MR Systems Architect

About the role

As a MR Systems Architect, you will play a key role in driving system definition, design integration, risk management, and technical problem solving for Philips MR products. You will work across global and local R&D teams to translate system‑level requirements into subsystem and component requirements, ensuring product quality, reliability, regulatory compliance, and successful product delivery.

Key responsibilities

• System Engineering & Architecture – define and manage system and subsystem requirements, drive requirement decomposition, support architecture design and integration, evaluate performance and reliability.
• Technical Leadership – lead technical and design reviews, provide guidance throughout the product lifecycle, make design recommendations to improve reliability and user experience.
• Risk & Quality Management – lead FMEA and risk activities, manage defects and root‑cause analysis, ensure regulatory and quality compliance.
• Cross‑functional Collaboration – work closely with Global System Engineering, System Architects, PMO, subsystem and component teams, influence stakeholders and facilitate decision‑making across locations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in MR Systems Engineering or related medical imaging product development.
• Solid experience in system design, integration, risk management, reliability engineering and defect resolution.
• Experience working in a global matrix organization is highly desirable.

Required skills

• Systems Engineering Methodology
• System Design & Integration
• Requirements Engineering
• FMEA & Risk Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Technical Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Cross‑functional Collaboration
• DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) certification
• INCOSE CSEP certification