JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title
Software Test Engineer (all genders)
Job Description
You are part of the Software Test Engineering team, ensuring the quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance of the Philips patient monitoring platform. Working in close collaboration with a global team of software test engineers, you contribute to the continuous improvement of our verification practices and test processes.
In this role, you have the opportunity to drive and design efficient software verification solutions for Philips patient monitors. You work closely with global teams across Software Verification, Software Development, and Quality Engineering to define test strategies, align on requirements, and continuously evolve tools and ways of working.
Your responsibilities:
1. Test coordination: As one of the main technical interfaces engage and contribute to the definition of testable requirements and coach the test team in designing and performing test cases and test plans.
2. Test strategy: One of the main interfaces for defining the test strategy and approach to ensure the quality of the software.
3. Define the way of working: for the software test engineering team and ensure that this way of working is in line with (regulatory) standards & processes
4. Owner of deliverables: responsible for creating test documentation according to our processes and providing additional requested information, e.g. in audits
5. Stakeholder management: within and beyond own team, e.g. functional managers, project manager, systems engineers/ development engineers.
You’re the right fit if you have
6. A team‑oriented mindset and a strong interest in personal and team development
7. Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem‑solving skills
8. Proven experience translating test architecture and documentation into V&V plans
9. Ability to build trust, influence cross‑functional teams, and drive impact across R&D and related functions
10. A strong passion for software and system testing
11. Experience working in a regulated environment (medical preferred)
12. Experience with:
Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) and related test automation tools (e.g. Gherkin)
Requirements Engineering
Test management tools such as TFS / Azure DevOps
Version control systems (Git / GitHub)
13. Programming skills in C#, C++, or Python
14. Domain expertise in patient monitoring or medical systems
15. ISTQB Advanced certification
16. Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken
17. Experience in influential or technical leadership is a plus
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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.
About Philips
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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 culture of impact with care .