Systems Software Engineer
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves contributing to systems engineering activities by defining, analyzing, documenting, and validating system-level requirements or behaviors.
What you'll do
- Contribute to defining, analyzing, documenting, and validating system-level requirements or behaviors.
- Assist with technical coordination, reviews, testing support, and follow-up on action items across teams.
- Work with hardware, software, and validation stakeholders to enable smooth project execution.
- Help prepare reports, specifications, and project records.
- Contribute to structured problem solving, communication, and system quality.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree (or graduating soon) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related discipline.
- Familiarity with role-related engineering, design, verification, programming, or lab tools.
- Strong foundation in engineering fundamentals.
- Strong foundation in problem solving.
- Strong foundation in testing.
- Strong foundation in technical documentation.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience from lab work, design projects, internships, coursework, or student competitions.
Skills: hardware, software, validation, technical coordination, testing support, engineering fundamentals, problem solving
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This role has been open 28 days — well below the 63-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
677
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Median days open
63 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$218k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NXP Semiconductors | All employers we track in this specialty (677 roles · 71 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 11 | 677 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 126 | 6348 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 50 d | 63 d (−13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $218k |
Skills observed across this category: hardware, software, validation, technical coordination, testing support, engineering fundamentals, problem solving
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 156 open roles · median 84 d
- NVIDIA · 154 open roles · median 51 d
- AMD · 63 open roles · median 54 d
- Arm Holdings · 30 open roles · median 6 d
- Mobileye · 24 open roles · median 101 d
- Broadcom · 16 open roles · median 70 d
How we counted: 677 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 71 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.