Job Title Senior Systems Architect – Medical Ultrasound Hardware (Bothell, WA / Cambridge, MA) Job Description Senior Systems Architect – Medical Ultrasound Hardware (Bothell, WA / Cambridge, MA) You will have an immediate opportunity to develop innovative Ultrasound technologies that will help save lives, improve patient outcomes, and reduce the cost of healthcare across the globe. Your role: Define and own the end‑to‑end hardware system architecture for next‑generation diagnostic ultrasound platforms, ensuring cohesive integration across transducers, front-end electronics, beamforming hardware, and system-level components. Partner with cross-functional teams to translate clinical and product requirements into robust architectural choices. Lead technical decision-making for system partitioning, signal flow, performance optimization, and hardware trade studies. Deliver clear recommendations grounded in engineering rigor, risk assessment, and scalability. Drive innovation in acoustic, electronic, and mechanical subsystems to advance imaging performance, reliability, and manufacturability. Evaluate emerging technologies and guide their incorporation into system roadmaps. Establish and maintain system requirements, interfaces, and verification strategies to ensure architectural integrity throughout the product lifecycle. Collaborate closely with hardware, transducer, and firmware teams to maintain alignment. Serve as the technical authority and mentor for systems engineering and hardware teams. Influence strategic decisions, provide architectural governance, and elevate engineering excellence across the organization. You're the right fit if: You have 10+ years of experience leading system architecture for complex electromechanical or medical imaging systems. Demonstrated ability to define system partitions, manage interfaces, and drive hardware integration at scale. You have demonstrated experience with medical ultrasound (other imaging modalities could be considered. You earned an advanced degree in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, physics, or a related discipline, with deep expertise in ultrasound system hardware or other complex imaging modalities. A strong foundation in signal chains, acoustics, and real‑time hardware systems is essential. You have a proven track record of leading cross-functional engineering teams and influencing design decisions across acoustics, electronics, mechanical engineering, and systems engineering. Skilled at translating clinical and product needs into rigorous architectural requirements. You bring strong analytical, communication, and decision‑making skills, with the ability to navigate trade-offs and defend architectural choices to the engineering community and senior leadership. Experience working within regulated environments (e.g., FDA, IEC 60601) is highly preferred. 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. Learn more about our business. Discover our rich and exciting history. Learn more about our purpose. Learn more about our culture. Philips Transparency Details: The pay range for this position in WA and MA is $141,000 to $227,000. The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.   In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here. At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. Additional Information: US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future. Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Bothell, WA or Cambridge, MA. #LI-PH1 #LI-Office #PrecisionDiagnosis This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration. Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.