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Principal Electrical Engineer- Medical Device
Philips North America LLC · 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
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 roles5 certified filings for “Software Development Engineer” (Software Developers) in MA: $131k–$131k, median $131k. Most were filed at wage level II (80%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% 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.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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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 Principal Electrical Engineer- Medical Device Job Description As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will be part of the multidisciplinary IntraSight Hardware Team, contributing to innovative imaging clinical solutions. You will serve as the key technical interface between Philips and external suppliers, design partners, and contract manufacturers for PCBA development, ensuring high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective electronic designs that meet performance, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements. Your role • Serve as the primary electrical engineering interface to suppliers, design partners, and contract manufacturers, providing technical leadership for PCBA design, development, prototyping, and industrialization. Drive alignment on electrical requirements, schematics, PCB layout, architecture, acceptance criteria, timelines, cost, and quality. • Lead supplier selection, technical evaluations, design reviews, and issue resolution in partnership with sourcing, procurement, and cross-functional engineering teams. Review and approve schematics, PCB layouts, and design documentation to ensure alignment with Philips standards and system architecture. • Drive design for manufacturability (DFM), design for testability (DFT), design for cost (DFC), and component selection strategies while considering availability, lifecycle, obsolescence, and overall product cost. Manage supplier change requests and mitigate component and PCBA lifecycle risks. • Oversee PCBA verification and validation, including functional, signal integrity, power integrity, electrical safety, and EMC testing, ensuring compliance with applicable medical device standards such as IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2. Partner with quality and regulatory teams to ensure suppliers meet required quality systems, documentation, and regulatory expectations. • Lead root cause analysis and resolution of electrical and PCBA-related issues throughout development and sustaining phases, including manufacturing defects and field returns. Collaborate with systems, mechanical, software, quality, regulatory, and procurement teams to ensure successful integrated product development. You're the right fit if: • A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, with 10+ years of electrical engineering experience and a strong focus on PCBA design and development. Demonstrated expertise in schematic design, PCB layout, board-level architecture, and electronics manufacturing. • Proven experience working directly with suppliers, EMS partners, and contract manufacturers, including leading technical discussions, supplier evaluations, design reviews, and development activities. Strong ability to manage external partners while balancing technical, cost, quality, and business priorities. • Strong knowledge of DFM, DFT, DFC, signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, and electrical testing, validation, and verification. Experience with component lifecycle management, obsolescence mitigation, and root cause analysis is highly valued. • Experience developing medical devices or other regulated products, with a strong understanding of standards such as IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, and ISO 13485 . Familiarity with EDA tools such as Altium, Cadence, or Mentor Graphics and PLM systems such as Windchill is preferred. • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence suppliers and cross-functional teams. A proactive, ownership-driven mindset and the ability to lead complex technical issues from development through sustaining are essential. • You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this positio