Manufacturing Engineer jobs at Philips in Costa Rica, Alajuela

Sourcing Procurement Engineer

As a Procurement Project Manager within the IGTD business unit, you will act as the single point of contact for specific suppliers, categories, and/or sites—leading cross-functional initiatives to drive supply base improvements, enhance supplier performance, and align sourcing strategies with business needs.

Your role:

• Own and manage product roadmaps focused on BOM cost reduction, component risk mitigation, and alignment with overall procurement strategies. Lead supplier selection and make vs. buy decisions to maximize supplier performance.

• Collaborate with Sustaining teams to develop business cases, initiate supplier changes, and ensure seamlessimplementation—includingproviding specifications, securing supplier agreement, and updating IT systems.

• Manage timely delivery of parts (samples, prototypes, ramp-up) for sustaining projects and monitor supplier capacity to meet project requirements.

• Create and manage sourcing plans, supplier selection, and production release deliverables. Maintain accurate cost history and support cost roll-ups for assigned parts.

• Partner with Global Commodity Management to provide site-specific data and business requirements, contribute to negotiation strategies, and assist with SAP/PLM master data setup and pricing updates.

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Materials, Finance, or a related technical field, with 5–7 years of relevantexperience—preferablyin the medical device industry.

• Strong ability to leverage a technical background to drive BOM cost-down initiatives, vendor process improvements, and yield optimization, using tools such as DfX and Should Cost Modeling. Proven track record in supplier selection, negotiation, capacity planning, and risk management, with hands-on experience managing multiple projects and meeting key milestones.

• Background in sustaining engineering within the medical device sector, with a focus on component de-risking, strategic sourcing, and supplier collaboration.

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Your role:

• Support the management of Nonconformances (NC), Quality Notifications (QN), and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to maintain compliance and elevate quality performance.

• Partners with operations, suppliers, and cross-functional teams (including R&D and Manufacturing) to resolve issues, implement improvements, and transfer new products into production.

• Contribute to risk assessments, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), and process validation efforts to strengthen manufacturing controls.

• Monitor operational performance and prepare quality reports to highlight trends, improvements, and compliance status for stakeholders.

• Develop your expertise in quality engineering practices and continuous improvement methodologies while supporting high-impact projects in a regulated manufacturing environment.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 2+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 4+ years of experience with vocational education, in Quality Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field.

• Your skills include experience with process quality management, data analysis, root cause investigation, corrective actions (CAPA), and manufacturing processes.

• You’re an excellent communicator and collaborator who thrives in cross-functional environments and is eager to grow within quality engineering and continuous improvement.

• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this .

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The Quality Engineer is accountable for oversight of system and hardware quality and risk management throughout the product life cycle. Provides independent oversight of the design input process, design V&V activities, design transfer and product realization, and performance in the field to ensure that all design requirements are effectively met.
Your role:

• Provide Sustaining Design Assurance Quality Engineering support to sustaining (MLD) projects including design changes, supplier changes, process changes, etc. while embracing and upholding Patient Safety and Quality as highest priority.

  · Provide support to teams in resolving issues and technical challenges for commercialized products - including field issues, manufacturing issues, supply-chain-driven issues, etc. Support investigations and data analysis.

  · Create Issue Impact Assessments (IIA's) to analyze and document risk assessment per established procedures and with cross-functional team input.

  · Ensure that teams pro-actively incorporate effective QMS compliance planning within their project plans. Work with teams to ensure that applicable activities are planned, executed, and documented in an efficient, QMS compliant manner.

  · Ensure that all required Risk Management processes and activities are followed and appropriately documented.

  · Provide support to CAPA's, complaint analysis and trending, Design and Technical reviews, etc. as assigned.

You're the right fit if:

• You have a bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Science or equivalent.

  · Minimum 2 years of experience with Bachelor's in areas such as Quality Engineering, Safety Engineering, R&D Engineering or equivalent OR no prior experience required with Master's Degree.

  · You have experience with CAPA process, risk assessments, as well as global medical device regulations, requirements, and standards such as 21 CFR Parts 820, 803, 806, and ISO13485, ISO 14971, and ISO9001.

  · Advanced/Fluent English Level.

  · Administrative shift.

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Job Responsibilities:

• Develops, executes, monitors, and controls APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) plans as part of the project activities to ensure consistent product quality.
• Supplier performance monitoring, reporting, improvement, and development.
• Analysis of defects for determining if supplier caused and working with supplier on root cause / corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence through the Supplier Corrective Action (SCAR) process.
• Assess and coordinate Supplier Change Requests (SICRs).
• Support internal and external audits of Philips processes, as required.
• Lead supplier improvement projects.
• Support activities related to the Additions/Changes/Deletion to Approved Suppliers including the analysis and onboarding of potential new suppliers.

