Principal System Architect - Mobile Wallet (m/f/d)

Job DescriptionAs a Principal System Architect – Mobile Wallet, you will define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and execution of NFC-based mobile wallet solutions for contactless payments, transit, access control and emerging wallet services. You will act as the technical authority across the NFC ecosystem, translating customer and market requirements into secure, scalable, and interoperable solutions while leading global cross-functional teams. Key Responsibilities Support design-in of NFC chips and systems into customer products covering hardware, RF, firmware, middleware, and application aspects. Drive development of solutions for contactless mobile payment, public transport, access control, and digital credential applications. Define customer-specific architectures based on existing NFC chipsets and provide requirements for future products. Ensure compliance with NFC Forum, EMVCo, Global

Platform, and relevant ISO/IEC standards. Drive technical engagements with strategic customers and ecosystem partners. Lead and ramp-up interdisciplinary teams across HW, SW, RF disciplines. Ensure solution quality, security, interoperability, and technical readiness for deployment. Required Qualifications Deep understanding of NFC, contactless payment, public transport, and digital access ecosystems. Strong background in general hardware and software architectures. Experience with mobile phone and wearable architectures. Solid understanding of NFC RF principles and 13.56 MHz communication systems. Experience with Secure Elements and secure transaction architectures. Good working knowledge of ISO/IEC 14443 A/B, ISO/IEC 18092, ISO/IEC 15693, NFC Forum, EMVCo and Global

Platform standards. Experience supporting customer design-in and deployment of NFC solutions. Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills. Structured working style with strong reporting, documentation and problem solving capabilities. Fluent English, written and verbal 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.

For applications in Gratkorn: 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 IV after 2 years. Your individual experiences and expectations will be considered in the application process. Moreover, we provide attractive benefits to our employees like home office, flexible working time, meal benefits and more.

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Location: Gratkorn; Sophia-Antipolis (Valbonne)

Type: Full time