Director of R&D, Product Engineering

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In this role, you have the opportunity to lead the Product Engineering of patient monitoring and defibrillators for the Philips Emergency Care business. You will be a key leader on the Global Emergency Care R&D Leadership Team and report to the Head of Global R&D, Emergency Care.

You are responsible for

· Partnering with the broader Global Emergency Care R&D Leadership Team in formulating a long-term vision for the Product Engineering capabilities for the Emergency Care product lines.

· Partnering with the broader Philips ecosystem to leverage external expertise, centers of excellence teams and other pools to deliver outcomes.

· Managing the capabilities of the local R&D department and ensuring project execution by highly motivated staff to deliver on the businesses ‘must win’ initiatives.

· Displaying strong market, content, and technology knowledge, understanding the competition, the market players, the background of technologies, and the current and future trends.

· Optimizing the product engineering process in the context of organizational and market dynamics.

· Developing and managing budgets for the department

· Reporting on progress and issues to the other management team members

· Ensuring all R&D activities meet the requirements of the Philips QMS

· Leading the R&D department in providing technical support for different aspects of the business.

You are a part of the Philips Emergency Care Global R&D Leadership Team and will direct Systems, Embedded Software, Hardware, and Verification & Validation engineering activities. These activities require a broad spectrum of skills/capabilities, from the electronic, mechanical, system, and embedded software engineering to managing risk, security, technical investigations, and labeling.

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

· Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree from an accredited school in an engineering/technical discipline and ideally a postgraduate degree (Masters or Ph.D.) in system engineering or equivalent

· 15+ years in product development with 5+ years experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team developing class II medical devices, ideally with experience in,

o Patient monitoring and defibrillation

o The development of software as a medical device

o Wired and wireless communication technologies

o CE & FDA regulatory as well as military & aviation standard requirements

o Model-based system engineering methodologies

o Design for Service and Manufacture

o Design for 6 sigma/Green belt/ Lean/ Agile development

· Strong experience in managing a multi-disciplined team of engineers; development, engagement, performance management

· Strong interpersonal, planning, communication, attention to detail, and self-starter skills

· Strong ability to work cross-culturally in a global environment

· Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills while maintaining high-quality standards.

In return, we offer you

Philips is committed to helping each employee reach their personal goals for development. With the mentoring/coaching programs, stretch assignments are offered to employees. We also offer competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, and flexibility in a career with a positive and supportive atmosphere to develop your talents further.

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 2.5 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum. Our people experience a variety of unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways. Learn more by watching this video.

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