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# Systems Engineer - Health Software

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Shell Script, Software Engineering
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25197_925b93baef301a6bfc3bd6ae98ba6cfb

## 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, * 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., * 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