Working Student (f/m/d) Application Engineering (Automotive Ethernet PHY)

In this working student role, you will support the application engineering team in the validation and testing of automotive Ethernet PHY products. The position offers a practical combination of lab-based hardware work, technical analysis, and structured documentation in an innovative automotive environment.

Your Tasks:

• Support the application engineering team for automotive Ethernet PHY products
• Hands-on hardware activities in the lab, including:
  • Assembly, modification and rework of electronic circuits (e.g. soldering)
  • Setup and configuration of test environments and measurement setups
  • Reading, understanding and working with circuit schematics and PCB layouts
• Bring-up of test and evaluation boards, including:
  • Verification of power supply interfaces
  • Functional verification of PHY operation and board-level data interfaces
• Functional evaluation of customer-specific applications
  • Reproduction of hardware configurations and software sequences
• Execution of internal physical layer tests for automotive Ethernet
  • e.g. conformance testing according to industry standards
• Documentation and creation of structured test reports

Mandatory Requirements:

• Ongoing studies in electrical engineering, information technology or similar
• Basic knowledge of analog and digital electronics
• Basic knowledge of electrical measurements (e.g. voltage, current, signal analysis using an oscilloscope)
• Basic knowledge of Python and C programming, including related toolchains
• Basic understanding of version control workflows (e.g. Git, SVN)
• Hands-on mentality and willingness to work in a lab environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic practical experience in electronics lab work and hardware handling, including:
  • Experience with lab tools and measurement equipment (power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, soldering irons)
  • Careful handling of sensitive electronic components
• Solid understanding of measurement techniques
• Practical experience in reading schematics and debugging hardware setups
• Experience with communication interfaces (e.g. Automotive Ethernet, CAN, SPI)

What NXP Offers:

• An attractive hourly wage of €18.90
• 30 vacation days per year
• Flexible working hours
• The possibility to work in a hybrid setup
• Access to an on-site cafeteria
• Networking initiatives and Employee Resource Groups such as Young Community, No Extra Planet, NXP Equal, Women in NXP, and more — fostering both professional and personal exchange

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.

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