Senior Electrical Engineer- Medical Device

Philips • San Diego, CA

9d • $141,960 - $227,136 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Electrical Engineer on the multidisciplinary IntraSight Hardware Team, you will contribute to innovative imaging clinical solutions. You will serve as the key technical interface between Philips and external suppliers, design partners, and contract manufacturers for PCBA development, ensuring high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective electronic designs that meet performance, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

The role provides technical leadership for PCBA design, development, prototyping, and industrialization. It involves aligning electrical requirements, schematics, PCB layout, architecture, acceptance criteria, timelines, cost, and quality; leading supplier selection and technical evaluations; and reviewing and approving design documentation. You will drive DFM, DFT, and DFC strategies, manage component selection and lifecycle risks, and oversee PCBA verification and validation, including functional, signal integrity, power integrity, electrical safety, and EMC testing. You will partner with quality and regulatory teams to ensure supplier quality systems, documentation, and regulatory expectations are met.

You will lead root cause analysis and resolution of electrical and PCBA issues through development and sustaining, including manufacturing defects and field returns. The role collaborates with systems, mechanical, software, quality, regulatory, and procurement teams. This is an office role. Office-based teams work in person at least three days per week; candidates must reside in or within commuting distance of San Diego, California.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience with a strong focus on PCBA design and development.
• Expertise in schematic design, PCB layout, board-level architecture, and electronics manufacturing.
• Experience working directly with suppliers, EMS partners, and contract manufacturers, including leading technical discussions, supplier evaluations, design reviews, and development activities.
• Ability to manage external partners while balancing technical, cost, quality, and business priorities.
• Strong knowledge of DFM, DFT, DFC, signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, and electrical testing, validation, and verification.
• Experience developing medical devices or other regulated products, with a strong understanding of standards such as IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, and ISO 13485.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive, ownership-driven mindset and ability to lead complex technical issues from development through sustaining.
• Must be able to successfully perform the stated minimum physical, cognitive, and environmental job requirements with or without accommodation.
• US work authorization is required; candidates who require work-authorized visa sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered.
• Must reside in or within commuting distance to San Diego, California.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with component lifecycle management, obsolescence mitigation, and root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with EDA tools such as Altium, Cadence, or Mentor Graphics.
• Familiarity with PLM systems such as Windchill.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary electrical engineering interface to suppliers, design partners, and contract manufacturers.
• Provide technical leadership for PCBA design, development, prototyping, and industrialization.
• Align electrical requirements, schematics, PCB layout, architecture, acceptance criteria, timelines, cost, and quality with external partners.
• Lead supplier selection, technical evaluations, design reviews, and issue resolution with sourcing, procurement, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Review and approve schematics, PCB layouts, and design documentation for alignment with Philips standards and system architecture.
• Drive design for manufacturability (DFM), design for testability (DFT), design for cost (DFC), and component selection strategies.
• Manage supplier change requests and mitigate component and PCBA lifecycle risks, including availability and obsolescence.
• Oversee PCBA verification and validation, including functional, signal integrity, power integrity, electrical safety, and EMC testing.
• Partner with quality and regulatory teams to ensure suppliers meet quality-system, documentation, and regulatory expectations.
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of electrical and PCBA-related issues during development and sustaining, including manufacturing defects and field returns.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, software, quality, regulatory, and procurement teams on integrated product development.

Benefits

• Generous PTO.
• 401(k) with up to 7% match.
• Health savings account (HSA) with company contribution.
• Stock purchase plan.
• Education reimbursement.
• Comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program.
• Other compensation may include an annual incentive bonus, sales commission, or long-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior