Embedded Software Developer for Cryptography Testing

Ready to join the future of innovation in Crypto & Security at NXP?

Become part of a highly talented team and dynamic team that develops and tests state-of-the art secure cryptographic libraries protected against physical and logical attacks which have applications across all different NXP domains and business lines (payment, identification, mobile, IoT, Automotive, Edge Processing, etc.).

The main challenge for Crypto Test Developers in the Secure Software IP team would be to understand the Crypto Library functionality running on the embedded system, write automated tests targeting the functionality of our high-performance security software and add features to the test framework while maintaining support for all the hardware platforms.

Your responsibilities

• Define test specifications for crypto library components
• Implement low-level embedded C automated software tests on target side (on a micro controller/hardware emulator) and on the host side (in Python, on PC), based on the defined specifications.
• Implement test framework improvements (C, Python)
• First-level analysis/debugging of Crypto Library issues together with the Crypto Developers.

Your team

The Secure Software IP team is a cross-located team with members distributed across multiple NXP sites.

Both technical competency and attitude are important in our team, and you are expected to collaborate with local and global team members, to demonstrate independence in solving problems and agility in switching projects as per customer priorities, to be motivated by delivering results, to be assertive in supporting your technical design opinions, and to be open on the challenges towards achieving the expected results.

Your profile

To be successful in this role you have:

• A degree in Computer Science, Microelectronics Engineering or similar
• 2+ years of working experience
• Good understanding of embedded C-development
• Practical experience with Python is considered an advantage
• Knowledge of software testing methodology
• Knowledge of embedded development and/or testing is highly appreciated

Furthermore, you are:

• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Proactive and capable of independent work
• Self-organized with good problem-solving skills

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