Senior Software Application Engineer Ethernet Products (f/m/d)

Your team:

The Ethernet Networking Solutions (ENS) segment is part of the Product Line (PL) In-Vehicle Networking (IVN) and is one of the fastest growing segments within NXP. The systems & software team within ENS is responsible for providing software-related technical support to the field application team, while working closely together with R&D experts, sales team and directly with customers, worldwide. We are well recognized within the automotive market as experts and belong to the cross-industry community that introduces novelties in car networking. The location of this vacancy is Hamburg, Germany.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Responsible for customer application support activities and system solutions for Ethernet switch and physical layer products and their application in In-Vehicle Networks (IVN)
• Respond to technical questions from our customer base, perform code reviews, create code and configuration examples and in general provide help for designing with NXP Ethernet products
• Reproduction and verification of issues reported by customers; if necessary, on-site support to identify and debug problems both in software and hardware
• Create customer facing technical documents such as application notes, white papers, FAQ’s, product trainings, etc.
• Contribute to internal software development projects
• Responsible for initiation and leading the development of reference designs and product or solution demonstrators
• Cooperate with other software and applications teams within NXP and external 3rd parties to create complete system solution packages and eco-system.
• Help to carry out trainings and workshops with automotive manufacturers and their electronic subsystem suppliers
• Contribute to thought leadership activities through conferences, trade fairs, articles, etc.

Required and desired skills and experience:

• Several years of relevant experience of hardware & embedded software development using automotive semiconductors & electronics
• Proven hands-on experience with Ethernet switches, Ethernet physical layer products, interfaces and embedded microcontrollers
• Profound understanding of Ethernet network implementations
• Knowledge of the automotive market and applications is a plus.
• Software knowledge; working with microcontrollers C/C++; Low Level Drivers, Real Time Operating System, Linux, Python
• First experiences in dealing with customers.
• Proven problem solving and debug capabilities.

Your education and personality:

• University degree in Electronics, Communications, Computer Science, or similar
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, cross-cultural mind-set
• Independent working style, fast learner, creative and open for new ideas
• Fluent in English

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