Senior Systems Engineer

0001 National; California; On-site; USD 115,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

401k (up to 7% match)

HSA (with company contribution)

Stock purchase plan

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Philips is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership for capital equipment development. You will translate clinical, customer, business, and regulatory needs into robust system solutions, drive end-to-end design, risk management, and verification activities, and collaborate across disciplines to ensure timely delivery.

The role requires a strong background in systems engineering for regulated medical devices, with experience in design controls, traceability, and tools

Qualifications

• Translate clinical, customer, regulatory needs into system requirements.
• Lead system design and architecture for capital equipment projects.
• Maintain end-to-end design traceability and design controls compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead system design and architecture for projects, including requirements development, interface definition, design decisions, and technical trade-offs.
• Translate clinical workflows and regulatory requirements into clear, testable system requirements.
• Drive system risk management, verification and validation planning, and design reviews with cross-functional teams.
• Manage project scope, schedules, resources, risks, and dependencies, communicating progress to stakeholders.

Skills

System architecture

Requirements development

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory awareness

Tools usage

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems/ Biomedical/ Electrical/ Mechanical/ Software Engineering

Tools

DOORS

DNG

Windchill

Jira

Job description

Job Title Senior Systems Engineer Job Description As a Systems Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for capital equipment development, translating clinical, customer, business, and regulatory needs into system solutions. You will lead system design and drive cross‑functional project execution, ensuring alignment across requirements, architecture, risk management, verification, and delivery.

Your role: Lead system design and architecture for projects, including requirements development, interface definition, design decisions, and technical trade‑offs. Translate clinical workflows, user needs, and regulatory requirements into clear, testable system requirements while maintaining end‑to‑end design traceability. Assess and maintain Design History Files (DHF) and Design and Development Files (DDF), ensuring compliance with design controls, documentation standards, and regulatory requirements. Drive system risk management, verification and validation planning, design reviews, and change‑control activities in collaboration with cross‑functional teams. Manage project scope, schedules, resources, risks, and dependencies while leading technical discussions, resolving issues, and communicating progress to stakeholders.

You’re the right fit if: Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Systems, Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical, Software Engineering, or a related discipline, with 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, product development, or technical project leadership within medical devices or another regulated industry. Strong experience in systems engineering, including system architecture, requirements development, interface definition, verification planning, and requirements traceability. Working knowledge of medical device design controls, risk management, and verification and validation, including familiarity with ISO14971 and IEC60601 standards. Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross‑functional technical projects, manage competing priorities, resolve issues, and influence stakeholders without direct authority. Experience with engineering and project management tools such as DOORS, DNG, Windchill, Jira, or equivalent platforms, along with strong communication and technical documentation skills.

You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office‑based teams, this means working in‑person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full‑time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is an office role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won’t stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others. Learn more about our business. Discover our rich and exciting history. Learn more about our purpose. Learn more about our culture.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in San Diego, CA is $115,000 to $182,000.00. The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job‑related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long‑term incentives may be offered.

Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.

• generous PTO
• 401k (up to 7% match)
• HSA (with company contribution)
• stock purchase plan
• education reimbursement

Details about our benefits can be found here.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work‑authorized visa, now or in the future. Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to San Diego, CA.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug‑free workplace.

At Philips, we believe that every human matters.

As a global health‑tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people’s lives and support healthcare practitioners.

Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health.

Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That’s why we’re taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other’s views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law.

As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism.

To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug‑free workplace.