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System Performance Engineer at NXP Semiconductors — Hyderabad

Experience2–3 yrs
SalaryNot disclosed
Work modeonsite
Posted24 Sept 2026

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About NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors is hiring in Hyderabad in semiconductors electronics. This role looks for around 2+ years of experience.

Skills

Ethernet networking
packet processing
performance benchmarking
root-cause analysis
memory bandwidth
DMA
hardware acceleration
performance validation
embedded systems

The role

A system performance engineer at a semiconductor electronics company characterizes and optimizes Ethernet networking and packet processing across hardware and software, using performance benchmarking, with expertise in embedded systems and hardware acceleration. The role also applies root-cause analysis and memory bandwidth optimization to improve throughput and latency.

Full job description

Job Description

System Performance Engineer - Ethernet Hardware & Software

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated System Performance Engineer to drive end-to-end performance characterization, and optimization of Ethernet processing solutions across hardware, firmware, software, and system-level architectures. The role requires expertise in Ethernet networking, packet processing, performance benchmarking, and root-cause analysis to ensure industry-leading throughput, latency, and scalability.

The engineer will work closely with architects, hardware designers, firmware developers, driver teams, and performance architects to identify performance bottlenecks, develop optimization strategies, and deliver high-performance Ethernet solutions for data center, and edge networking applications.

Key Qualification & Responsibilities

Bachelors or masters in computer science or electronics with at least 2+ years of industry or research experience.

Performance Analysis & Optimization

Define and execute performance validation strategies for Ethernet hardware and software subsystems. Characterize system performance including: Throughput Packet processing rate (PPS) Latency and jitter Buffer utilization CPU and memory efficiency Analyze packet processing pipelines and identify performance bottlenecks in hardware, drivers, and software stacks. Develop methodologies to optimize Ethernet datapath performance across varying traffic patterns and workloads.

Hardware Performance Engineering

Evaluate performance of Ethernet MAC, PHY, switch, NIC, and packet processing hardware. Analyze bus utilization, DMA performance, memory bandwidth, cache efficiency, and hardware acceleration engines.

Performance characterization of pre-silicon and post-silicon platforms.

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