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10 NXP Semiconductors engineering leaders
These ten current and former NXP Semiconductors engineering leaders, including NXP's chief technology officer, hold or have held director, senior director, vice president and executive vice president roles in engineering at NXP Semiconductors. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams at NXP.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ajay Patel
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Of Product Engineering · NXP Semiconductors
Senior Director Of Product Engineering at NXP Semiconductors since June 2020, and former Director Of Product Engineering at NXP Semiconductors (2016–2020). Former Product Engineering Manager (2007–2016) and Sr. Product Engineering Lead (2005–2007) at NXP acquires Freescale Semiconductor, and former Application Engineer (Circuit Simulation) at Freescale Semiconductor / Motorola (2001–2005).
Ajith Mekkoth
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Engineering · NXP Semiconductors
Executive Vice President, Engineering at NXP Semiconductors since September 2025. Former Senior Vice President, Engineering (2021–2025) and Vice President, Engineering (2014–2021) at NXP Semiconductors, and former Vice President, Mobile Platform Engineering (2012–2014) and Vice President Software Development (2008–2012) at Broadcom.
Christophe Landez
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, AMS & RF IC Engineering · NXP Semiconductors
Senior Director, AMS & RF IC Engineering at NXP Semiconductors since April 2021; the profile says the role manages AMS & RF IC design groups at sites that include Hamburg, Eindhoven, Toulouse and Grenoble. Former Director, AMS & RF IC engineering (2019–2021) and R&D Director, Automotive RADAR Transceivers (2016–2019) at NXP Semiconductors.
David Du
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Of Engineering, SoC Design · NXP Semiconductors
Former Senior Director Of Engineering, SoC Design (2022–2026) and Director of Engineering, SoC Design (2018–2022) at NXP Semiconductors; the profile describes leading a global SoC design organization focused on mobile/wireless payment solutions, Secure ID, smartcards and RFID products. Former Director of IC Design Engineering, Secure Embedded Transactions at NXP Semiconductors (2014–2016).
Frederic Grandvaux
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Digital IP & SoC Engineering · NXP Semiconductors
Senior Director Digital IP & SoC Engineering at NXP Semiconductors since August 2016; the profile ties the role to BL Radio Frequency Processing and says it is responsible for HW engineering teams in countries that include the Netherlands and Germany. Former Head of Systems Design Solutions Department (2013–2016) and Turnkey RD Director (2014–2015) at STMicroelectronics.
Lars Reger
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & EVP - Member of NXP MT · NXP Semiconductors
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & EVP - Member of NXP MT at NXP Semiconductors since May 2020, and Chairman of the Management Team of NXP Semiconductors Germany GmbH since January 2020. Former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & SVP Technology - NXP (2018–2020) and SVP & CTO - NXP Automotive (2013–2018) at NXP Semiconductors.
Maulin Patel
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Systems & Applications Engineering, BL Edge Processing · NXP Semiconductors
Vice President Systems & Applications Engineering, BL Edge Processing at NXP Semiconductors since January 2019. Former Sr. Director of Software & Applications Engineering, Microcontrollers at NXP Semiconductors (2011–2018), Senior Director, STB SW Design In at NXP Semiconductors / Trident Semiconductors (2008–2011) and Division Director, STB Software & Customer Support at Conexant (2006–2008).
Narasimhan Narayanan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · NXP Semiconductors
Senior Director of Engineering at NXP Semiconductors since January 2024, a role the profile describes as Design Methodology and Automation Lead in San Diego, California. Former Sr. Director of Engineering (2016–2023), Director of Engineering (2015–2016) and Principal Engineer Manager (2013–2015) at Qualcomm.
Pritpal Singh
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · NXP Semiconductors
Senior Director of Engineering at NXP Semiconductors since April 2026, a role the profile lists at director level in engineering, and former Director of Engineering at NXP Semiconductors (2020–2026). Former Senior Design Manager at NXP acquires Freescale Semiconductor (2004–2020) and Design Engineer at Motorola (2000–2004).
Rajkumar Anantharaman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Software Engineering · NXP Semiconductors
Senior Director of Software Engineering at NXP Semiconductors since April 2024, based in Bangalore; the profile ties the role to automotive embedded software systems, with responsibility for software and systems integration, systems validation and DevOps. Former Director of Software Engineering - Vehicle Software at NXP Semiconductors (2022–2024).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a chipmaker split engineering ownership between business lines and central technology groups?
- 02What does it take to move a new SoC from definition to production on schedule across design teams in several countries?
- 03How do semiconductor engineering leaders decide which design methodology and automation work to build in-house?
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