Battery Management Systems Product Definition Engineer

About the role

NXP is looking for a highly motivated Battery Management Systems (BMS) Product Definer Engineer to join its Product Definition & System Architecture team. The engineer translates market opportunities, customer requirements and technology trends into product requirements and specifications for NXP's BMS portfolio, working with customers, applications engineering, system architecture, marketing, validation, safety, software and IC development teams. The role covers electric vehicles, hybrids, BESS, AI data centers, robotics, industrial electrification and software-defined vehicles.

Key responsibilities

• Define next-generation BMS products, chipsets and reference architectures, and create and maintain PRDs, functional specifications and use case definitions.
• Analyze technical and commercial trade-offs such as performance, safety, power consumption, die size, cost and scalability, and decompose system needs into subsystem and IC-level requirements.
• Engage directly with OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, battery manufacturers, system integrators and energy infrastructure providers, support RFIs, RFQs and design-wins, and turn unmet needs into product features.
• Contribute to the long-term BMS product roadmap, benchmark competing solutions and identify gaps in the current portfolio.
• Work with System Architects on end-to-end BMS solutions, design-space exploration and trade-off analysis across hardware, software, communications, diagnostics and safety.

Required profile

• BSEE in electronics, electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent; MSEE preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in product definition, systems engineering, semiconductor product development or battery management systems.
• Experience with automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, battery manufacturers, semiconductor companies and industrial energy storage providers.
• Customer-facing technical roles are highly desirable.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of battery management systems and battery pack architectures.
• Experience with cell and pack monitoring, battery protection, balancing strategies and diagnostics.
• Familiarity with automotive development processes and quality requirements.
• Preferred: wireless BMS, EIS, BESS, AI data center power architectures, robotics electrification, mixed-signal IC development, functional safety architecture, edge connectivity.