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Research & Development Engineer

Philips


Job Location:

San Diego, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 83000 - 131000
Posted: 29 September 2026 (22 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title
Research & Development Engineer

Job Description

Apply your engineering expertise to design develop and launch our next generation intravascular ultrasound catheter while supporting quality reliability compliance and cross-functional collaboration.

Your role:


  • Analyze engineering requirements and determine optimal design solutions for catheter products with advanced judgment and autonomy under general supervision.
  • Create and implement test plans procedures and protocols to verify and validate engineering designs while ensuring compliance with established processes quality standards and regulatory requirements. Maintain accurate documentation of design specifications test results and validation activities including oversight of junior team documentation efforts.
  • Implement design improvements based on testing and evaluation activities to enhance product quality efficiency performance and reliability. Monitor catheter and system performance to proactively identify improvement opportunities.
  • Participate in design reviews technical discussions vendor evaluations and supplier technology assessments for potential medical device integration. Build effective relationships share knowledge and influence projects and peer groups within the medical devices engineering function.

Youre the right fit if:


  • No prior experience required with a bachelors degree.
  • Your skills include engineering design requirements analysis verification and validation testing technical documentation troubleshooting product development lifecycle management quality specifications regulatory compliance hardware engineering research and analysis.
  • You have at least a bachelors degree in mechanical or biomedical engineering.
  • You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
  • Youre a skilled professional preferably possessing the following skills: technical acumen product design quality specifications regulatory requirements troubleshooting requirements analysis hardware engineering and business acumen.

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 companys facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the companys 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 wont 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.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in California is $83000 to $131000 annually.

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. 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 including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.


Required Experience:

IC


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