STET - Mechanical Designer

Job Title

Your Role

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will be part of global organization that delivers impact to multiple businesses within Philips.

This role is engaged in high impact, complex transfer projects within procurement, as well as support engineering issues pertaining to existing products post-production launch. You will have the opportunity to drive technical ideation of productivity projects working with R&D, PE & CM counterparts.

These activities enable Philips to reduce risk, improve profitability, and align with Philips’ strategic supply base and optimize supply chain flexibility.

You are a part of:

A high-impact, global organization within Philips that works across all modalities – The Sustaining Excellence Team (STET) has been established as an entrepreneurial organization that focuses on fast-paced, high-quality portfolio transfers within the Philips global supply base to mitigate risk & maximize profitability. As a senior member within this team, the transfer leader is responsible for driving technical excellence within said projects to ensure first-time-right quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead mechanical development and product upgrades, along with the release of electro-mechanical modules to improve overall system quality, reliability, yield rates, and cost effectiveness.
• Work with design partners/suppliers and lead product development activities from design concept to manufacturing release.
• Work with a cross-functional team to ensure mechanical designs meet the needs of the internal and external customers.
• Use SolidWorks to create and modify mechanical architectures, 3D designs, and 2D drawings.
• Drive continuous improvement projects related to design implementation, manufacturing process, product quality and reliability.

Job Requirements/Skills:

• BSME or MSME from an accredited university.
• 7+ years of experience in an engineering environment required, preferably in product development.
• Specific knowledge in part design, datum schemes, tolerance analysis, GD&T, and design for manufacture.
• Capable of evaluating design margins, tolerances, and reliability factors including, wear, materials strength, chemical compatibility, and compounding environmental effects.
• Highly proficient in CAD, specific experience and proficiency in SolidWorks required.
• Ability to troubleshoot nonconforming material and work with suppliers to improve part design.
• Knowledge in part qualification and statistical process studies such as CP and CPK and be able to work with suppliers to improve part process capability.
• Experience working with suppliers and design partners, including part/module development and resolving technical issues.
• Knowledge of good design practices and experienced with DFMEA.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the design meets their expectations and needs, and that the needs/requirements are properly documented.
• Strong technical writing/ documentation skills for regulated medical device design environment, including requirements definition.
• Experience with document control systems (E-Matrix, Agile) and FDA/ISO regulated medical device design environment.

In return, we offer you

Candidate will gain the benefits of working in a highly technical environment with others who will add to the overall growth of the candidate from a competency standpoint. Rotational engineering opportunities are another benefit for qualifying candidates.

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 3 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum . Our people experience a variety of unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways.

To find out more about what it’s like working for Philips at a personal level, visit the Working at Philips page on our career website, where you can read stories from our employee blog . Once there, you can also learn about our recruitment process , or find answers to some of the frequently asked questions .

It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without to age, color, citizenship, disability or perceived disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. Philips is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer Disability/Veteran.

As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.