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In this role, you will provide technical leadership for the development and lifecycle management of X-ray tubes, generators, and their subcomponents. By translating customer and business needs into robust system solutions and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, you will help deliver innovative, reliable imaging technologies that drive Philips' success and create value for customers.

Your role: 

• Define, introduce, and maintain system architectures for x-ray tubes, generators, and X-segments, including interfaces, system requirements, and modular building blocks. 

• Translate stakeholder, user, and business needs into clear, measurable, and traceable product requirements and design decisions. 

• Drive technology choices, design trade-off analyses, and the selection of suitable methods and tools to deliver balanced, robust solutions. 

• Lead system integration and verification, including the management of requirements, interfaces, and deviations through to system readiness. 

• Own technical and product risk assessments, define mitigations, and implement relevant medical standards and regulatory requirements – working across functions and with suppliers to continuously improve quality, reliability, and manufacturability. 

You should bring the following: 

• Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Physics, Electrical, Mechanical, or a related technical field, with 5–10 years of relevant R&D experience.

• Strong expertise in high-voltage X-ray generator design, power electronics, embedded systems, digital control, or X-ray tube technology.

• Solid knowledge of physics, mechanical and electrical design, with strong analytical and systems architecture skills.

• Experience with requirements management tools and systems engineering methodologies.

• Proven technical leadership experience, with excellent stakeholder management, networking, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Business-fluent in English and German, with the ability to manage complexity, influence stakeholders, and drive results.

Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is €118,606–€121,210. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you'll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations. 

This role is eligible for Short Term Incentive, with your rewards linked to individual performance and company results. We’ll share the full approach with you during the interview process, so you can make a clear, informed decision.

Philips benefits for you: 

• Annual leave: 30 days  

• Mobility and devices: subsidized Germany ticket, leasing opportunities for private use (bicycles, cars, smartphones,…) 

• Philips University & Philips in Balance: Wide range of professional training courses and for personal development & Healthcare 

• Philips Pension Fund: Employer-funded pension plan  

• “Partnerzeit” – two paid weeks off after your partner has given birth 

• Philips MyShop: Discount on Philips products  

• Meals: Free drinks and low prices in our canteen and Café Philistro  

• Culture: Informal culture, a paid day for voluntary work, various team/cultural activities (on sustainability, diversity, ...), etc.  

How We Work Together 

We believe that we achieve better results when we work together rather than apart. For this role this means to be on-site at least 3 days a week. 

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. With patient safety and Quality as our fundamental premise, we focus on regulatory requirements and quality standards in our daily work. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. 

• Learn more about our business. 

• Discover our rich and exciting history. 

• Learn more about our purpose. 

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here. 

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