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NXP Semiconductors

Automotive semiconductors and secure embedded solutions

Battery Management Systems Product Definition Engineer

Technical Product ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A BSEE, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent is required.
  • At least 5 years of experience in Product Definition, Systems Engineering, Semiconductor Product Development, Battery Management Systems, or Electrification Technologies is required.
  • Experience working with Automotive OEMs, Tier-1 Suppliers, Battery Manufacturers, Semiconductor Companies, or Industrial Energy Storage Providers is required.
  • Experience in customer-facing technical roles is highly desirable.
  • Strong knowledge of Battery Management Systems is required.
  • Understanding of battery technologies and battery pack architectures is required.
  • Experience with cell and pack monitoring, battery protection, balancing strategies, and diagnostics is required.
  • Experience translating customer and system requirements into product specifications is required.
  • Familiarity with automotive development processes and quality requirements is required.
  • Strong analytical and system-thinking skills are required.
  • A Master of Science in Electrical Engineering is preferred.
  • Wireless BMS experience, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Battery Energy Storage Systems, AI Data Center power architectures, robotics electrification systems, semiconductor architecture definition, mixed-signal IC development, functional safety architecture development, and edge connectivity solutions are preferred.
  • Willingness to travel internationally is required.

Responsibilities

  • Define next-generation BMS semiconductor products, chipsets, and reference architectures.
  • Create and maintain Product Requirement Documents, Functional Specifications, and Use Case Definitions.
  • Translate customer requirements into actionable product requirements and feature sets.
  • Analyze technical and commercial trade-offs, including performance, safety, power consumption, die size, cost, scalability, and development effort.
  • Drive requirement decomposition from system-level needs into subsystem- and IC-level requirements.
  • Secure alignment between product requirements and available technology, IPs, project schedules, and business objectives.
  • Engage directly with key OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, battery manufacturers, system integrators, and energy infrastructure providers.
  • Support the collection, analysis, and prioritization of customer requirements and market feedback.
  • Support strategic customer engagements, RFIs, RFQs, and design-win activities.
  • Identify unmet customer needs and transform them into differentiated product features.
  • Participate in customer workshops and roadmap alignment activities.
  • Contribute to the long-term BMS product roadmap.
  • Monitor market trends, regulatory developments, and competitor offerings.
  • Benchmark competing solutions from semiconductor vendors, OEM-developed systems, and emerging startups.
  • Identify gaps in the current portfolio and propose future product directions.
  • Drive innovation opportunities.
  • Work closely with System Architects to define end-to-end BMS solutions.
  • Evaluate emerging architectures and perform design-space exploration.
  • Support architecture trade-off analysis across hardware, software, communications, diagnostics, and safety.

Desired Qualifications

  • MSEE is preferred.
  • Experience in customer-facing technical roles is highly desirable.
  • Wireless BMS experience is preferred.
  • Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) experience is preferred.
  • Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) experience is preferred.
  • AI Data Center power architecture experience is preferred.
  • Robotics electrification systems experience is preferred.
  • Semiconductor architecture definition experience is preferred.
  • Mixed-signal IC development experience is preferred.
  • Functional safety architecture development experience is preferred.
  • Edge connectivity solutions experience is preferred.

About the Company

NXP Semiconductors

Automotive semiconductors and secure embedded solutions

NXP Semiconductors designs and sells semiconductor chips for vehicles and other devices. Its products include automotive-grade microcontrollers and other ICs used in engines, infotainment, safety systems, and networked car architectures. These chips process data, run software, and enable features such as advanced driver assistance and vehicle connectivity, often with strong security and real-time performance. Unlike some peers, NXP became an independent company after Philips spun off its semiconductor unit in 2006 and later merged with Freescale in 2015, building a focused strength in automotive semiconductors and microcontrollers. This gives it a clear niche in the market and the goal of growing as a standalone leader in smarter, connected vehicles and related technologies.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Founded
2004

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