The Future Starts Here - Shape Security Innovation at NXP! Are you ready to influence the security architecture of technologies that power the world?

Join NXP’s Competence Center for Crypto & Security and help define secure solutions that span our entire product portfolio.

Your Mission: Secure NXP’s Next-Generation Industrial Solutions In This Impactful Role, You Will

Drive end-to-end security analysis for NXP solutions, with a strong focus on product-spanning features, interactions, and interfaces

Translate regulatory and certification requirements into robust, future-proof designs

Evaluate the cost-benefit trade-offs of security mechanisms and articulate architectural choices with clarity, confidence, and customer perspective

Analyze how different NXP technologies combine to create secure and seamless solutions

Stay ahead of disruptive industry trends, including AI/ML, and explore the risks and opportunities they bring to the semiconductor security landscape

Your work will influence the security posture of products deployed at massive scale - and shape how NXP stays ahead in a rapidly evolving ecosystem.

Your Background & Expertise You Will Excel In This Role If You Bring A Master’s degree or a PhD, ideally in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field

Solid experience in designing or developing secure systems (embedded systems or complete solutions preferred)

Experience with building products for robotics solutions, e-mobility,



home and building automation, or healthcare is a strong plus A solid understanding of embedded software design principles

Strong communication skills, able to translate complex architectural ideas to stakeholders with different technical backgrounds

At NXP, your ideas will help secure the technologies shaping tomorrow - smart devices, industrial systems, and more. You’ll work with world-class experts, influence strategic architecture decisions, and contribute to solutions deployed across global markets.

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.

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 V. Your individual experiences and expectations will be considered in the application process.

Moreover, we provide attractive benefits to our employees like home office, adaptable working time, meal benefits and more.

More information about NXP in Austria...

📌 Senior System Security Architect (m/f/d) (Madrid)
🏢 NXP Semiconductors
📍 Madrid