Job Title

FEI Principal Scientist

Job Description

Your role:.

• Lead the end-to-end development of mechatronic modules (e.g., precision motors, pumps, sensors, control systems) for personal care devices (e.g., smart shavers, smart hair-care and skincare devices).
• Drive innovation in electromechanical systems/module, ensuring performance, energy efficiency, and user safety.
• Collaborate with firmware/software teams to integrate embedded controls, IoT connectivity, and AI-driven features.
• Work closely with industrial designers, mechanical engineers, and product managers to translate user needs into module road map.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to ensure scalable production (DFM/DFA) and cost optimization.
• Coordinate with regulatory teams to meet compliance standards (FDA, CE, UL, etc.).
• Define project timelines, milestones, and deliverables for mechatronic modules/subsystems.
• Conduct feasibility studies, FMEA (Failure Mode & Effects Analysis), and root-cause investigations.
• Manage intellectual property (IP) strategy, including patents for novel mechanisms.
• Oversee module prototype testing (durability, waterproofing, noise/vibration, etc.) and iterate designs based on results.
• Ensure reliability under real-world usage conditions (e.g., humidity, temperature variations).
• Ensure the ethical and processes (ISO, export control, documentation, standard work, etc) adherence, integrity and continuous improvement E2E from AD to PDLM to end of life of the product.

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor’s or above in Mechatronics, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field., with minimum 10 years of experience in the field of product/ module development and preferably leading a team;
• Experience with working in (international) multi-disciplinary projects, preferably in Business to Consumer.
• People management skill and can accept challenges in new and unknown area.
• Proven track record in miniaturized electron- mechanical systems (e.g., micro-motors, sensors systems, haptic feedback).
• Familiarity with embedded systems (C/C++, Python), IoT protocols (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth low energy), and sensors (pressure, proximity, IMU)
• Technology and Function creation with principle and fundamental knowledge understanding and application. Knowledge of the design of mechanical constructions in plastic and/or metal and you are familiar with the mass manufacturability aspects (mould / assembly tooling design);
• Ability to rapidly develop engineering concepts and drive them to functional prototypes.
• Ability to effectively utilize both empirical and theoretical methods to solve complex problems.
• Experience in CAD (Creo, NX) and simulation tools (ANSYS, MATLAB).
• Good communication and strong interpersonal skill, to manage key stakeholders, work with internal project team, 3rd party developer, as well as external supplier. Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in the design and development of medical devices or the medical device industry is a plus
• Quality driven. Experience with Design for Six Sigma (i.e., being greenbelt certified) is a plus.
• Ability to balance innovation and practical realization.
• Determination in decision making and independence.
• Ambitious, has leadership skills and is a team player

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 4 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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About Philips

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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About Us

At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life.

For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health.

Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism.

To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.

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