Regional Marketing Manager – Robotics, Transportation

Role Overview

• Lead business development efforts for NXP’s automotive portfolio into emerging sectors, including robotics, drones, humanoids, industrial automation, battery management systems, and aerospace throughout Europe.
• Drive market intelligence and customer engagement strategies to position NXP’s automotive portfolio as a leader in enabling software-defined solutions into adjacent markets.
• Collaborate closely with NXP sales, applications, and business line teams to identify new opportunities, influence system architectures, and actively support design-in activities with strategic customers in key growth verticals.
• Responsible for EMEA Distribution funnel creation, design-win and POS generation for the assigned domains.
• Develop strong understanding of NXP core technologies including edge processing, networking, connectivity, and software platforms supporting embedded and real-time systems in emerging sectors.
• Build a strategic narrative that enables NXP to address customer challenges in robotics and automation using NXP compute platforms and analog solutions.
• Create unique insights about adjacent markets including robotics, drones, and autonomous industrial systems across Europe, identifying opportunities for NXP platforms.
• Provide structured feedback from customers and ecosystem partners to influence future product and solution roadmaps.
• Support industry events, ecosystem partnerships, and customer workshops to increase NXP visibility and engagement in robotics and automation markets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years experience in the high technology industry, preferably within semiconductors, embedded systems, or industrial/robotics markets.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems, microcontrollers, and edge processing platforms.
• Experience engaging with customers in robotics, industrial automation, autonomous systems, or similar adjacent markets is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with real-time embedded systems, networking technologies, and industrial communication protocols is beneficial.
• Knowledge of functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262 or IEC 61508) is a plus but not required.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and strategic thinking to identify emerging opportunities and translate market insights into actionable strategies.
• Proven ability to work across internal teams including sales, marketing, and engineering organizations.
• Strong business development and customer engagement skills.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Proficiency in additional languages—such as German, French, Italian, or Spanish—is a plus.
• Demonstrates high learning agility and the ability to quickly understand new market segments and technologies.
• Highly self-motivated and capable of working in a fast-paced technology environment.
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal business lines and external ecosystem partners.
• Willingness to travel across Europe as required (approximately 35–45%).

Benefits

• Online and offline learning opportunities
• Commitment to sustainability
• Programs focused on diversity, inclusion and equality