R&D SW/FW Management Director

What You'll Do

• FW Ownership & cross-functional collaboration Translate systems requirements and product feature definitions into FW/SW architecture, with clear agreements with customers, product definer, Digital & Analog HW design teams, Verification and AMS teams, Project Manager, Applications and validation teams High-Quality and timeliness of deliveries Define clean, modular and reusable partitioning of the FW/SW and implement the design in a high-quality and project-plan aligned timely manner Review and improve the way-of-working and execution flows to meet the best industry standard practices Enhance the team’s efficiency by embracing and incorporating the latest AI-ML tools to their best use Implement FW unit level verification and use FPGA platforms with code-coverage metrics for bug-free FW design freeze before tapeout Guide and motivate the engineering team to exceed the above stated goals Anticipate any deviations from planned targets and apply mitigation plans Customer & Ecosystem Engagement Engage with OEMs and Tier 1 partners to understand real-world requirements.
• Translate customer feedback into product improvements Drive simplification, usability, and reduced complexity to accelerate adoption and design wins Represent SW/FW in customer discussions during definition, execution, bring-up, performance, smooth launch, and post-ramp support Qualifications 15+ years in embedded firmware, portable systems software, or related field Strong background in low-level SW: Drivers, bootloaders, firmware, RTOS, non-RTOS FW architectures, ARM and RISC based SoC/ASICs Experience in product management, technical leadership, and system architecture Solid understanding of system bring-up and HW/SW integration challenges Customer-facing experience with OEMs or Tier 1s What Success Looks Like Strong technical skillset to be able to guide the FW team as a technical leader (not just a resource manager) Improved software quality for first-time success rate, reduced bug-count and reduced dependency on post-tapeout FW patching via NVM/SRAM Reduced customer escalations Strong alignment across R&D, Applications, and Product teams Faster customer enablement and NPI execution Reliable system-level bring-up readiness for new platforms ----------- NXP is committed to equal pay for equal work and work of equal value and applies fair, consistent and transparent remuneration practices.
• As of the date of this posting, the estimated gross annual base salary range for this position in Italy is between 103,800 € and 142,800 € annually.
• This range is intended as a guideline.
• Actual compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, skills, and specific business or organizational needs.
• This position falls under the applicable National Collective Labour Agreement (Metalmeccanica Industria).
• Where relevant, the total compensation package may also include additional elements such as annual incentive opportunities and/or equity, along with a competitive benefits package.
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