Engineering Manager- Mechanical STET

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Job title:
Engineering Manager- Mechanical STET

You are a part of

A high-impact, global organization within Philips that works across all modalities – The Supplier Transfer Excellence Team (STET). 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.

In this role, you have the opportunity to

Manage high impact, complex transfer projects that enables Philips to reduce risk, improve profitability, align with Philips’ strategic supply base and optimize supply chain flexibility. The primary function within this role is to execute engineering activities through the course of fast-paced, high quality transfer projects.

You will be responsible for driving meaningful and innovative product development, generating ideas/concepts in feature development to improve quality and reduce cost, as well as performing the role of a technical lead in taking the product development through manufacturing release while transferring products between suppliers.

You are responsible for

• Work with project management in project funneling, project scoping, conduct technical & project risk assessment, make & buy decisions, implementation planning & ensure right competence requirement to execute the project.
• Analyze project ideas regarding realization options; evaluate impact on running projects
• Developing mechanical architecture and modular platforms, Ensuring the mutual consistency and efficient integration of various modules, easy-to-maintain units that meets the product specification
• Ensuring Reliability and Serviceability requirements of the system / subsystem / components for a supply base transfer project. Ensuring that the proposed architectural changes due to DFA/DFM would have the safety and reliability features build in
• Develop alternate manufacturing technology for casting, plastics, surface treatment, forging, extrusion, Packaging & productionizable 3D printing parts for meet larger objective of cost saving and supply base consolidation.
• Manufacturing process for plastic, casting, machining, surface coating etc.
• Supplier process development, supplier auditing & work with supplier in developing new manufacturing methodology and application.
• Support supplier workshops for brainstorming and cost reduction initiatives.
• Review and support cost & effort estimation for supplier project planning.
• Drive Product Life Cycle Management, Design Change Process based on business need
• Develop, Maintain & Audit Quality Management System in-line with various Business Units
• Delegates, coaches and verify the implementation by Designers/Engineers.
• Drive cluster level synergy on best practices for product quality
• Responsible for effort estimation and inputting for Program planning
• Define subsystem architecture under considerations of platform 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 succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience/Preferred Skills:

• Master/Bachelor in Mechanical engineering with 14+ years of experience
• Expertise in design techniques, application domain and engineering. Keeps it up-to-date and propagates it, both internal and external.
• Ability to technically lead a team with a Domain Expertise in Machine Design, Manufacturing process, Materials selection, Value Engineering
• Analytical, creative, and intellectual thinker, with ability to perform mechanical design calculations & verify designs
• Good Knowledge of Manufacturing processes while designing.
• Excellent command on, skills like Reliability measures, DFSS (Design for Six Sigma), Risk Analysis, DFMEA, DFM, GD & T, Tolerance Stack up Analysis etc.
• Lateral thinker with bird’s eye view, capable of finding an appropriate solution to complex problems.
• Exposure to work on global environment, ability to communicate on different levels, good listener, coach and guide project team, with good presentation skills
• Working knowledge of CAD & FEA Tools like ProE / SolidWorks / Windchill / Ansys Classic / Ansys Workbench will be added advantage
• Exposure to International Medical Quality and Regulatory Standards e.g. IEC, FDA, CFR, MDD, UL, CE, CSA, BIS etc. will be added advantage
• Experience in the field of Medical Devices product design e.g. X-Ray Machines, Ultrasonic Machines, Mammography etc. will be added advantage
• In return, we offer you a challenging, innovative environment with great opportunities for you to explore. Our benefits are very competitive and designed around your preferences:
• Knowledge of IEC 60601 standards is preferred
• Disciplined team worker, ability to work independently
• System thinking mindset and domain expertise in the related area
• Ability to present ideas and to convince project team members
• Be structured and self-organized
• Excellent communication skills
• Team player, leadership skills and drive for results
• Quality mindset in design and documentation

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