Senior Systems Quality Engineer

Philips Iberica SAU; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000

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Job Title

Senior Systems Quality Engineer

Job Description

As Senior Systems Quality Engineer you will be part of the Systems Quality Engineering team, a group of highly talented and experienced engineers, scientists and architects supporting Philips Business Units in developing safe, robust and compliant medical products.

The SysQE team has about 20 experts and it is part of the Quality and Reliability Engineering department within the Innovation and Strategy organization.

As Senior Systems Quality Engineer, you are responsible for the realization and management of product quality and reliability targets in product creation projects. These projects can cover every phase of the product life cycle, e.g. advanced development, product development, launch and/or sustaining.

You will be mainly involved in designing, proving and improving quality, reliability and regulatory aspects of healthcare products and associated production processes.

In your role, you will define and manage the quality and reliability strategy and take responsibility for execution and delivery of results.

You are responsible for

• Apply and Facilitate Design for Quality best practices in development projects.
• Work with project leaders, system architects and lead engineers to identify and manage Quality and Reliability requirements.
• Lead & execute risk identification activities, e.g. set up the risk management plan, facilitate e.g. user, design or process FMEA, fault tree analysis, …
• Set up and manage design, parameter and/or process optimization, verification and validation test activities.
• Use established Business Excellence methodologies such as DfSS, DMAIC, Statistical Engineering (Shainin tools), PDCA, Kaizen events…
• Lead and deploy best practices for quality, reliability and requirements engineering globally in Philips to R&D project teams or organizations via training & coaching to enhance maturity.
• Identify improvement opportunities in Philips businesses and develop actionable proposals and plans.
• Manage your activities and services according to good project management practices.
• Working on projects to keep hands on quality engineering experience and stay updated with latest innovation development (approximately 25% of the time).

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

• PhD or Masters (MSc) degree in Physics, Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a business R&D environment.
• Experience of working in a regulated environment or a medical device company has a strong preference.
• A proven track record in the application of (design) quality engineering best practices (e.g. DfSS).
• Experience in manufacturing quality control and improvement programs is highly preferred.
• Willingness to learn in-depth knowledge in implementing and applying concepts in the fields of design in quality and reliability, testing and problem solving techniques and quality tools in projects.
• 6sigma and/or RAM methodologies knowledge – willingness to run trainings and support engineers in the 6Sigma journey.
• You combine analytical and conceptual thinking, physical insight, flexibility and a hands-on mentality to deliver sustainable results and creative solutions.
• Excellent reporting and documentation skills.
• Experience with working with quality and reliability tools and templates, e.g. Minitab, JMP, Reliasoft, FMEA, FTA, HAZOP, …
• Excellent consultancy skills and the ability to connect with business stakeholders.

Furthermore to be successful in this role you are:

• Motivated, self-driven with a determination to succeed and the ability to manage change.
• Analytical, you are open to new ideas and believe in continuous learning to develop new competencies.
• Customer focused, have excellent communication skills and you are a team player.
• Fluent in English.
• Willing to travel.
• Primary location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

About Philips
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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 commitment to diversity and inclusion here.