Architect Media Solutions

NXP is a top 10 semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years ago. Headquartered in Europe, the company has 37,000 employees working in 20 countries across the world. NXP creates semiconductors, system solutions and software that deliver better sensory experiences in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices.In the semiconductor industry, with its extreme R&D costs, its market dynamics, and its severe competition, Innovation and Technology is a vital function for survival, and for growth. Exploring the right innovative ideas at the right time, and the ability to rapidly turn them into better products, make the difference in our industries "battlefield". So, the I&T function is about doing things better: - how to reduce the number of redesigns?, - how to get better Time-to-Market? And about doing better things: - how to spend our R&D resources such that it best supports the needs of our business?, - how to set our portfolio?Dept 8242 Job Description Work on the award-winning Media Processing Center of Excellence, a.k.a. MPCoE, with some of the worlds most talented media processing developers. Interact closely with the technology experts in creating best-in-class solutions for video processing optimized for high performance, low power consumption and low cost in challenging, deepsub-micron technologies (65nm, 45nm and beyond).You are expected to take a leading role towards the development of next generation media sub-systems, finding optimal solutions in mapping video processing algorithms on a combination of software and hardware. You support the development team in the implementation of the design, verification of function and performance, creation of optimized software, and support directions of improvement of the compiler chain. In this role, you interact with our business leaders in developing winning media processing strategies and products. Requirements ·Expertise in processor architecture and micro-architecture, good understanding of hardware/software partitioning·Insights in high-speed/high-performance processor architectures and on-chip communication infrastructures (e.g. cache architectures, execution pipeline, bus interfaces, floating point units)·Experience with high-speed, low-power design methodologies; front-end design flows (RTL, synthesis, timing analysis) and backend-flows (DfT, timing closure, floor-planning)·Affinity with concepts and implementations of video improvement algorithms, e.g. motion estimation and frame-rate conversion, and video (de)compression·Technical Leadership capabilities, strong analytical and communication skills·Understanding of Compilers and compiler optimization techniques Job ID 3508 Additional Information Location: San Jose, CA 95196 Status: Full Time, Employee Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Reference Code: PCK409-12046 Job Category: Engineering Relevant Work Experience: 5+ to 7 Years Contact: Yen Loker NXP Semiconductors View all "NXP Semiconductors" jobs