Philips Department Manager Mechanics R&D 

Germany, Hesse 

72695691

Department Manager Mechanics R&D

Your role:

Key areas of responsibility:

• Lead a mechanics department of 20 engineers and designers, ensuring their skill development and technical leadership.
• Drive process improvements to optimize efficiency and comply with regulations.
• Ensure successful product introduction and maintenance for both existing and new products.
• Develop technology roadmaps for user interfaces, monitor suspensions, cabinets, and accessories, in alignment with stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with external suppliers and customers, and internal teams like Supplier Quality, Operations, Customer Services, Procurement, Quality, Innovation, and Marketing, contributing to sourcing strategy and supplier management.

You’re a right fit if:

• Master degree or higher inmechanics-, mechatronics, industrial design or equivalent;
• Experience in leading a team in a mechanics environment
• Experience in a medical regulated environment, testing, and quality assurance is a plus;
• Knowledge and experience of international standards (e.g. FDA regulatory, IEC 62304, IEC60601, ISO13485, ISO14971);
• Abstract, analytical and creative thinker with helicopter view. You drive (out-of-the-box) solutions to complex problems. Organizational talent and ready to take responsibility;
• Improvement attitude, is a leader by leading through example.