Senior IP Project Engineer

Job Title: Senior IP Project EngineerPrimary Location: Austin, TexasWe are part of ACE (AI & Chip Engineering), a central design organization within NXP, developing products for multiple business lines in Automotive, Internet of Things (IoT), Networking, and Radio Frequency products, with expertise in hardware engineering, including architecture, IP, and full SoC Design. ACE Digital IP team produces design solutions covering the very wide range of SoCs required by the business lines. The team is challenged to produce industry-leading solutions covering very cost-sensitive, low-power devices to highly integrated, high-performance, multi-cohort devices compliant with the latest automotive and industrial safety and security standards.Job Responsibility: In this role, you will work closely with architects, designers, verification engineers, and integration teams to drive execution and delivery of complex IP and subsystem development.Own end-to-end execution and delivery of IP and subsystem milestones from architecture through releaseDefine development phases, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and quality expectations with architects and engineering leadsCoordinate execution across architecture, design, verification, validation, software, and SoC integration teamsIdentify risks early, drive resolution, and escalate critical issues that threaten execution, quality, or release commitmentsLead technical reviews and execution checkpoints with clear status, actions, and follow-throughDrive alignment on specifications, interfaces, release content, and handoff requirementsDrive priority and trade-off discussions within IP scopeResolve interface issues, integration dependencies, and execution trade-offs with internal and external stakeholdersSupport release readiness, signoff reviews, and integration milestones by driving issues to closureImprove execution visibility through data collection, milestone tracking, risk registers, and engineering metricsJob Qualification:BSEE required; MSEE preferred with 7+ years of industry related experienceGood understanding of IP development process and methodology with technical depth and project execution leadershipExperience in protocols like AHB/AMBA, Memory (ROM, RAM, Flash, LPDDR/DDR3/4) and memory controllers a plus.Experience driving execution across multidisciplinary teams, with ownership of plans, schedules, dependencies, risks, and trackingStrong planning skills and hands-on use of Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Power BI, and Excel for scheduling, tracking, risk management, and data collectionGood understanding of semiconductor development lifecycle, design and verification methods, and integration dependenciesExperience in all aspects of RTL design flow from Specification/Micro-architecture definition to design and verification, Timing Analysis, DFT and Implementation a plusGood understanding on Chip Assembly, IP Integration, RTL signoff tools and CDC/RDC/Lint/Synthesis.Able to work effectively with global teams; self-motivated to solve problems and manage deliverablesExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsExcellent leadership and negotiation skillsMore information about NXP in the United States...NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.#LI-6692SummaryLocation: Austin (Oakhill, Office)Type: Full time