System Lead – Electrical

About the role

As System Lead – Electrical you will contribute to the development and improvement of electrical subsystems for Philips Image Guided Therapy products, ensuring compliance with international standards and delivering high performance, safety and reliability.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure electrical/electronic design alignment with system‑level architecture, requirements and technical strategy.
• Incorporate safety, reliability and quality considerations into design from concept phase and define test strategies, verification plans and compliance methods.
• Lead feasibility assessments and concept evaluations to validate technical options and risks.
• Ensure design meets performance, regulatory, compliance and cost targets.
• Perform or review quality, safety and certification testing, ensuring audit‑ready documentation.
• Participate in design reviews and risk assessments such as FMEA.
• Lead structured root‑cause analysis for field issues, integration challenges, CAPA and design failures.
• Mentor and coach engineers (electrical, mechanical) to strengthen technical capability and design maturity.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, standards and industry trends relevant to the domain.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth collaboration and alignment with product goals.
• Conduct early integration tests on prototypes and address supplier issues.
• Execute verification of units and parts with expertise in EMC testing.
• Contribute across all phases of the product development lifecycle (V‑Model) from requirements to sustenance.
• Drive new product innovation as a lead member of an NPI team from concept to launch.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electronic engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 12+ years of relevant R&D experience in the medical domain.
• Experience in product design, development, validation and regulatory norms (IEC60601‑1‑2, ISO 13485).
• Excellent design documentation skills.
• Result‑oriented, self‑steering problem‑solver with strong communication.
• Good knowledge of embedded analog and digital hardware design.
• Ability to work independently and act proactively.
• Open‑minded, eager to improve efficiency.
• Quality mindset; Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt is a plus.
• Experience and knowledge of EMC in design and testing.
• Familiarity with AI platforms and AI‑driven tools is a plus.
• Experience in user interface (UI) design and UX principles for hardware/software integration.
• Knowledge of FDA guidelines and compliance requirements for medical devices.
• Ability to present and articulate ideas to stakeholders and leadership.

Required skills

• IEC60601‑1‑2
• ISO 13485
• Embedded analog hardware design
• Embedded digital hardware design
• EMC testing
• Six Sigma (Green Belt/Black Belt)
• AI platforms
• UI design
• UX principles
• SAFe framework (Agile Release Trains)