Senior Systems Engineer
NXP Semiconductors · Posted Oct 7
High-performance mixed-signal and standard semiconductor products for automotive, industrial, and mobile applications
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About the role
NXP is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to drive development, enablement, and customer support of next-generation Board Management Controller (BMC) solutions based on NXP processors for data center and infrastructure applications. The role spans architecture definition, platform bring-up, OpenBMC enablement, server integration, customer engagement, and ecosystem development. The engineer collaborates closely with hardware, software, system architecture, product management, and ecosystem partners to deliver production-quality BMC reference solutions and customer-specific enablement projects.
What you will do
- Lead system architecture, bring-up, validation, and debugging of BMC platforms based on NXP i.MX processors.
- Develop and integrate OpenBMC software components including: Redfish, IPMI, MCTP, PLDM, Sensor management, Event logging and health monitoring.
- Enable and validate host management functions including: Power sequencing and control, Thermal management, Inventory management, Firmware update mechanisms, Remote management capabilities.
- Drive server platform integration using industry-standard interfaces such as PCIe, USB, I2C, I3C, SMBus, UART, Ethernet, and GPIO.
- Support DC-SCM and OCP-compliant BMC architectures.
- Develop Linux BSP and device driver enhancements required for BMC applications.
- Work with ecosystem partners and customers to customize and productize BMC solutions.
- Support customer design-ins, proof-of-concepts, demos, and technical escalations.
- Contribute to open-source communities and upstream OpenBMC development whenever applicable.
- Create technical documentation, application notes, design guidelines, and reference collateral.
- Participate in design reviews, architecture reviews, and customer workshops.
- Successful enablement of OpenBMC on NXP platforms.
- Delivery of customer-ready reference solutions.
- Reduction of customer technical escalations through proactive support.
- Successful upstream contributions and ecosystem engagement.
- Timely delivery of project milestones and customer commitments.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in embedded systems, server management, networking, or platform software development.
- Strong expertise in Linux-based embedded systems.
- Hands-on experience with OpenBMC or similar management controller solutions.
- Strong understanding of: BMC architecture, Server platforms, Datacenter infrastructure, Out-of-band management.
- Experience with C/C++ programming and embedded Linux application development.
- Experience with Yocto-based Linux distributions.
- Strong debugging skills using hardware and software tools.
- Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborative development workflows.
- Strong system-level problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently on complex technical challenges.
- Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive execution.
- Strong ownership mindset and willingness to lead technical initiatives.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Redfish, IPMI, PLDM, MCTP, NC-SI, SMBus, or I3C.
- Experience with server hardware design and validation.
- Knowledge of PCIe endpoint/root complex architecture.
- Experience with security technologies such as: Secure boot, Root of Trust, TPM, Firmware attestation.
- Familiarity with OCP, DC-SCM, and Open Compute platforms.
- Experience working with hyperscale or enterprise server customers.
- Prior contribution to open-source projects.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors enables secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better, and safer. As a global semiconductor leader, the company drives innovation in automotive processing, secure connected edge systems, industrial IoT, and mobile communications infrastructure.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 32169 employees
- Founded
- 2006
- Location
- Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
Leadership
Rafael Sotomayor
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bill Betz
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Lars Reger
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Chris Jensen
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Jennifer Wuamett
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Sustainability Officer
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