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Your responsibilities within this role will include:



  • You will be directly responsible for the mechatronic solutions in major projects, which have a mid- to long-term character, are complex, and can be divided in several sub-projects for the creation of subsystems. This also acquires involvement in software and electronic hardware designs;

  • You will use your skills, inventiveness and curiosity to combine novel technology with user insight to lead the team in designing parts and assemblies for new medical innovations;

  • You will make principle choices for the product designs, subsystems and interfaces;

  • You are responsible for the overall manufacturability, interfacing and introduction of new technology and methods in manufacturing sites;

  • You will be part of internal and external design sub-teams;

  • You will work closely with the commercial department to truly understand the customer’s technologic challenges to offer projects, tailored services & technical support.

Your team
Philips Innovation Services draws upon a huge range of resources and know-how to support our customers in bringing their innovations to market, as fast and as efficiently possible. Our pragmatic technology experts and consultants benefit from decades of experience supporting customers in Philips Businesses, Philips Research and hundreds of companies outside Philips. Each day brings new challenges as we work in many different projects.
The Mechatronics department of Philips Innovation Services is unique in its system design approach which has led to many innovative solutions for our customers. Think of breakthrough solutions especially in concept creation for new clinical procedures and applications.


Our teams support the Philips Healthcare businesses in bringing their innovations faster to market. We are active in product as well as sub-system design, prototyping and testing. You will be working together in multi-disciplinary teams of highly skilled technical experts from both Philips Innovation Services and its customers.

With a growing presence in cardiology, oncology, and women’s health, Philips operates in the areas of Imaging Systems, Patient Care & Clinical Informatics, Home Healthcare and Customer Services. Philips combines its clinical expertise and human insights to create innovative solutions across the continuum of care, in partnership with clinicians and our customers, to provide better value and expand access to care for millions. Our teams are working hard every day to improve patient outcomes all the way from disease prevention and screening to diagnosis, treatment, therapy monitoring, and disease management. Irrespective of whether the care cycle takes the patient from doctor’s office to hospital or hospital to home, or simply from one medical department to another, Philips Healthcare’s unique medical solutions are designed to optimize the quality and flow of patient information and clinical decision making.


This specific vacancy is Philips Innovation Services (PInS). Philips Innovation Services has a wide range of disciplines and know-how to support our customers in bringing their innovations to market, as fast and as efficiently possible. Over 600 colleagues benefit from decades of experience supporting customers in Philips Businesses, Philips Research and hundreds of companies outside Philips.

Philips challenges you to use your engineering expertise to model, design and implement some of the world’s most innovative medical products. Your contribution can range from early customer contacts, project definition and concept creation to Mechatronics Design of new products or modifications to existing products

To be a successful in this role you have:



  • A Master’s degree in either mechanical, mechatronic or biomechanical engineering;

  • 2-5 years of professional experience in medical product development;

  • Proficient in 3D CAD, preferably Creo (pro/ENGINEER) or NX Unigraphics;

  • Special emphasis on a demonstrated Mechatronics background in combining mechanical with system engineering, (motion-) control, connectivity and electronic packaging;

  • Robust knowledge of design controls and risk management standards;

  • Broad technical knowledge and experience with bringing medical products to the market;

  • Experience with Healthcare Regulatory aspects (ISO13485, FDA);

  • Experience in translating customer needs into technical requirements and then clearly defining the complete mechatronic needs to project members;

  • Experience in coaching of designers or design teams;

  • Team player and strong communicator;

  • Strong customer focus, excellent communication skills and you are willing to travel (20%);

  • Communication skills, English, Dutch (optional), good social interaction skills.

Vacature type:
Categorie: Engineering
Ervaring: Full-time

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