Lead Systems Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026. Philips scores B on the Alion truth index.
Job Title
Lead Systems EngineerJob Description
Senior Systems Engineer
The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for shaping the architecture of cutting-edge solutions, ensuring alignment with present and future features, non-functional prerequisites, and architectural principles, working under limited supervision. The role conceptualizes and implements innovative strategies to enhance system efficiency and resilience, while spearheading thorough risk management efforts. The role contributes to the designing and optimizing of architecture using established product development protocols, while actively exploring novel technologies to augment system durability and effectiveness. The role develops comprehensive product requirement documentations for new prototypes, collaborating closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment with user needs, regulatory standards, and industry best practices.
Job Responsibilities
Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and external partners to conceptualize and implement cutting-edge solutions, ensuring alignment with present and future architectural principles.
Evaluates and mitigates technical uncertainties through innovative strategies, risk management, and system efficiency enhancements while working under limited supervision.
Designs and optimizes system architecture, integrating emerging technologies to enhance durability and effectiveness.
Leads end-to-end system design and development, overseeing integration, testing, and validation to ensure successful project outcomes.
Develops comprehensive product requirement documentation, ensuring compliance with user needs, regulatory standards, and industry best practices.
Drives strategic discussions on system architecture, facilitating seamless integration and performance optimization.
Conducts exploratory testing and in-depth system analyses, leveraging modeling and simulation techniques to identify optimizations and mitigate risks.
Mentors and guides team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaborative problem-solving.
Serves as a senior technical authority, providing expert guidance and problem-solving expertise on complex engineering challenges.
Leads cross-functional process enhancements, applying lean methodologies to optimize workflows and productivity.
Acts as a bridge between R&D, manufacturing, and regulatory teams, ensuring alignment with systems engineering standards.
Innovates and implements new methodologies and tools to enhance efficiency, quality, and agility in system development.
Reviews system documentation and design artifacts to verify compliance with industry regulations and engineering principles
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
Minimum 12 years of experience with Bachelor's OR Minimum 10 years of experience with Master's in areas such as System Architecture, System Design, Hardware Engineering or equivalent.
Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certified Systems Architect (CSA)
Preferred Skills (Technical/Functional Skills)
Product Development Lifecycle Management, Verification Testing , Validation Testing
Technical Documentation, Regulatory Requirements and Requirements Analysis
Business Acumen, Strategic Planning, Systems Architecture, Systems Engineering, Systems Design, Systems Integration and Risk Management
Prior experience in medical devices
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. This is office-based role, which means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
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 the lives of others.
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