by and for employees such as our Christmas parties, our employee children’s party and food fairs. Or help us give back to society by donating blood or collecting clothes and food for children in need.

What’s next

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.