NXP Romania officially inaugurated the R&D center in Sibiu

On June 12, 2024, the company officially inaugurated the research and development center for integrated solutions dedicated to the automotive industry in Sibiu.

The company has been present in Romania with headquarters in Bucharest since 2000, through Motorola and Freescale, the company contributing to the creation of solutions for the automotive, consumer and industrial IoT markets, and by developing software platforms that integrate NXP components and software from partners.

As automotive architectures evolve, the teams specialize in developing integrated software products that improve the customer experience by providing reference hardware and software platforms that are easy to use and configure. The company continues to recruit, with positions open in all key development areas.

The center of excellence in Sibiu focuses on the design and development of software products in the automotive industry. As part of the ecosystem, supporting higher education in Romania is very important to us – we have ongoing programs dedicated to collaboration with universities in the country. The collaboration with the universities in Sibiu took off a year ago and focuses on intership programs, courses held by NXP employees, investments in laboratories, open days, scholarships offered to students and many others.

NXP Romania engineers keep pace with the technological advances that are said to significantly influence our future.

“Today we inaugurated the second R&D center in Romania, we are extremely happy to have our colleagues from Sibiu as part of the NXP Romania family. We continue to grow in both centers, to develop innovative solutions that address the Automotive and IoT markets .Autonomous cars, Software Defined Vehicles, are vehicles that contain a significant number of chips and a considerable amount of software, they benefit from a multitude of software-enabled functionalities. We are here, the creators of technology, our contributions top domains. As part of the ecosystem, supporting higher education in Romania through close collaboration with the academic environment is an important pillar of the activities within our research and development centers in Bucharest and Sibiu. We are extremely happy about the last year’s collaboration with the universities in Sibiu, we have maximum openness, together we actively contribute to the training of the young generation of engineers by offering expertise in the field of cutting-edge technology, in the most innovative and competitive fields. Last but not least, the degree of satisfaction of our employees is very important to us, people being the company’s greatest asset. The career of employees is a priority for us. We encourage global collaboration and mentorship to advance careers and foster professional development. In addition, we embrace an inclusive, transparent culture that promotes honesty, integrity, diversity and open feedback,” says Simona Almajan, Country Manager, NXP Romania.

“I am very proud that we chose this official opening to come with the start of summer, at a time when our students are graduating from university and becoming full-time engineers. After more than 9 months since the first announcement in which we communicated the opening of the new NXP location, the center in Sibiu hosts 90 engineers and students, with advanced technical expertise and extensive experience in the industry. We want to continue to build a diverse and strong team, where everyone has the right to an opinion, respect and equal opportunities to grow in their career. We develop state-of-the-art automotive software products, compliant with ISO21434, ISO26262, ASPICE and AUTOSAR standards to accelerate innovative technologies, part of “software-defined vehicle”. We encourage open communication, collaboration and exchange of ideas, innovation and technology representing our DNA. I want us to create an ecosystem where our people are motivated and happy, which attracts successful projects and happy customers,” declares Radu Ivănuș, Site Manager NXP Sibiu.

Why would you join the NXP Romania team?

At NXP, we care about our people! Our team members are the company’s most important asset. We care about the satisfaction of our team members and continue to implement and develop well-being and personal development programs. Supporting team members is a priority for us and we encourage global collaboration and mentoring, both for career development and to support personal development.

At NXP we have attractive compensation and benefits programs:

• RSU (Restricted Stock Units) – bonus in NXP shares offered annually based on performance
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan) – employees have the opportunity to allocate part of their gross salary to purchase NXP shares, with a 15% discount
• Two performance bonuses per year
• Other bonuses, for example: Bravo, peer-to-peer, project bonuses, etc. • Substantial Referral Bonus, peer recommendations being an important source for recruiting top talent in the industry
• Subscriptions to medical services in parallel with health insurance, optional life insurance
• Partial settlement of activities and sports equipment
• Remote work option
• Wellbeing and psycho-emotional assistance program for employees
• Workshops on various topics: hobbies, mindfulness, success stories
• Complex personal development programs – eg emotional intelligence, public speaking, teamwork
• Learning Programs – courses with instructors, or online on the company portal, certifications
• Architects School (School of Software Architects) – training program for technical leaders who want to develop in the area of ​​software architecture
• Functional Safety School is part of the Automotive Business Line • Cybersecurity School
• Professional development programs (on various topics, eg project management)
• Internship programs and competitions
• CSR Program (Corporate Social Responsibility)
• Program for continuous improvement of the center in Romania – team members send suggestions to management
• Subscription to Bookster for all employees
• Scholarships for master’s and doctoral students
• From the Fun@Work category, we organize events that combine work and fun: barbecues, team buildings, various charity fairs, collective outings for volunteer actions, after-hours parties and others.

Careers resources at: nxp.com/careers