Front End Innovation Project Leader jobs at Philips in China, Shenzhen

Your role:

Lead T&V work packages

Development of reproducible and maintainable test methods (mechanical and electronical test methods for elements, (sub)system integration, functional and non- functional tests) corresponding to design input specifications

(in considerations of costs, timing, quality,efficiency)

Tests and measurements coordination, execution, and reporting

Conducting feasibility studies on new marketing claims related to product performance and end user benefits

Analyzing and post-processing of measurement data by using statistical techniques

MSA/ test method validation

Carrying out testing and providing Technicaldocumentation in compliance with internal procedures andregulations/standards

Supporting/ leadingproblem solving activities in order todefinedetermineroot cause of the problem

Contributingto functional continuous improvement plan and knowledge base

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

Technical background, preferablydegree inmechanical or electricalmechanicalor electengineering, mechatronics, physics or comparable subject

8+ years of experience in R&D area or manufacturing researchlaboratory(electronicalengineering, test development, manufacturingquality assuranceor research) including solid understanding of test method development and skillful in test execution

Understanding of MSA methodology/ test method validation, statistical techniques

Veryood communication skills (veral and writtenEnglish and Chinese) and social skills since you will be working collaboratingwith colleaguesof many disciplines

Ability to work in group – flexibility in order to work with and provide support for number of people

Practical, with a strong hands-on mentality, also able to manage and delegate tasks when necessary

Experience in creating high quality technical documentation

Good understanding of development process and testing of consumer products

Strong analytical skills (detail data analysis, effective research, creative thinking and efficient problem solving)

Advantages

Six SigmaExperience in creating high quality technical documentation

Strong analytical skills (data analysis, effective research, creative thinking and efficient problem solving)

Knowledge of scripting languages (Excel,Matlab, Python) and Knowledge of connectivity and sensor technologies is an advantage

nderstanding of development process

Ability to work in group – flexibility in order to work with and provide support for number of people

Practical, with a strong hands-on mentality, also able to manage and delegate tasks when necessary

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You are responsible for

• Takes End to End ownership of complex and high impact Emergency Care and Resuscitation programs with high visibility and importance to the business

• Prepares and implements programs in multi-discipline areas (including Quality and Regulatory, R&D, Operations) in accordance with agreed goals on quality, time, cost and staffing.

• Leads all aspects of the Identification, Investigation andCorrective/PreventiveAction implementation of the CAPA process at the site level.

• Able to solve complex problems using various root cause analysis tools, with goal of focusing team on most impactful and important deliverables.

• Navigates through the complexity of programs by coordinating between the sub-projects, multiple sites, and matrix organization.

• Sets project timelines, uses innovative methods to optimize efficiency, and manages risks to achieve project success

• Ensures team is staffed effectively and utilized to the fullest potential to most efficiently complete projects. Coaches team members and provides feedback to appropriate parties.

• Establishes strong operating mechanisms to track progress, identify issues, overcome obstacles, and define recovery plans.

• Provides ongoing status reports to the business leadership team, highlighting opportunities and risk mitigations.

• Works with Quality and Regulatory to ensure the program is fully compliant with the Quality System, FDA design controls, and global regulatory agency requirements.

• Optimizes project efficiency and innovation via collaboration with other ECR program managers within Program Management Office (PMO) and resource managers in other functions

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

The successful candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills education and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 5+ years of product development experience

• 2+ years of Project Management experience

• PMP certification a plus

• Medical product development experience a plus

• Strong communication skills

• Demonstrated leadership skills showing ownership and successful completion of complex projects

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment

• Language skills: Fluent in English (both writing and verbal) and Fluent in Mandarin;

• Time zone / Can work under high pressure

• Logical thinking and demonstrated competencies on handling multiple tasks;

