10 Masimo engineering leaders
SVP of Engineering, Optical Sciences and Capnography, VP, Process Engineering & Automation and Sr. Director, ASIC Design are among the current titles held by these Masimo engineering leaders. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Masimo from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brian Smith
LinkedInExperience: Director, OEM Engineering · Masimo
Brian Smith has been Director, OEM Engineering at Masimo since October 2025. At Masimo, Brian Smith was also Manager, OEM Product Development from 2023 to 2025, OEM Technology System Engineer from 2020 to 2023, Advanced Software Engineer, R&D Technology Deployment from 2017 to 2020 and Software Engineer, R&D Technology Deployment from 2012 to 2017.
Christopher Magers
LinkedInExperience: Director, Instrument Hardware · Masimo
Christopher Magers has been Director, Instrument Hardware at Masimo since August 2008, based in Irvine, California, and describes the role as director and hardware design engineer for medical instruments. The profile lists the role in the engineering and technical department at director level.
Dan Ho
LinkedInExperience: Director, Software Solutions Engineering, R&D · Masimo
Dan Ho has been Director, Software Solutions Engineering, R&D at Masimo since June 2022 and describes helping lead software design and development at Masimo since 2018. At Masimo, Dan Ho was also Manager, Software Solutions Engineering, R&D from 2019 to 2022, and was Senior Software Engineer, R&D at Vyaire Medical from 2015 to 2018.
Emil Sultanov
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Drivers & Systems Software · Masimo
Emil Sultanov has been Senior Director, Drivers & Systems Software at Masimo since November 2025. At Masimo, Emil Sultanov was also Software Engineering Manager from 2019 to 2025, Senior Software Engineer from 2017 to 2019, Advanced Software Engineer from 2012 to 2017 and Software Engineer from 2010 to 2012.
Marc Laidet
LinkedInExperience: VP, Process Engineering & Automation · Masimo
Marc Laidet has been VP, Process Engineering & Automation at Masimo since November 2024. At Masimo, Marc Laidet was also Sr. Director, Process Engineering & Automation in 2024, Director, Process Engineering & Automation from 2021 to 2024, Sr Manager, Automation and Process engineering from 2018 to 2021 and Senior Process Engineer from 2017 to 2018.
Matt Aria, PhD, PE, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering · Masimo
Matt Aria, PhD, PE, PMP is a former Director, Engineering at Masimo, a role held from October 2023 to April 2025, and at Masimo was also Sr. Manager, Engineering from 2022 to 2023 and Engineering Manager from 2018 to 2022. Matt Aria has been Senior Director of Strategic Research at Willow Laboratories since April 2025 and was Manager, Design Engineering at ICU Medical from 2016 to 2018.
Philip Amberg
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, ASIC Design · Masimo
Philip Amberg has been Sr. Director, ASIC Design at Masimo since October 2021, and at Masimo was also Director, ASIC Design in 2021 and Senior Manager, ASIC Design from 2019 to 2021. Philip Amberg was also Analog Design Team Lead at Endura Technologies from 2017 to 2019 and Senior Analog Design Engineer there from 2015 to 2017.
Scott Cohen
LinkedInExperience: Director, Process Engineering - Instruments · Masimo
Scott Cohen has been Director, Process Engineering - Instruments at Masimo since July 2022 and was Senior Manager, Process Engineering - Instruments at Masimo from 2020 to 2022, and describes building and developing engineering organizations. Scott Cohen was also Director Of Engineering at Delphi Automotive from 2016 to 2019 and Director of Engineering - Wheels at The Carlstar Group from 2013 to 2016.
Vikrant Sharma, Ph.D.
LinkedInExperience: SVP of Engineering, Optical Sciences and Capnography · Masimo
Vikrant Sharma, Ph.D. has been SVP of Engineering, Optical Sciences and Capnography at Masimo since February 2026. At Masimo, Vikrant Sharma was also Vice President of Engineering, Optical Sciences from 2020 to 2026, Director of Engineering, Adv. Sensors R&D from 2018 to 2020, Sr. Manager, Advanced Sensors R&D from 2016 to 2018 and Sr. Algorithm Engineer from 2014 to 2016.
Yaser AlAli
LinkedInExperience: VP, Destop Software & Test Engineering · Masimo
Yaser AlAli has been VP, Destop Software & Test Engineering at Masimo since February 2026 and describes leading the work of diverse engineering teams in medical device and health tech software development. At Masimo, Yaser AlAli was also Senior Director, Desktop Software Engineering from 2025 to 2026, Director, Desktop Software Engineering from 2022 to 2025 and Senior Manager, Desktop Software Engineering from 2016 to 2022.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your engineering role at Masimo?
- 02How do you balance new development work with support for products already in the field?
- 03What has your own work at Masimo taught you about leading engineering teams on medical devices?
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