Ready to join the future of innovation at NXP?

NXP Semiconductors enables secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, we are driving innovation in the secure connected vehicle, end-to-end security & privacy and smart connected solutions markets. Built on more than 60 years of combined experience and expertise, the company has 45,000 employees in more than 35 countries.

We are looking for interns who want to learn to design, develop and test the firmware that keeps the secrets of the intelligent systems powering the cars of tomorrow. Join us in the NXP Romania Automotive Security team and we’ll contribute to together to securing the next generation of automotive products.

As a member of our team that develops software for Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors, you’ll extend your practical experience on cryptography and embedded security by implementing firmware that controls and executes the security and cryptography operations. As part of your daily activities you will create and maintain code and tests for various firmware components and related infrastructure. You will work with and learn from recognized technical leaders in the security domain and you will apply techniques for code hardening against attacks. You will be part of Agile teams and you’ll use state-of-the-art software lifecycle management tools while following automotive software development standards.

Your profile

Programming practice of embedded systems (C, scripting, debugging)

Good understanding of computer architecture

We consider a plus previous experience in embedded software related to security and cryptography

Strong willingness to deliver high-quality software products

English (spoken and written)

Your responsibilities

interacting with real embedded engineers and work and during coffee breaks - attn: involves laughing, from time to time;

learning about a modern processor architecture;

writing embedded C code, perhaps a bit of assembly language;

brushing up on python skills for automating;

understanding how to program in software a hardware communication peripheral;

getting skilled in using a debugger probe to study bugs and profiling information for embedded target device;

finally figuring out why architecturing software is a must before jumping on heedlessly writing code.