Platform Architect-Oral Healthcare
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's, Master's
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
HybridOffice-based teams work in person at least four days per week.
Engineering ManagementEngineering Leadership
About the job
Requirements
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, or equivalent is required.
- At least five years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in Product Architecture, Product Development Design, Hardware Engineering, or equivalent is required.
Responsibilities
- Translate the reference architecture into an agreed platform architecture.
- Collect and define platform scope, functional and non-functional requirements, and priorities, including quality, reliability, and business-relevant attributes, for agreement with applicable stakeholders.
- Contribute to a platform strategy aligned with portfolio strategy, using central platforms and commonality with other business platforms.
- Define the platform architecture and interfaces, optimizing commonality, reuse, synergies, and economies of scale while anticipating future options; guide product teams on platform reuse and ensure an optimal solution across product lines in collaboration with Product Management and the Value Stream Leader.
- Specify technology, interfaces, and the supply and manufacturing base, including make-or-buy decisions, with relevant functions.
- Ensure the platform adheres to regulations and compliance requirements, including intellectual property, standards, security, privacy, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Initiate and supervise implementation and use of the platform architecture.
- Drive platform development and engineering with the Project Manager.
- Own system integration, verification, and validation at platform level and collect architectural learnings.
- Create programs for platform element development and release for use in products.
- Manage the platform and its associated interfaces, technologies, functions, and competencies throughout its lifecycle, including impacts on product lines using it.
- Contribute to optimal platform use.
- Support product owners, such as product marketing, and platform owners in making investment decisions based on an end-to-end view.
- Support strategic architects in maintaining and improving the reference architecture.
- Support product architects in using platforms and collecting feedback.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with consumer devices or medical devices is preferred.
- Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification is preferred.
- Certified Systems Architect (CSA) certification is preferred.
- Knowledge of Product Development Lifecycle Management is preferred.
- Experience with verification testing is preferred.
- Experience with validation testing is preferred.
- Technical documentation skills are preferred.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements is preferred.
- Requirements analysis skills are preferred.
- Business acumen is preferred.
- Strategic planning skills are preferred.
- Product architecture skills are preferred.
- Product engineering skills are preferred.
- Platform design skills are preferred.
- Product integration skills are preferred.
- Risk management skills are preferred.
About the company
Philips makes medical equipment and software for hospitals and care providers, along with personal health products for consumers. Its hospital portfolio spans MRI and CT scanners, ultrasound, image-guided treatment systems and patient monitors, while Sonicare and Avent cover oral health and baby care. Clinical software connects medical images and patient data across care teams, and the company earns revenue from equipment, software, maintenance and consumer product sales. It works with health systems through long-term technology and service partnerships, including solutions for care at home. Founded in 1891, Philips is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$164.7M
Headquarters
Murrysville, Pennsylvania
Founded
1891
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Demand improved: Philips reported 4% comparable group sales growth for Q2 2026 in July 2026.
- Software expertise has room to develop: software and data science comprised about half Philips' research effort in 2025.
- Manufacturing expansion has backing: Philips reiterated a $150 million North American investment plan in February 2026.
What critics are saying
- US sleep-device sales remain restricted: Philips Respironics must meet consent-decree requirements before resuming new sleep-therapy device sales.
- Underlying earnings weakened: Philips' July 2026 report shows Q2 adjusted earnings fell slightly excluding its US tariff refund.
- Central teams face cost pressure: February 2026 plans target 15% to 20% lower central-function costs at Philips.
What makes Philips unique
- MRI avoids helium refills: Philips says its sealed BlueSeal magnets use seven liters rather than conventional systems' 1,500.
- Inventions form a substantial asset base: Philips reports 53,000 patent rights across its technology portfolio.
- The employer's name spans independent businesses: Philips licenses its brands across multiple product categories to outside partners.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account