MCU Power Architect
Company: NXP Semiconductors
Role summary
MCU Power Architect is a full-time role at NXP Semiconductors in Catania, Sicily, Italy (on-site). Posted 2026-10-06. Salary: EUR 61,000–83,900 per year. Experience level: 10+.
- Job title
- MCU Power Architect
- Company
- NXP Semiconductors
- Location
- Catania, Sicily, Italy
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Software Engineering
- Salary
- EUR 61,000–83,900 per year
- Experience level
- 10+
- Date posted
- 2026-10-06
This full-time role offers a competitive salary and the chance to work on cutting-edge microcontroller technology for Industrial & IoT Edge solutions. You'll be part of a new, high-impact team in Catania, contributing to innovative applications in automation and personal electronics.
Job description
NXP’s Industrial & IoT Edge solutions range from the smallest MCUs to very high-performance processors to provide real-time insights and efficient automation when performance matters most. NXP’s advanced portfolio of edge processing solutions lets developers explore their most innovative ideas with confidence, enabling applications across the autonomous home, industrial automation, and personal electronics
NXP is building new teams in Catania to create high impact microcontrollers (MCU) as part of NXP’s intelligent AI at the Edge. This team will include a wide range of engineering talent from analog to SOC digital design. Full product development local will product world class products at a world class pace.
This team will include all key engineering disciplines in Design, Architecture, Verification, DfT and Physical Design to produce high performance and quality products.
Role Summary:
Define, architect and DC-DC systems for integration in Microcontroller (MCU) products and for MCU based systems
System simulation of DC-DC systems based on behavioral models
Quantify block level specifications for implementation
Quantify implementation impairments in overall system performance
Ensure architecture & implementation meet system requirements both pre and post silicon
Block level design and integration
Your Responsibility:
Work with system architects and marketing to develop power solutions for MCU based products.
Define innovative DC-DC, switcher architectures including buck, buck-boost and boost converters. May also include capacitive converters.
Simulation of DC-DC, switcher architectures including digital control and analog impairments using simulators like matlab, Simplis or equivalent.
Block level analog design when required including layout oversight, review and signoff.
Work with analog and digital designers to implement architecture and ensure that requirements are met before AND after tape out.
Mentorship and development of junior engineers.
Your Profile:
Master's degree in electronic engineering required.
10+ years of product development experience including switch mode power supplies design and architecture.
Strong and effective communication and teamwork skills.
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NXP is committed to equal pay for equal work and work of equal value and applies fair, consistent and transparent remuneration practices.
As of the date of this posting, the estimated gross annual base salary range for this position in Italy is between 61,000 € and 83,900 € annually. This range is intended as a guideline. Actual compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, skills, and specific business or organizational needs. This position falls under the applicable National Collective Labour Agreement (Metalmeccanica Industria). Where relevant, the total compensation package may also include additional elements such as annual incentive opportunities and/or equity, along with a competitive benefits package.
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