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You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor's degree in a Technical, Science, or Engineering;
• Advanced English
• 3+ years of experience in Quality or Manufacturing or a combination of equivalent job experience in related field and in Supplier/Quality Engineering related activities. Working knowledge of appropriate global medical device or product regulations, requirements, and standards

Preferred:

• Strong and proven knowledge of statistical methods and the use of standard quality tools (e.g. flowcharts, Pareto charts, cause and effect diagrams, control charts, scatter diagrams, regression analysis, affinity diagrams, etc).

Administrative role;

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The Quality Engineer is accountable for oversight of system and hardware quality and risk management throughout the product life cycle. Provides independent oversight of the design input process, design V&V activities, design transfer and product realization, and performance in the field to ensure that all design requirements are effectively met. Give analytics to the Business on the efficacy and efficiency of the design and product realization processes
Your role:

• Provide Sustaining Design Assurance Quality Engineering support to sustaining (MLD) projects including design changes, supplier changes, process changes, etc. while embracing and upholding Patient Safety and Quality as highest priority.

• Provide support to teams in resolving issues and technical challenges for commercialized products - including field issues, manufacturing issues, supply-chain-driven issues, etc. Support investigations and data analysis.

• Create Issue Impact Assessments (IIA's) to analyze and document risk assessment per established procedures and with cross-functional team input.

• Ensure that teams pro-actively incorporate effective QMS compliance planning within their project plans. Work with teams to ensure that applicable activities are planned, executed, and documented in an efficient, QMS compliant manner.

• Ensure that all required Risk Management processes and activities are followed and appropriately documented.

• Provide support to CAPA's, complaint analysis and trending, Design and Technical reviews, etc. as assigned.

You're the right fit if:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, mechanical or electrical engineering, or related technical degree with 3+ years of experience; OR bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of experience in a medical device or regulated industry.

• You have experience with CAPA process, risk assessments, as well as global medical device regulations, requirements, and standards such as 21 CFR Parts 820, 803, 806, and ISO13485, ISO 14971, and ISO9001.

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.
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Procurement Project Manager (Procurement Engineer)

As a Procurement Project Manager within the IGTD business unit, you will act as the single point of contact for specific suppliers, categories, and/or sites—leading cross-functional initiatives to drive supply base improvements, enhance supplier performance, and align sourcing strategies with business needs.

Your role:

• Drive Procurement Strategy Execution : Own and manage product roadmaps focused on BOM cost reduction, component risk mitigation, and alignment with overall procurement strategies. Lead supplier selection and make vs. buy decisions to maximize supplier performance.

• Lead Project Planning and Supplier Transitions : Collaborate with Sustaining teams to develop business cases, initiate supplier changes, and ensure seamless implementation—including providing specifications, securing supplier agreement, and updating IT systems.

• Ensure Supply Readiness : Manage timely delivery of parts (samples, prototypes, ramp-up) for sustaining projects and monitor supplier capacity to meet project requirements.

• Deliver Key Procurement Outputs : Create and manage sourcing plans, supplier selection, and production release deliverables. Maintain accurate cost history and support cost roll-ups for assigned parts.

• Support Negotiations and Data Management : Partner with Global Commodity Management to provide site-specific data and business requirements, contribute to negotiation strategies, and assist with SAP/PLM master data setup and pricing updates.

You're the right fit if:

• Educational & Professional Background : Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Materials, Finance, or a related technical field, with 5–7 years of relevant experience—preferably in the medical device industry.

• Technical & Cost Reduction Expertise : Strong ability to leverage a technical background to drive BOM cost-down initiatives, vendor process improvements, and yield optimization, using tools such as DfX and Should Cost Modeling.

• Supplier & Project Management : Proven track record in supplier selection, negotiation, capacity planning, and risk management, with hands-on experience managing multiple projects and meeting key milestones.

• Medical Device & Sustaining Experience : Background in sustaining engineering within the medical device sector, with a focus on component de-risking, strategic sourcing, and supplier collaboration.

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Manufacturing Technician 1 - Shift: A

Responsible for improving the processes, tools and equipment of the Manufacturing process, leading to predictable, reliable, stable and efficient production processes.

Your role:

• Engage in Gemba walks to understand production line operations, analyze scrap codes using troubleshooting methodologies, and provide support for process validations and qualifications, including executing and modifying Installation Qualification Protocols.

• Build relationships with operators, production leads, supervisors, maintenance technicians, and engineers to support cross-functional team requests and enhance production efficiency.

• Ensure safety considerations for material usage and processes, and contribute to corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), Continuous Improvement Programs (CIPs), Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), and other internal projects.

• Utilize basic knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and validation systems to support TMVs and problem-solving efforts in product development along the assembly line.

• Typically work from detailed instructions and a supplied task list, emphasizing a methodical and systematic approach to perform assigned duties effectively.

You're the right fit if:

• You have ninth grade degree, preferably with knowledge on manufacturig processes.

• No years of experience are required for the role, yet is is preferred to have knowledge in manufaturing process and/or assembly line knowledge.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

• Basic English skills are required for this position.

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.

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onsite role. Shift : A

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