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Engineering Program Manager - Automotive Radar

NXP Semiconductors

Toulouse, Eindhoven, Bengaluru, Munich
Full-time
10+ years experience
On-site

Key Skills

Semiconductor Development
Program Management
Hardware Design
SoC Integration
Verification
Validation
Automotive Radar
Mixed-signal
Analog IP
Digital IP
Functional Safety
Risk Management
Stakeholder Management
Product Engineering
System Engineering
RF/mmWave

Job Description

Leading technical excellence from concept to product release.

At NXP, Engineering Program Managers are trusted leaders who bring together world-class engineering teams to deliver complex semiconductor products with quality, predictability, and execution excellence.

As an EPM within Advanced Chip Engineering (ACE), you take ownership of large-scale hardware development programs covering analog and digital IP development, SoC integration, verification, and validation across the full V-model. You help teams navigate complexity, remove obstacles, manage risks, and ensure that ambitious technical goals are achieved.

 

What you'll do

  • Lead complex semiconductor hardware development programs from concept through production release
  • Drive execution across analog IP, digital IP, SoC integration, verification, validation, and system engineering
  • Align multidisciplinary teams spanning design, verification, validation, software, product engineering, operations, and product management
  • Own program planning, schedules, budgets, staffing, milestones, and critical technical dependencies
  • Create transparency, drive fact-based decisions, and proactively manage risks and issues
  • Ensure compliance with automotive, functional safety, security, and quality requirements
  • Build strong partnerships with internal stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and executive leadership
  • Represent hardware development in cross-functional governance and executive reviews
  • Continuously raise the bar for engineering execution and program management excellence across NXP

Who you are

  • A collaborative leader with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and integrity
  • Proven track record delivering complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-site semiconductor development programs (10-15 years of experience)
  • Strong technical foundation in hardware design, validation, product engineering, or test engineeringExperience with complex mixed-signal, analog, RF/mmWave, radar, wireless, or automotive products is a must have
  • Deep understanding of the semiconductor development lifecycle, from concept and architecture to qualification, ramp-up, and production
  • Comfortable engaging in technical deep dives while maintaining a clear end-to-end system perspective
  • Strong experience collaborating across hardware, software, test, product engineering, operations, and product line organizations
  • Familiar with automotive development processes, functional safety, and quality-driven execution
  • Determined, resilient, and unstoppable in removing barriers and driving programs to successful outcomes
  • Thrives in global environments and enjoys working across cultures, organizations, and geographies

Closing statement

You are more than a program manager. You are the technical execution leader who brings together people, plans, and technology to deliver world-class semiconductor products. Through ownership, collaboration, and relentless focus on execution, you help teams achieve what others consider impossible.

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Core Responsibilities

Lead complex semiconductor hardware development programs from concept through production release while managing schedules, budgets, and cross-functional teams. Ensure compliance with automotive, functional safety, and quality standards while driving technical execution across multidisciplinary engineering groups.

Requirements

Requires 10-15 years of experience in delivering complex, multi-disciplinary semiconductor development programs. Must possess a strong technical foundation in hardware design, validation, or product engineering with specific expertise in automotive, radar, or mixed-signal products.

About NXP Semiconductors

Industry: Semiconductor Manufacturing

Company size: 10,001+ employees

We anticipate tomorrow’s needs—navigating a changing world by bringing together technology's brightest minds to build game-changing solutions that propel us forward. NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communications infrastructure markets. NXP's "Brighter Together" approach combines leading-edge technology with pioneering people to develop system solutions that make the connected world better, safer, and more secure. The company has operations in more than 30 countries and posted revenue of $12.61 billion in 2024. Find out more at www.nxp.com. Career Development Opportunities : Bright Minds. Bright Futures. We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills. Commitment At NXP. We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality. Privacy Policy: https://www.nxp.com/company/about-nxp/privacy-policy-for-social-media-pages:PRIVACY-POLICY-SOCIAL-MEDIA

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