Senior High-Power RF Systems Engineer - Onsite Palo Alto

Siemens Healthineers in; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Parking/Transit

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers in Palo Alto, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical/Systems Engineer to advance high-power RF pulsed power electronics for medical accelerators. You will define, integrate, test, and optimize system-level performance, maturing proof-of-concept hardware into robust products.

The role requires strong hardware experience, test plan ownership, and ability to work with multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, onsite environment.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or similar field.
• 5+ years of hardware system testing, integration, validation, troubleshooting, and production test support of high voltage and power systems.
• Experience operating lab equipment and diagnostic instrumentation (oscilloscopes, probes, power supplies, DAQ, interlocks).
• Ability to create test plans, run validated tests, analyze results, and communicate risk-based recommendations.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware system integration, bring-up, and validation for high-voltage pulsed power systems with RF/controls/linac teams.
• Develop and execute unit-level test plans, integration procedures, verification and regression tests.
• Translate system requirements into design specs, acceptance criteria, fixtures, data collection, and validation reports.
• Provide project management for R&D projects.
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for component and system-level failures.
• Support manufacturing, production and field service as SME and create documentation for handoff.

Skills

Power electronics

RF systems

Pulsed power

High voltage equipment

Prototype hardware integration

Failure analysis

Education

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Probes

Power supplies

DAQ systems

Interlock systems

Automated test tools

Job description

Siemens Healthineers in Palo Alto, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical/Systems Engineer to advance high-power RF pulsed power electronics for medical accelerators. You will define, integrate, test, and optimize system-level performance, maturing proof-of-concept hardware into robust products.

The role requires strong hardware experience, test plan ownership, and ability to work with multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, onsite environment.