Job Description

Job Title Mechanical Architect - Plastics



Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.

But its not just what we do, its who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common. and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers needs. Its what inspires us to create meaningful solutions - the kind that make a real difference - when it matters most.

The world and our customers needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. Thats why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better
Looking at the challenges the world is facing today Philips purpose has never been more relevant. So whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, youll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all.

• You are responsible for

Understanding System & Mechanical architecture, their working principle, definition, System Requirement Specification and requirement flow down to different subsystem, advising the System Architect regarding choices of what has to be achieved in hardware and what in software (multidisciplinary), and further advising on make-or-buy decisions, working closely with supplier and Business units across Philips products. * Define subsystem architecture under considerations of platform or legacy system constraints

• Working closely with all the other team members both R&D team members (Like Systems, Verification, Norm compliance etc..) and cross functional stakeholders (Like Service, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, Clinical etc) for the projects to timely outcome
• Ensuring Reliability and Serviceability requirements of the system / subsystem / components for a project
• Performs work in line with the processes that have been agreed in the department.
• Maintains product and company reputation by complying with country specific regulations.
• Delivering on all functional responsibilities including Hiring, Coaching, Competency management, Performance management, etc.
• Developing project scope, assessing technical & project risk, establish technical requirements for the project.
• Guiding and mentoring designers & engineers on technical review, DFMEA, DFA/DFM.
• Ensures that products meet external and internal customer quality needs, cost targets, assurance of supply, address component obsolescence and service needs
• Gains agreement on achieving Business case, project objectives, balancing schedule, cost, quality and requirements
• Holds reviews with internal stakeholders, Including local and global team members, to review plans, strategy, and actual metrics for the products he/she is responsible for
• Determines project risks, defines corrective action and drives the projects to closure
• Ensures compliance to corporate and regulatory agencies policies/rules/procedures

You are a part of

MR Coils R&D team that is involved in both product development and Life Cycle management activities for MR coils, in this role your responsible for all engineering activities required to support our entire released product portfolio and install base. We focus on customer enhancement requests, complaints, reliability improvement, cost reduction, and compliance with new or updated regulations.

To succeed in this role, youll need a customer-first attitude and the following

• Bachelor/masters in mechanical, Automobile, Industrial, Mechatronics or equivalent
• 12+ Years of total experience with 5+ years of People Management experience
• Successful track record of project management
• Expertise in Plastic material selection, design and plastic manufacturing process
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated experience on e2e development of products (Systems or sub-systems)
• Should be hands-on with Engineering Change Management, Design Transfer processes.
• Demonstrated experience on system testing, test automation & test fixture design.
• Worked on supply base transfer/industrial transfer projects
• Proficiency in 3D CAD, preferably Solidworks and ProE
• Special emphasis on a demonstrated Mechatronics background in combining mechanical with system engineering, precision tooling, Cable routing and electronic packaging.
• Robust knowledge of design controls and risk management standards.
• Broad technical knowledge and experience with bringing medical products to the market, preferably experience with development of medical products (IEC 60601) and healthcare regulatory aspects (ISO13485, FDA)
• Experience in mentoring of designers or design teams
• Experience in translating customer needs into technical requirements and clearly defining the complete mechatronic needs to project members
• Good understanding of testing critical to quality and regulatory requirements
• Mature skills in prioritizing, requirement clarification, and development effort estimation
• Proven leadership skills, acting as lead engineer, performing work breakdown / divide work & delegation / (final) review.
• Standout colleague and excellent communicator (virtual teams)
• Great work ethics with a passion for quality, Lean and business efficiency
• Experience in VAVE & Six sigma projects are good to have

In return, we offer you

A challenging and dynamic assignment in an organization that continuously strives to develop its talent. You will contribute to our mission to improve peoples lives around the globe through meaningful innovation. We welcome you to a challenging, innovative environment with great opportunities for you to explore. We also believe that we are at our best as a company when you are at yours as a person. Thus, we offer competitive health benefits, a flexible work schedule and access to local well-being focused activities. Furthermore, Philips University is available to all employees for learning and development opportunities.

How we work at Philips
Our newly-adopted hybrid work concept fuses flexibility with collaboration to deliver great outcomes for our people and our customers. We are embracing an approach wherein we spend more time together than apart - which for full-time employees translates to an average of at least 3 days working from the office and up to 2 days from home - for our hybrid roles.
Hybrid work flexibility means people can meet the changing demands of work and home in the most balanced, productive, and healthy way.

Our hybrid working model is defined in 3 ways:
We believe in the importance of impactful collaboration: There's a certain energy when everyones in the same room that can heighten idea generation and creative friction needed for problem-solving.
We embrace flexibility: Choosing where, when and how to work can vary according to task and team schedules. Flexibility isnt office or online, it means choosing the space that works best for you, your teams and our customers on a case-by-case basis.
We want to be at our best: The way we work and our workspaces are designed to support our well-being, offer career advancement opportunities, and enable us to be at our best.

Why should you join Philips?
Working at Philips is more than a job. Its a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on innovative, customer-first health technology solutions. Help us improve the health and well-being of billions of people, every year. Ultimately creating a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.

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