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Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer - C++ (San Diego, CA)

Philips
San Diego, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Feb 2026
💰 $205,632/yr($128,520/yr$205,632/yr)

About the role

Job Title

Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer - C++ (San Diego, CA)

Job Description

Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer - C++ (San Diego, CA)

You will work on the development of Intravascular Ultrasound Systems. As a member of an international cross-functional team, you work closely together with electrical engineers, transducer engineers, software engineers, system engineers, and ultrasound engineers. 

Your role:

  • Being a key contributor to the development of medical capital equipment. Architect, design, and develop embedded software for intravascular ultrasound systems.

  • Interfacing with multi-disciplinary teams consisting of marketing, hardware, software, catheter design, and manufacturing to refine design requirements for next generation intravascular ultrasound devices.

  • Create software requirement specifications, software architecture documents, and detailed software design documents.

  • Design and debug firmware for embedded processors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, and other electronic components using C/C++. Generating and releasing design documentation per production development procedures.

  • Leading, generating and conducting formal verification and validation plans for completed designs in collaboration with Quality and Regulatory.

  • Conducting technical design reviews with the project team(s) and independent subject matter experts across the company.

You're the right fit if:

  • You have 5 + years' experience in software/firmware development preferably in the field of medical electronics. Industry experience creating detailed design documentation (specifications, design descriptions, verification and testing plans).

  • You have earned a BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.

  • You must have experience with C/C++ (design and coding) for embedded applications. FreeRTOS experience will be preferred.

  • You would benefit from having familiarity with cardiac and vascular catheterization procedures, tools, and terminology desired. Knowledge of digital signal and image processing would be a plus.

  • Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written, in order to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with persons contacted in the course of performing assigned duties including Company management and outside business associates

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

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 company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

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.

Philips Transparency Details:

The pay range for this position in CA is $ 128,520 - $205,632.00.

The actual base pay offered

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