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Director / Technical Program Leader - Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Systems (San Diego, CA)
Philips North America LLC · 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 25 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 14 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Philips North America LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Program Lead/Director” (Management Analysts) in MA: $180k–$180k, median $180k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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The US Department of Labor certified 25 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 14 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Title Director / Technical Program Leader - Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Systems (San Diego, CA) Job Description Director / Technical Program Leader - Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Systems (San Diego, CA) Working in research and development you will hold technical accountability to deliver next generation integrated intravascular ultrasound pipeline to market. This program technical leader will utilize knowledge in systems engineering, electrical medical system design, consumable (catheter, guidewires, etc.) design, product development practices, and design controls, to drive timely and robust multidisciplinary product development effort(s) to market. The leader is expected to utilize their breath and depth of experiences to drive key technical and program decisions, anticipate and manage risk, and establish expectations for engineering design review rigor across a large R&D team. This individual will take ownership of project deliverables and facilitate the decision-making process with well-considered tradeoffs. Your role: • You will lead the design, development, integration, and commercial launches of the next-generation intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) products onto the multi-modal interventional platform, collaborating with cross-functional teammates to ensure comprehensive program success. • You will oversee the full system development lifecycle, including defining requirements, designing system architectures, and implementing solutions through product development, integration and V&V, ensuring compliance with medical device standards and global regulatory requirements. • You will develop and execute engineering strategies and technical project management approaches across a multidisciplinary R&D team (hardware, embedded software, algorithms, single-use devices, etc.), that aligns with program goals and promotes collaboration with the cross-functional core team. • You will engage with business leaders and voice-of-customer representatives to ensure that technical solutions align with customer needs and market demands; facilitating stakeholder discussions to prioritize features and reinforce business alignment. • You will analyze complex technical challenges, present multiple solution paths, and help stakeholders make informed decisions; provide innovative and clear options to address technical hurdles. You're the right fit if: • You have 15+ years of R&D leadership developing and launching medical devices and a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Engineering (Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical, or related). • You have the experience to build authority and accountability within a team, with strong expectation-setting, collaboration, and communication skills. • You have demonstrated experience in systems engineering principles, including requirements engineering, tradeoff analysis, risk management, configuration management; you have demonstrated the ability to formulate and solve problems; you complete work in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner. • You have experience working in the regulated medical device environment: demonstrating practical knowledge and experience with global regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g., IEC 60601, IEC 62304, IEC 62366, UL, ANSI, ASTM, ISO, FDA). • 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’ lo