Your Role

As the Senior Procurement Project Manager, you will drive end-to-end sourcing initiatives for electrical component modules, focusing on pre-NPI (New Product Introduction) phases. You’ll act as the strategic interface between engineering/module teams and our commodity teams, translating product and technical requirements into actionable sourcing briefs and enabling supplier-driven innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Cost Optimization Leadership: Champion cost optimization by challenging the status quo and finding the right balance between product requirements, consumer needs, and supplier capabilities. Leverage deep insight into electrical components and product functionality to drive competitive advantage.
• Project Leadership: Lead pre-NPI scouting and sourcing projects for electrical components, ensuring alignment with product development timelines and technical specifications.
• Cross-Functional Interface: Serve as the bridge between module teams and procurement, facilitating clear communication and strategic alignment.
• Sourcing Briefs: Translate complex product and engineering requirements into structured, actionable sourcing briefs.
• Innovation Enablement: Identify and pursue supplier-enabled innovation opportunities tied to concrete NPI product needs.
• Roadmap Facilitation: Guide long-term roadmap discussions between module teams and suppliers to ensure future readiness and strategic alignment.
• Negotiation Strategy: Support defining negotiation strategies with our commodity team and support execution to maximize business outcomes.
• Risk & Value Assessment: Evaluate supplier capabilities, risks, and value contributions in the context of product and business goals.
• Lifecycle Support: Oversee sourcing activities across product lifecycle phases, including Phase-In/Phase-Out (PIPO) planning.
• Resilience: Support initiatives through kaizen events and continuous improvement programs to shorten lead times, define global supply footprint and local eco systems.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in procurement or sourcing, with a focus on electrical components.
• Proven success in leading complex sourcing projects and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong understanding of global and China-specific supply markets and trends.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and project management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consumer goods or health technology sectors.
• Experience with digital procurement platforms and analytics tools.
• Experienced with latest LLM and AI tools to leverage in your daily work
• Certifications such as PMP, CPSM, or APICS.
• Multilingual capabilities and international work experience.

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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care .

You are responsible for

• Takes End to End ownership of complex and high impact Emergency Care and Resuscitation programs with high visibility and importance to the business

• Prepares and implements programs in multi-discipline areas (including Quality and Regulatory, R&D, Operations) in accordance with agreed goals on quality, time, cost and staffing.

• Leads all aspects of the Identification, Investigation and Corrective/Preventive Action implementation of the CAPA process at the site level.

• Able to solve complex problems using various root cause analysis tools, with goal of focusing team on most impactful and important deliverables.

• Navigates through the complexity of programs by coordinating between the sub-projects, multiple sites, and matrix organization.

• Sets project timelines, uses innovative methods to optimize efficiency, and manages risks to achieve project success

• Ensures team is staffed effectively and utilized to the fullest potential to most efficiently complete projects. Coaches team members and provides feedback to appropriate parties.

• Establishes strong operating mechanisms to track progress, identify issues, overcome obstacles, and define recovery plans.

• Provides ongoing status reports to the business leadership team, highlighting opportunities and risk mitigations.

• Works with Quality and Regulatory to ensure the program is fully compliant with the Quality System, FDA design controls, and global regulatory agency requirements.

• Optimizes project efficiency and innovation via collaboration with other ECR program managers within Program Management Office (PMO) and resource managers in other functions

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

The successful candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills education and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 5+ years of product development experience

• 2+ years of Project Management experience

• PMP certification a plus

• Medical product development experience a plus

• Strong communication skills

• Demonstrated leadership skills showing ownership and successful completion of complex projects

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment

• Language skills: Fluent in English (both writing and verbal) and Fluent in Mandarin;

• Time zone / Can work under high pressure

• Logical thinking and demonstrated competencies on handling multiple tasks;

• Bachelor's / master’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electronics Engineering, Sciences, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with Bachelor's in areas such as Manufacturing/Operations environment, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Production Engineering, or Cost Engineering or equivalent OR no prior experience required with Master's Degree.
• Lean Six Sigma or equivalent.
  Preferred Skills:
  • Environment Health and Safety
  • Master Data Management (MDM)
  • Troubleshooting
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
  • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Business Acumen
  • Cost Optimization
  • Six Sigma
  • Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Project Management
  • Manufacturing Process Development

Your role:

As Integral Project Lead Front End Innovation, you will lead projects in the end-to-end (E2E) product creation cycle of Grooming & Beauty from value proposition creation, through advanced development. As part of this, you will

• Lead one or more multi-disciplinary global project teams staffed with internal and external project members (Value Proposition Creation and Advanced Development)
• Ensure projects are resourced effectively, building a winning team and steering the development team from value proposition to function-proven solutions.
• Gives direction and leads complex, integral projects, from initial phase which are essential to Philips organizational strategy involving multiple business domains and knowledge centers inside and outside Philips and/or external business partners and/or customers
• Define and achieve challenging project goals within budget, time and quality;
• In collaboration with project stakeholders identifies project risks (opportunities and threats) and issues, identifies mitigation actions and supports in fostering a risk environment where considerate risk-taking behavior is encouraged, taking into consideration the balance between risk taking and risk escalations
• Articulates complex schedules and interdependencies in a consumable way for stakeholders, can identify risks and issues and identifies mitigation actions and understands when to escalate.
• Map and manage stakeholders within the organization, using tailored communication plans and reporting project status to different levels and needs.

