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# Systems Engineer - Health Software

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $142,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Shell Script, Software Engineering
- **Published:** September 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/28044685/Systems-Engineer-Health-Software-California-San-Diego-7413

## About the Role

Bachelor's degree in a technical field with 7+ years of relevant industry experience OR equivalent combination of education and professional experience

Willingness to travel internationally (~10%)

Medical device development experience, particularly Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) or other regulated software products

Strong technical fluency in software architecture and development processes, including the ability to hold substantive discussions with engineering teams

Track record of driving alignment and decisions across diverse stakeholder groups

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to reason at multiple levels of abstraction - knowing when to treat something as a black box and when to dig into details that matter inside of it

Preferred Qualifications

Quality management systems and design controls knowledge such as 21CFR820, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, or ISO 14971.

Strong technical writing and documentation skills, preferably including experience with regulatory submissions

Project/program management experience in complex, multi-disciplinary technical environments

Knowledge of China medical device regulations and GMP

Proficiency in Mandarin

Experience with Python and/or shell scripting

Experience with AI tools for software development or prototyping

## Description

As a Systems Engineer in Health Software, you'll be at the intersection of innovation and regulation - seeing the big picture across regulated projects, connecting teams and disciplines, and doing work that genuinely matters. We're a small team that values collaboration, each other, and quality, and we're looking for someone energized by purposeful work in a complex space. If you're inspired to make the world a better place through software as a medical device, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

Develop, manage, and maintain design history files and regulatory deliverables

Translate complex technical and regulatory concepts for diverse audiences across Apple

Travel internationally to China to assist in local engineering activities, including software testing

Conduct impact analysis on design changes and facilitate trade-off discussions across stakeholders

Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate product vision into traceable engineering requirements and safe, scalable designs

Identify and implement process improvements, including building software tools and prototypes where applicable


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