Signal & Image Processing Engineer

Key Skills

Biomedical Imaging, Design, Effective communication skills, Image signal processing, Leadership Skill, MATLAB Programming

Job Description

If you are a Colorado resident and this role is a field-based or remote role, you may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request.  You may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance. 

Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.

But it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common: An unwavering sense of purpose and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers’ needs. It’s what inspires us to create meaningful solutions – the kind that make a real difference – when it matters most.

The world and our customers’ needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. That’s why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better

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

You are responsible for

• Be a key contributor in the innovation, development and implementation of novel signal and image processing algorithms to support intravascular ultrasound imaging and vascular functional measurement technologies
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to define user clinical needs. Translate those needs into technical specifications and requirements applicable to the signal and imaging pipelines
• Participate in the research, design, development, and integration of new ultrasound systems and transducers
• Tune intravascular ultrasound systems for optimum image quality
• Support new product development projects and sustaining projects while adhering to quality control and regulatory procedures
• Plan and lead/execute laboratory research
• Participate in clinical human and animal imaging studies for assessment and testing of new technologies and products
• Collaborate with marketing and product management organizations to define new feature requirements to meet specific clinical applications and market needs
• Provide technical expertise to support other departments
• Identify opportunities for and drive internal process improvements

You are part of

A global, cross-functional technical team responsible for the design, development, and implementation of Intravascular Ultrasound products. You are a member of the Ultrasound Engineering team.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following

• Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field. PhD Preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in the field of medical imaging research and/or product development. Ultrasound imaging preferred.
• Expertise in MATLAB
• Capability to work in a fast paced, regulated environment, with strict adherence to a quality system
• Demonstrated skill in solving problems
• Adaptability in the face of ambiguous and evolving situations
• Familiarity with cardiac and vascular catheterization procedures, tools, and terminology desired
• 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

In return, we offer you

A chance to serve a bigger purpose. At Philips, our mission to improve the lives of 3 billion people per year by 2030, and every day, we move closer to achieving our goal by creating cutting-edge solutions that lead to confident diagnosis, improved care, and increased quality of life for patients drive us. We enable our employees to create a legacy in life through their work and support their development through people-centric learning, total rewards and personalized development planning programs. Our business provides unique opportunities to develop innovative enterprise software solutions and deliver meaningful solutions in the healthcare space and this new position is a unique opportunity to shape the next generation solutions we are developing.

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa. 

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you will reside in or within commuting distance to San Diego, CA 

How we work at Philips

Our newly adopted hybrid work concept fuses flexibility with collaboration to deliver great outcomes for our people and our customers. We are embracing an approach wherein we spend more time together than apart – which for full-time employees translates to an average of at least 3 days working from the office and up to 2 days from home – for our hybrid roles.​

Hybrid work flexibility means people can meet the changing demands of work and home in the most balanced, productive, and healthy way.