Manager RF System Engineering (Cards and NFC Charging) (m/f/d)

RF Validation Team Lead

Are you passionate about RF technology and ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? Join NXP in Gratkorn and lead a team of RF experts shaping the future of Smartcards, UHF tags and NFC Wireless Charging.

Your responsibilities:

• Leading the RF validation team with focus on Smartcards, UHF tags and NFC Wireless charging (WLC) across global, cross-functional development teams, ensuring alignment of technical objectives, schedules, pipeline management, quality targets, and project deliverables
• Provide technical leadership for complex RF validation challenges, driving root-cause analysis, defining validation strategies, and enabling effective resolution of critical product issues throughout the development lifecycle
• Serve as the recognized RF validation expert and escalation point for complex technical issues, influencing technical decisions and promoting best practices across projects and organizations
• Drive continuous improvement of RF validation methodologies, automation frameworks, and software tools to improve quality and coverage
• Improve efficiency using AI methodologies
• Mentor and guide RF engineers through technical reviews, debugging activities, validation planning, and professional development
• Optimize RF performance of contactless products with respect to ISO/IEC 14443, ISO/IEC 15693, ISO/IEC 18000-63, NFC Forum, EMVCo and WLC requirements
• Represent the RF validation domain in project reviews, architecture discussions, customer engagements, and strategic planning activities
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to share knowledge across sites and drive alignment of RF validation processes

Your profile:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Information Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Minimum 6 to 8 years of experience in RF system development, validation, characterization, or related fields
• Recognized technical expertise in RF communication systems, including modulation techniques, coding schemes, transmitter and receiver architecture, and analog/mixed-signal concepts
• Proven track record of leading complex technical projects and influencing decisions across multiple teams and locations
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership without direct people-management responsibility
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to effectively collaborate across international and multicultural teams
• Software and automation skills, preferably including Python, MATLAB, data analysis frameworks and AI tools are an advantage
• Experience with RF simulation and analysis tools such as ADS, Spice, or equivalent platforms
• Self-driven, highly organized, and comfortable working independently on complex technical problems with broad organizational impact
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

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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