Principal NPI R&D Engineer, IVUS Catheters (San Diego, CA)

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Principal NPI R&D Engineer – IVUS Catheters (San Diego, CA)

In this role you’ll be a leader on a cross-functional team responsible for the design and development of our next generation Intravascular Ultrasound Cardiac Catheters.

Your role:

• You’re a technical leader and subject matter expert capable of delivering new products to market, leading teams, and developing innovative technologies.

• You’re a partner and a role model, within R&D and with our cross-functional teams. You’re a collaborator and an influencer, capable of developing a vision and executing to a plan.

• You provide strategic direction, technical guidance, coaching and mentoring to a team of R&D engineers through design, prototyping, test method & test flow development, and through design verification & design validation.

• You’re interested in growth, constantly learning, and setting a higher standard. You are looking for “new and better” ways of doing things.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 15+ years of experience supporting medical device design and development, with at least 5 years working on intravascular products (e.g. catheters, guidewires, balloons, stents). Experience with electromechanical products, including ASIC/transducer and ultrasound technology is highly desirable.

• You have experience as a technical lead / core team lead and have led new product development projects from concept to launch.  

• You have a B.S in Engineering (e.g. Mechanical, Biomedical) advanced degree preferred

• Your skills include technical design (e.g. in SolidWorks), product testing/evaluation, statistical data analysis, and solid technical writing and communication. You have experience developing requirements and specifications, prototyping, and design selection. You have developed and validated test methods, executed root cause analysis, and implemented corrective actions. You have transferred a product from design to manufacturing.

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

• You are an exceptional analytical and innovative thinker, a strong team player, and are committed to driving to a higher standard. You can develop creative solutions and influence key partners, and you have experience driving resolution of complex technical and strategic problems.

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. This is an office-based 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.  

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Philips Transparency Details:

The pay range for this position is $130,000 to $223,000, annually.  The actual base pay offered may vary 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.  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, California.

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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veteran and maintains a drug-free workplace.