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Junior Digital IC Design Engineer

NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors

Design
Leuven, Belgium
Posted on Aug 1, 2025

The future starts here! Ready to start in Digital IC Design at NXP?

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Job Description :

  • You will be responsible for the implementation, documentation of the Digital IC modules, according to the overall specification as defined by the product- and/or Chip–architect.
  • You will be responsible for the proper integration of these Digital modules into the top-level IC design.
  • You will contribute to the Chip verification and validation activities.
  • You will support and enhance, through scripting, the NXP design flow.
  • You will support a structured project approach and will be part of a team.
  • You will expand your knowledge and experience permanently, especially in the connectivity domain and/or in audio processing and/or Machine Learning.

Expectations:

  • You are a Master in Electronic Engineering (micro-/nano-electronics).
  • You have strong affinity with design of chips for use in healthcare applications.
  • Notions and interest in wireless communication, audio processing and/or accelerators for Machine Learning
  • Like to work with EDA tools for simulation and synthesis, up to gate level.
  • Interest in Ultra Low Power IC design aspects and building FPGA-based prototypes.
  • Working in a project organization that is compliant with ISO9001 and CMMI standards
  • Excellent communication skills, in English.
  • Ability to work in a team as well as independently.
  • You will be working in Leuven and in cooperation with NXP colleagues from remote locations.

Creating Secure Connections and Infrastructure for a Smarter World

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) makes products and environments safer, more sustainable, and more secure with innovative connectivity and edge processing solutions for a smarter world.

We are in the business of better. Not just better technologies, but better innovations to improve society. As the world leader in secure connectivity and processing solutions for embedded applications, NXP is solving the world’s most complex technology challenges to accelerate business innovation, enhance how we work, and advance how we live.

Ready to create a smarter world? Visit our career website and follow us on social: LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

To learn more about NXP in Belgium, click here or visit our showroom here

What can you expect?

Contract: This is a full-time position with a permanent contract.

Benefits: Besides a competitive salary, we offer great benefits. A bonus plan, an excellent pension plan, a work from home policy.

Development opportunities: We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we provide you with a mix of learning through on-the-job experiences, learning from industries bests, and learning through education to help you develop your core and professional skills.

Our office: NXP Belgium is located in Leuven and consists of around 120 employees focused on advancing technology through innovative R&D solutions for IoT, Healthcare, Cryptography and Audio innovation.

Hiring process: Applying only takes a minute! Fill in the online application and share your CV with us. After a positive screening based on your CV you will have an initial video conversation with our Talent Acquisition Consultant followed by several business interviews. Here are some useful tips to help you prepare.

And more: Life at NXP is more than work alone. Join one of the many social activities that are organized by and for employees in Belgium. We collaborate with universities in Belgium offering students real-world experience through internships and providing Master’s students with thesis assistance. We participate in annual job fairs and hire graduates from our Belgian universities. In 2020, the European Commission declared Leuven to be the European Capital of Innovation and NXP is proud to be a part of this environment of invention. We are a member of Leuven MindGate , a cooperation between the government, local companies and knowledge institutions focused on elevating Leuven as a top destination in health, high-tech and creativity.

Finally, we are also very proud, in 2022 the U.S. Government’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) selects specialized NXP co-authored Crystals-Kyber algorithm for post-quantum cryptography standard development. To learn more about this, click here

What’s next

If you’re excited about this opportunity, we kindly invite you to apply! In NXP we strive to compose diverse teams: an eclectic mixture of gender, ethnicity, and personalities. We support the possibility to enjoy part-time working, or other working schemes, to be with your family when it matters most.

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