RF System Development Engineer, Entry Level at NXP Semiconductors

Business Line DescriptionNXP is a leader in NFC contactless technology and building eco-system partners in the global adaption of NFC mobile payment mobile transport ticketing and access control. The NFC System team within the business line Secure Mobile Transaction is taking care of the required architectures and RF technology to support the eco-system. The systemteam is taking care from early customer requirements discussions to production ramp-up and is working together with the global NFC IC and software development teams.As part of the RF System team you will be working with a team to integrate and optimize NXPs NFC solutions to enable world leading customers to deliver outstanding NFC user-experience to the market. The teams goal is to design debug and integration NFC into leading large volume platform. You will have and develop expertise in RF (NFC) Wireless technology and be the first to work on leading edge RF design for next generation wireless customer production platforms. Job Summary:System Design-in and validation of RF (NFC) sub-systemsRF related NFC system design and validation activities for RF and system performance per RF Specifications (i.e. NFC Forum specifications and ISO/IEC standards (14443-A B ) Felica MIFARE and EMVCo. Mobile payment)execution reporting debugging and tracking of validation tasks in a global product development teamoptimization of the RF performance of our contactless products with respect to existing standards interoperability and product requirementsimproving of contactless compliance test systems in terms of execution speed and functionalityproviding technical inputs in reports for test specification design document application notes key customer support and design-in activitiesKey Challenges:Author Script and execute complex RF test bench to confirm system level performance and requirementDebug root cause and solve complex system level problems in Ecosystemoptimization of the RF performance of our RF (NFC) contactless products with respect to existing standards and product requirementsproviding detailreports with both bench measurement and system level simulation analysisassist in key customers development; leading to front line customer interactionsPCB design and RF system level simulation experience is a strong plusCross functional aspects:Candidate will work in group environment with regular interaction with Internal RF team Digital Signal processing R&D design architecture and FW teamTeams are spread in global environment with regular touch point cross team and cross siteJob Qualifications:Bachelors or Masters degree in the field of electrical engineering computer engineering or similar (will consider May 2024-December 2025 graduates)Up to 2 years work experience including internshipshave basic understanding of RF communication systems (transmitter / receiver architecture know how is a plus)knowledge of electrical schematic designbasic operation of lab equipment: oscilloscope network analyzer spectrum analyzerdesired software skills: MatLab ADS scripting language i.e. Pythonhave good communication and documentation skillsJob location: San Jose CAThe base salary range for this position is as mentioned below per year. We also provide competitive benefits incentive compensation and/or equity for certain roles.Company benefits include health. dental and vision insurance. 401(k) and paid leave. Please note that the base salary range (OR hourly rate) is a guideline and individual total compensation may vary based on a number of factors such as qualifications skill level work location and other business and organizational needs. This base pay range is specific to California and is not applicable to other locations. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range as of the date of this posting is:$113300 to $155800 annuallyMore information about NXP in the United States...NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age color national origin race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital status status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.#LI-e41bRequired Experience:Junior IC Key Skills Electrical Engineering,System Design,C/C++,Computer Networking,LabView,PCB,5G,Sensors,Signal Processing,3G,Matlab,4G/LTE Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Yearly Salary Salary: 113300 - 155800