Embedded Software Development Engineer

· Job Description Summary

The Development Engineer 60 is responsible for interpreting complex engineering requirements to devise and deliver optimal design solutions for sophisticated medical device components, showcasing advanced technical expertise, working under limited supervision. The role guides the development of robust test plans, procedures, and protocols to validate engineering designs, ensuring stringent compliance with high-quality and regulatory standards. The role resolves advanced technical issues across various components, employs sophisticated problem-solving skills to minimize production downtime. The role evaluates and approves high-potential components and technologies from external vendors, ensuring alignment with Philips' quality and performance standards.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and test of product interfaces for product testing in manufacturing

• Design and test of embedded software in product parts. The prime responsibility for embedded software typically lies at the supplier of the part. The role requires close collaboration with suppliers.

• Design, implementation, and validation of automated tests for electronic product parts.

• Interprets complex engineering requirements to devise and deliver optimal design solutions for sophisticated medical device components, demonstrating advanced technical expertise and strategic thinking, working under limited supervision.

• Guides comprehensive and robust test plans, procedures, and protocols to rigorously validate engineering designs, ensuring stringent compliance with high-quality and regulatory standards.

• Resolves advanced and multifaceted technical issues across hardware, software, and other technical components, employing sophisticated problem-solving skills to address and prevent production downtime effectively.

• Evaluates and approves high-potential components and technologies from external vendors and suppliers, ensuring they meet Philips' rigorous quality, performance, and strategic standards.

• Monitors and critically assesses the performance and reliability of complex systems and components, proactively identifying and leading initiatives to optimize product performance, lifecycle, and user experience.

• Ensures strict adherence to company policies, procedures, and quality standards, fostering a culture of compliance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

• Presents comprehensive and persuasive technical findings, design proposals, and project updates to senior stakeholders and executive management, effectively communicating complex engineering concepts and their strategic implications.

• Provides expert mentorship, guidance, and training to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, professional development, and technical mastery within the team.

• Implements and refines advanced engineering best practices and methodologies, driving significant process improvements to enhance efficiency, innovation, and accelerate time-to-market for new products.

• Assesses and integrates actionable feedback from rigorous testing, user experience studies, and market trends, continuously refining and enhancing product designs to ensure exceptional customer satisfaction, competitive advantage, and market leadership.

• Cultivates effective relationships with internal/external partners and provides influence over projects and peer groups, demonstrating full understanding of engineering specialization within the medical devices sector

Preferred Skills:

• Embedded software development

• Scripting

• Test automation

• DFSS

• Safe/Agile

• Product Development Lifecycle Management

• Verification Testing

• Validation Testing

• Technical Documentation

• Research & Analysis

• Technical Acumen

• Product Design

• Quality Specifications

• Regulatory Requirements

• Troubleshooting

• Requirements Analysis

• Hardware Engineering

• Business Acumen

• Continuous Improvement