System Test Engineer

Philips International; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

In late January, we announced that Bridgefield Capital signed an agreement to acquire Philips’ Emergency Care business which includes leading brands and products like HeartStart AEDs, Intrepid and DFM100 monitor defibrillators, Tempus monitor and Tempus ALS systems, and Corsium and ECI informatics solutions. We expect the transaction to close at the end of 2025.

With Bridgefield’s support and building on our 40+ year legacy of growth and innovation in emergency medical technology, the Emergency Care business will continue passionately pursuing our mission of saving lives, lowering the cost of healthcare, and advancing the science of resuscitation while serving the public access AED, EMS, military, and hospital market segments.

In this role and as part of an agile company that has the dedicated resources needed to achieve its strategic goals, you’ll have every opportunity to become a part of the “NewCo” we are forming and grow both personally and professionally and potentially make an even bigger impact on the acute care space – as well as on the consumers, patients and healthcare workers who depend on these innovative life-saving solutions.

Your role:

1. Identifying relevant test standards and design test plans and test cases to validate new products and improve existing products.
2. Work closely with Hardware team to help build Hardware Test Lab.
3. Perform product validation and verification of hardware in lab environment including pre and post-test confirmation of performance.
4. Provide technical support to technicians and Developers when required.
5. Liaise with external test house to perform 60601 and other applicable standard related tests.
6. Conduct failure analysis using various debug tools.
7. Develop tests and debugging tools to analyze the functionality of hardware systems.
8. Suggest test processes improvements on hardware systems within R & D.
9. Develop new test procedures and enhance existing ones to ensure products’ reliability and usability.
10. Analyze all products to identify any manufacturing defects and resolve all hardware issues in coordination with development engineers.
11. Prepare plans for validation methods, tools and processes for various tests.
12. Prepare and submit reports on progress and status of all testing procedures.

You're right for the role if:

1. Identifying relevant test standards and design test plans and test cases to validate new products and improve existing products.
2. Work closely with Hardware team to help build Hardware Test Lab.
3. Perform product validation and verification of hardware in lab environment including pre and post-test confirmation of performance.
4. Provide technical support to technicians and Developers when required.
5. Liaise with external test house to perform 60601 and other applicable standard related tests.
6. Conduct failure analysis using various debug tools.
7. Develop tests and debugging tools to analyze the functionality of hardware systems.
8. Suggest test processes improvements on hardware systems within R & D.
9. Develop new test procedures and enhance existing ones to ensure products’ reliability and usability.
10. Analyze all products to identify any manufacturing defects and resolve all hardware issues in coordination with development engineers.
11. Prepare plans for validation methods, tools and processes for various tests.
12. Prepare and submit reports on progress and status of all testing procedures.

You are right for the role if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering discipline or equivalent commercial experience
• Solid hardware development/testing experience
• Well versed with IEC 60601, IEC 60529, IEC 80601, EN 1789:2007+A2:2014 standards
• Experience in EMC test definition, test methods & execution and resolution of failures.
• Wireless communication product development experience including hands on knowledge of WIFI, Bluetooth and Cell phone standards
• Strong communication skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong hands, proactive approach
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Customer and Quality mind-set

How we work together: We believe that we are better together than apart. For this role, this means hybrid working, 2 days at home and 3 days in our offices in Farnborough, Hampshire.

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.