Senior Design Engineer

NXP Semiconductors

Senior HW Design Engineer developing end-to-end hardware design solutions for NXP Semiconductors. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality hardware performance according to specifications.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeBucharest • 🇷🇴 RomaniaSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in hardware architecture development, schematic design, and PCB layout, with a strong focus on manufacturability and performance optimization. Proven ability to engage with stakeholders and provide design support while improving hardware design practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Hardware Architecture DevelopmentSchematic Capture ToolsPCB Design FlowDesign For Manufacturability (DFM)Design For Test (DFT)

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Hard Skills

Schematic DesignPCB LayoutHardware SimulationBill of Materials (BoM) ManagementSignal Integrity AnalysisPower Integrity AnalysisElectromagnetic (EM) Simulation

Soft Skills

Inter-Personal CommunicationWritten CommunicationOral Communication

Tools & Technologies

Cadence

Industry Keywords

Board DesignHardware PrototypingDesign Best Practices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and develop functional hardware architectures based on system and product requirements
Engage with stakeholders / requestors to clarify HW requirements and translate them into optimized hardware design solutions
Perform schematic design and capture, ensuring high-quality, manufacturable designs
Drive PCB placement and layout guidance, working closely with layout engineers to meet performance, signal integrity, and cost targets
Select and manage Bill of Materials (BoM), balancing performance, availability, and cost considerations
Conduct hardware simulations (e.g., signal integrity, power integrity, EM) to ensure robust system performance
Support design bring-up, and troubleshooting of hardware prototypes
Provide design expertise to application teams, and external customers as needed
Contribute in improving HW Design competency by sharing best practices, lessons learned and industry board design technologies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: BS or MS in Electrical Engineering
Minimum of 5 years board design and development
Strong expertise in schematic capture tools and PCB design flow (preferably in Cadence)
Familiarity with design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for test (DFT)
Strong inter-personal and written & oral communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 vacation days
Lunch vouchers
Flexible work hours
Work from home policy
Online and offline learning opportunities