Senior AI/ML System Security Architect (m/f/d)

Join one of the world’s largest industrial security teams — and build technology that protects real devices worldwide.
At NXP’s Competence Center Crypto & Security, we design, build, and deliver end-to-end security — from early innovation to architecture to products in the field.
If you're a security engineer who wants to create real-world impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Are you ready to shape the next generation of secure edge intelligence?

At NXP, we are pioneering trusted technologies that bring AI/ML efficiently and securely to the edge—where performance, privacy, and protection truly matter.

We are looking for a System Security Architecture Expert with a strong focus on AI/ML for edge systems based on NXP products to help us design the future of secure embedded intelligence.

Your Role: Building Security for the Edge of Tomorrow

In this influential role, you will:

• Analyze emerging security threats related to AI/ML on edge devices

• Define and architect innovative countermeasures that meet real-world customer needs

• Integrate regulatory and certification requirements into robust security concepts

• Evaluate the cost-benefit trade-offs of security mechanisms and communicate your findings clearly across diverse technical and business teams

• Explore how to implement effective protections on highly resource‑constrained devices

• Stay ahead of fast-evolving developments in the AI/ML and embedded security ecosystem

You’ll work closely with experts across NXP—spanning hardware, software, architecture, and product management—to elevate product security to the next level.

To thrive in this role, you ideally have:

• Master or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field

• Solid experience designing or developing secure systems for embedded environments
  OR hands-on experience deploying AI/ML solutions on edge devices with strong interest in security

• Solid understanding of embedded software design principles

• Excellent communication skills to articulate architectural strategies to a wide range of stakeholders

At NXP, you’ll contribute to cutting-edge technologies shaping secure connected devices around the world. You will work alongside some of the top specialists in cryptography, system security, and AI/ML—while influencing solutions that impact billions of users every day.

If you’re driven by innovation and excited about securing the AI-powered edge, we’d love to meet you.

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.

For applications in Gratkorn: NXP provides market competitive compensation according to the benchmarking of the electronic and semiconductor industry. Due to the Austrian Equal Treatment Act we are obligated to state the employment group of our applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) “Kollektivvertrag für Angestellte Gewerbe und Handwerk und in der Dienstleistung“, this position (fulltime) is graded in Employment Group V after 6 years. Your individual experiences and expectations will be considered in the application process. Moreover, we provide attractive benefits to our employees like home office, flexible working time, meal benefits and more.

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