Job description 

Systems Engineer will be a part of the Engineering group that is responsible for implementing technical strategies, evaluating, and developing products, and providing a superior level of technical support that benefits the organization. The Systems Engineer: Lead collaborates closely with Engineers, Architects, and Test in the Ventilation business within Sleep and Respiratory Care to develop and commercialize Class 2 medical devices.  

In addition, you will lead the systems engineering aspects of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).  As System Engineering Expert – MBSE you are responsible for the process, method, and tools in the context of model-based system engineering (MBSE) within projects of the Philips businesses globally utilizing the MBSE Modelling tools like Cameo. These projects can cover every phase of the product life cycle, from development, manufacturing, market deployment, operation, and maintenance to phase out. You will also help to deploy capabilities throughout the global company by providing training and coaching to system engineers and system architects. 

You will be involved in all system engineering aspects of the Philips V-model, starting with conceptualization, writing requirements, functional and technical design, check & optimize, verification, integration and finally the validation. In your role, you will support system architects and engineers to integrally manage all system engineering aspects in a model-based way supported by the appropriate tools. You will maintain and develop knowledge and expertise resulting in state-of-the-art approaches to serving our customers.  

Responsibilities:  

• Incorporates essential operating mechanisms of systems engineering of medical device design and engineering principles and adheres to medical device regulations. 
• Defines system requirements, architecture, and interfaces to meet product requirements, risk analysis and industry standards; conducts system design analysis to select key components and defines control methods; and coordinates build and design integration with the solid understanding of System V-Model  
• Works together to support product verification and validation planning, resolution of technical integration issues, safety agency interface, system testing and coordination and interfaces with Philips design center. 
• Conducts design reviews as part of the product development process to ensure customer requirements are met and the designs are manufacture-able, serviceable, and reliable. In addition, it does the same for subsystem requirements and product integration.  

As System Engineering Expert, you will:  

• Lead and manage the system engineering information and its traceability (requirements, risks, design decisions, protocols, results) in the model-based system environment of the business 
• Create adequate requirements and designs for solutions, products, services, and testers  
• Deploy best practices for MBSE globally in Philips to R&D project teams or organizations via training & coaching to enhance maturity 
• Lead and Support the development of MBSE content in R&D (Research and Development) projects across the business utilizing MBSE modelling tools like Cameo.  
• Identify improvement opportunities in Philips businesses with respect to the MBSE proposition and develop actionable proposals, plans and tailored training materials or workshops to address these 
• Manage your activities and services according to good project management practices 
• Coordinate small teams of system (MBSE) engineers if applicable 

Behaviors: The successful candidate will demonstrate the following: 

• Leadership: The ability to make things happen by encouraging and channeling the contributions of others; recognizing and addressing critical issues in a timely manner and acting as an agent for change and continual improvement when required to achieve results.  
• Accountability/Ownership: Work closely with team members and take ownership – be a mentor to junior engineers   
• Influence: The demonstrated ability to gain acceptance and commitment from others to one’s own beliefs and ideas. 
• Negotiating: The ability to construct and maintain a strong bargaining position to ensure positive response and agreement: striving for win-win situations. 
• Adaptability: Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment and organize work assignments to meet established timetables. 
• Data-driven decision-making: ability to move teams through vague and complex situations. Present complex ideas in a simple manner to resolve issues. 
• Relentless focus on Quality and Transparency as an organizational value.