Junior RF Automation Engineer (NFC) (m/f/d)

Ready to kick-start your engineering career and turn your passion for software, AI, and RF technology into real-world solutions?

Then join our international engineering team at NXP Gratkorn/Graz and help develop innovative automation solutions for contactless validation and testing.

Your Responsibilities:

• Develop automation solutions for RF validation and compliance testing across ISO/IEC, NFC Forum, and EMVCo
• Use AI-powered development tools and LLMs such as Claude to accelerate engineering workflows
• Develop and enhance test and measurement systems using Python and C#
• Apply AI-driven data analytics to generate insights and automated reports
• Automate testing and analysis to improve efficiency, quality, and test coverage
• Enhance contactless test systems with new features, diagnostics, and intelligent automation
• Collaborate with global engineering teams on validation, automation, and AI-enabled testing

Your Profile:

• Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Communications, Computer Science, or similar
• Good Python and C# skills, plus experience with Git, Jira, and Jenkins
• Experience with, or motivation to learn, AI-assisted software development and AI technologies for test automation, data analysis, anomaly detection, and report generation
• Knowledge of digital and RF communication systems is an advantage
• Strong analytical, organizational, documentation, and English communication skills

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.

For applications in Gratkorn: 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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