• In collaboration with the FEI PMO Group, build project management competence, recognizes critical project knowledge, values lessons learned, and shares critical project knowledge in the Philips Knowledge Hub. Drives opportunities in the Philips PM community to add value and uses internal network to advance other teams
• Maintaining awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential application on relevant G&B Product Development
• The position requires a high degree of flexibility and the ability to work both independently and within a team. Excellent problem solving (DFSS), critical thinking, analytical and communication skills are necessary to successfully deliver Philips G&B products and present Philips G&B message to individuals and groups in a professional manner

Essential:

• Bachelor’s Degree or in a relevant discipline (e.g. Business, Science or Engineering preferred)
• 5+ years of experiences in creating strong propositions and products development
• 5+ years in leading a cross-cultural and geographically dispersed project team developing consumer electronics or household products preferably in grooming, shaving or beauty related.
• Ambitious leader, team player with a consumer-focused mindset, good coordination and organizational skills.
• Subject Matter Expert in all aspects of Project Management Knowledge (PMP, Prince 2)
• Good technical knowledge and understanding of electronics and mechanical design aspects of household or consumer products
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills while maintaining high-quality standards
• Ability to tailor information and pitch at differing levels of detail, especially presenting management information to assist with and enable decision making
• Strong interpersonal skills, result oriented self-starter with excellent communication and people skills, attention to detail and initiative
• Fluent in English and Chinese
• Willing to travel

Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.
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Field Service Engineer – Greater Boston Massachusetts Area

Allow your passion for improving lives to shine in this role where you’ll be responsible for customer relationship management through the effective use of technical knowledge to install, troubleshoot, service, and maintain equipment at customer sites.

Your role:

• Provide exceptional customer service by adhering to customer entitlements, setting clear expectations, and meeting commitments and arrival times to address and resolve customer needs. Understand the customer's business and competitive environment; generate service revenue.
• Actively participate as a member of the regional work team; work to improve team processes and identify training gaps. Seek out opportunities to increase capability and capacity (i.e. may be required to become qualified in multiple modalities, learns new tools).
• Perform all administrative duties within established Philips, State, and Federal regulatory requirements and timeframes including timesheets, service work orders, expense reports, Field Change Orders (FCO), preventative maintenance (PM), installation documents, site and service documentation, and other related paperwork. Adhere to established training, quality, and safety requirements.
• Utilize tools, support, resources, and escalation processes within required time frames to resolve customer and system problems timely and effectively. Complete PMs, FCOs, installation and all related tasks (diagnose and resolve electronic, network, and mechanical problems).
• Travel across the specified geography is required. The average driving time is 1-4 hours daily and may exceed 50% at times. Occasional overnight stays and travel by air and/or train may be required.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 2+ years of experience in a diagnostic imaging (field or hospital-based) service environment or 4+ years’ in electromechanical industries.
• Your skills include the ability to understand and apply electronic, mechanical, and networking theory to install, diagnose, and repair equipment, including knowledge and use of all necessary tools and test equipment.
• You have an Associate Degree in electronics or equivalent combination of education and experience;BSEE/BSEET/BSME/BSMETpreferred.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
• You must be able to:
  • Work in an office/home office and/or remote setting, as well as in a hospital/healthcare environment; adhere to requirements.
  • Work flexible hours (based on business needs to include overtime, weekends, and on-call rotations).
  • Safely work with radiation sources and/or radioactive materials; wear all required personal protective equipment.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is a Field Role.

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The hourly pay range for this position in Massachusetts is $36.75 to $58.80, plus overtime eligible.

This role also includes, field service and lead generation incentive bonus plans, on-call pay, company fleet/car, training, and advancement opportunities. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on multiple factors including, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive plan, field service incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

For this position, you must reside inwithin commuting distance to Boston Massachusetts
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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.