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# Junior Software Engineer, Debugger for Secure Embedded Systems

- **Company:** NXP Semiconductors
- **Location:** Gratkorn, Austria
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Assembly Language, Code Coverage, Computer Programming, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), GNU Debuggers, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Python (Programming Language), Reduced Instruction Set Computing, Software Engineering, PIC Microcontroller, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://nxp.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Gratkorn/Junior-Software-Engineer--Debugger-for-Secure-Embedded-Systems--m-f-d-_R-10064606

## About the Role

* University degree in electronics, applied mathematics, computer science or similar.
 * Understanding of embedded software development tools, e.g., gdb (The GNU Debugger or OpenOCD).
 * Knowledge of microcontroller architecture know-how is essential.
 * Programming skills in C/C++/python languages.
 * You are a team player, and you are able to efficiently communicate with colleagues across different technical domains, locations, and cultures.

In addition, some knowledge of the following skills would be highly beneficial:

 * Assembly programming
 * RISC-V
 * JTAG interfacing and debug targets - e.g., FPGAs
 * Trace and code-coverage
 * Rust programming

Please note: The successful candidate may/will be responsible for security related tasks. The assignment may/will be in scope of security certifications, therefore a conscious and reliable way of working is necessary.

## Description

In this role you will be able to strengthen our expertise in debugging and related tools for secure embedded systems based on RISC-V architectures, supporting the NXP design teams.

Your Responsibility:

 * Collaborate with senior colleagues on the complete life cycle specification/development/test/verification/documentation/maintenance of debuggers for secure embedded microcontrollers.
 * Build up expertise for trace and code coverage in the context of secure embedded microcontrollers
 * Interact with internal HW and SW development teams (customers) to analyse/fix issues reported by customers or detected by tests.
 * Contribute to continuous improvement of software development, quality, and testing methodologies.


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