Principal Systems Architect – NFC Mobile Systems

About the role

As a Principal Systems Architect for NFC Mobile Systems you will define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and execution for NFC‑based mobile platforms and services, acting as the technical authority across NFC ecosystems.

Key responsibilities

• Define customer‑specific architectures for NFC‑enabled mobile devices and connected ecosystems and provide requirements for future solutions.
• Drive development of solutions for contactless mobile payment, public transport access control and digital ID across smartphones, wearables and IoT devices.
• Support technical engagements with strategic customers and ecosystem partners.
• Lead customer design‑in activities covering hardware, firmware, software, RF and system integration.
• Ensure compliance with NFC Forum, EMVCo, GlobalPlatform and ISO/IEC standards.
• Provide architectural guidance across hardware, RF, firmware, software, security and validation teams.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience in system architecture, embedded systems, semiconductor products, wireless technologies or mobile platforms.
• Background in hardware and software architectures with a good understanding of short‑range wireless communications.
• Proven experience supporting strategic customer engagements and delivering complex architectures from concept to production.
• Strong documentation, problem‑solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English, written and verbal.

Required skills

• NFC technologies and protocols (ISO/IEC 14443, ISO/IEC 18092, ISO/IEC 15693).
• EMVCo and GlobalPlatform standards.
• Hardware architecture, RF design, firmware and embedded software development.
• Secure transaction architectures and validation processes.

What we offer

• Market‑competitive compensation benchmarked to the electronic and semiconductor industry.
• Home office, flexible working time and meal benefits.
• Attractive employee benefits and a supportive work environment.