Intern – Systems Engineering; Sustaining & Design Controls - Summer

Are you interested in an Intern opportunity with Philips? We welcome individuals who are currently pursuing an undergraduate (BS) and/or graduate (MS) degree to participate in 3- 6 month paid Systems Engineering Intern opportunities at our site in San Diego, CA. Through this role you will gain meaningful, hands-on experience in medical device systems engineering, design controls, requirements management, risk management, and regulatory compliance within a leading Health Tech company.

You will work alongside experienced engineers to support the cutting-edge product portfolio by strengthening requirements traceability, risk management documentation, verification evidence, and technical documentation that demonstrate our products remain safe, effective, and compliant throughout their lifecycle.

• Work in a fast-paced R&D environment focused on developing innovative healthcare solutions.
• Support the maintenance and remediation of design control documentation, including requirements, verification records, risk management documentation, and technical file content.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability between user needs, system requirements, design outputs, verification activities, validation evidence, and risk controls.
• Assist with impact assessments and regression analyses for product changes, identifying affected requirements, tests, risks, labeling, and documentation.
• Support the development, review, and maintenance of Design Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (dFMEAs) and other risk management deliverables.
• Evaluate engineering requirements and verification records for clarity, completeness, consistency, and testability.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Quality & Regulatory, Verification & Validation, Human Factors, Software, Hardware, and project teams to resolve documentation and traceability issues.
• Assist in the preparation of technical documentation required for regulatory compliance activities, including EU MDR requirements.
• Collect, organize, and review objective evidence to support regulatory submissions, technical documentation, and audit readiness activities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on engineering processes, documentation quality, and design control effectiveness, and present project progress, technical findings, and recommendations to engineering teams and management.

• You are currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• You have completed at least three years of undergraduate coursework or are currently enrolled in a graduate program.
• You possess strong analytical skills and attention to detail when reviewing complex technical information.
• You have foundational knowledge of systems engineering, requirements engineering, verification and validation, or risk management through coursework, projects, or internships.
• You are interested in regulated medical device development and healthcare technologies.
• You have strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office tools including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• You communicate effectively and work well both independently and within cross-functional teams.
• You can establish and maintain productive working relationships with team members, stakeholders, and business partners.
• You are a self-motivated learner with a desire to develop expertise in systems engineering and medical device product development.

You must be able to successfully perform the following…