NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors designs and manufactures semiconductors and system solutions—including microcontrollers, processors, connectivity, security ICs, and (via its 2025 Kinara acquisition) discrete neural processing units—for automotive, industrial/IoT, mobile, and communications infrastructure customers.
AI tierAI-poweredAI is real and material, but the business is not AI.
AI layerBuilds AISells AI itself: models, chips, tools, infrastructure.
In AustinOffice hereYear unknown
Why: NXP is a broad semiconductor company (automotive, industrial, IoT, mobile, comms) that also builds AI silicon/IP (i.MX 9 NPUs, Kinara discrete NPUs) — AI is real and material to part of the portfolio but not the whole business, so it's AI-powered/builds rather than AI-native.
Austin offices
- New Northwest Austin campus (leased, relocation in progress as of 2026)Champion Office Park6433 Champion Grandview Way, Austin, TX 78750Opened 2026
- Industrial Operations4401 Friedrich Ln, Suites 100 and 105, Austin, TX 78744Opening year unknown
- US Corporate Headquarters (Oak Hill) — currently for saleOak Hill Campus6501 W. William Cannon Dr, Austin, TX 78735Opening year unknown
Open AI roles (8)
- Edge & Physical AI HW Product Manager/DirectorFirst seen Oct 15, 2026
- Edge & Physical AI SW Product Manager/DirectorFirst seen Oct 15, 2026
- Agentic Security EngineerPosted ~Sep 11, 2026
- AI Security EngineerPosted ~Sep 11, 2026
- AI Application Security EngineerPosted ~Sep 11, 2026
- Director AI/ML Driven ASIC Design and Implementation AutomationPosted ~Sep 2, 2026
- Senior Sales Account Manager - AI & RoboticsPosted ~May 16, 2026
- Principal AI Compiler EngineerPosted ~May 16, 2026