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Philips SW Product Quality Engineer in Bangalore, India
Job title:
Quality In Design: SW Product Quality Engineer – MR (CG50)
As an SW Product Quality Engineer within the MR Business Unit, you are accountable for enabling Quality in Design across MR software products throughout the full lifecycle. You provide hands-on software quality engineering support to development teams, ensuring design controls, risk management, and quality planning are effectively applied to deliver safe, reliable, and compliant software products that meet regulatory and business expectations.
Your Role
Provide end-to-end software design quality support across concept, development, verification, release, and lifecycle maintenance.
Define and maintain Software Quality Plans aligned with MR QMS, PSQ strategy, and applicable regulatory standards.
Validate key software design inputs including usability, reliability, performance, safety, security, privacy, serviceability, sustainability, and cost .
Support execution of software risk management activities , including software FMEAs and hazard analyses, ensuring risks are identified, mitigated, and appropriately controlled.
Support achievement of defined software quality and reliability targets at project milestones.
Lead and support software quality issue investigation and problem solving during development and post-market phases.
Analyze development, verification, and post-market data to identify trends and provide feedback to R&D, Manufacturing, Suppliers, and Service.
Support Periodic Quality Reviews (PQRs) through structured analysis, data analytics, and appropriate use of intelligent analytics (IA).
Act as the designated quality partner / point of contact for assigned project teams.
Contribute to the effective application of Agile development practices within a regulated medical software environment .
Provide global, cross-site support to MR software teams in Bangalore, Best, Pune, and Suzhou.
Key Responsibilities
Support execution of software design control activities in accordance with MR QMS and applicable standards.
Participate in design reviews to assess software robustness, risk controls, and readiness for next-phase progression.
Support translation of software risk controls into clear, verifiable, and traceable requirements.
Collaborate with Verification & Validation teams to ensure adequate software verification, validation, and usability testing .
Review and contribute to Design History File (DHF) and Device Master Record (DMR) documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness.
Support regulatory submissions, audits, inspections, and CAPA activities with objective evidence and quality expertise.
Contribute to continuous improvement of software quality, reliability, and QMS effectiveness within MR.
You’re the Right Fit If
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 8–12 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 6–10 years of experience.
Experience: Hands-on experience in software quality, reliability engineering, or software development within a regulated industry (medical devices, healthcare, aerospace, or similar).
Standards & Regulations: Working knowledge of 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, IEC 62366, and ISO 14971.
Regulatory Application: Experience applying design controls and risk management practices to support audits, inspections, and regulatory submissions.
Soft Skills & Behavioral Expectations
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical and quality topics to diverse stakeholders.
Ability to create clear, concise, and audit-ready quality records suitable for inclusion in the DHF.
Sound judgment and structured, risk-based thinking to support quality decisions.
Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
Ability to operate effectively in a complex, multi-project, and fast-paced R&D environment.
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’ locations.
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