Manufacturing Engineer - Digital Transformation

The Manufacturing Engineer - Digital Transformation defines the digital transformation roadmap, leads and executes initiatives in Philips factory by collaborating with internal & external partners. This role involves technology scouting, strategy, and programming, focusing on optimizing resource utilization, reducing cycle time, and providing clear visualization of critical metrics. The engineer will also develop AI-driven solutions for scenario analysis and simulate factory operations for improvement.

Must Have

• Define manufacturing technology and digital transformation roadmap.
• Lead and execute digital transformation projects.
• Collaborate to initiate and execute improvement projects.
• Collaborate with partners to trial and industrialize I4.0 technologies.
• Manage competence and provide training for digital technology.
• Execute processes with embedded quality, adhering to safety, cost, regulatory, and environmental requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• 4-6 Years of experience in leading & executing factory digitization projects.
• Hands-on experience in design and development of digital transformation projects.
• Proven ability to translate factory business processes into digital solutions.
• Strong capability to design and implement digital solutions for critical metrics visualization.
• Experience in developing AI-driven solutions for “What-If” scenario analysis.
• Proficiency in simulating factory operations for scenario planning.
• Expertise in creating dashboard modules for performance monitoring.
• Demonstrated ability to lead Future Factory initiatives aligned with Industry 4.0 and SIRI.
• Solid understanding of LEAN manufacturing principles.

Job Title

Manufacturing Engineer - Digital Transformation

Job Description

The Manufacturing Engineer - Digital Transformation is to define digital transformation roadmap, lead/execute digital transformation initiatives in Philips factory by collaborating with internal & external partners.

Your role:

• Defines manufacturing technology and digital transformation roadmap including technology scouting, strategy, and programming
• Leads and/or executes digital transformation projects
• Collaborate to initiate and execute improvement projects linked to manufacturing processes and operation
• Collaborate with technology development partners (internal & external) to trial and industrialize I4.0 technologies
• Manage competence and provide training/deployment for digital technology
• Executes the processes with embedded quality into the way of working with adherence to safety, cost regulatory and environmental requirements as well as local laws, Philips General Business principles and other policies.

You're the right fit if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• At least 4-6 Years of experience in leading & executing factory digitization projects
• Hands-on experience in design and development of digital transformation projects in factory/Manufacturing environment
• Proven ability to translate factory business processes into digital solutions that optimize resource utilization and reduce cycle time.
• Strong capability to design and implement digital solutions that provide clear visualization of critical metrics, enabling factory management to conduct timely reviews and corrective actions.
• Experience in developing AI-driven solutions for “What-If” scenario analysis to support data-driven decision-making.
• Proficiency in simulating factory operations for scenario planning and using these models as management tools for operational improvements.
• Expertise in creating dashboard modules that empower management and line leaders to monitor factory performance and initiate corrective actions promptly.
• Demonstrated ability to lead Future Factory initiatives aligned with Industry 4.0 concepts and Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) requirements.
• Solid understanding of LEAN manufacturing principles and their application in digitalization projects to enhance efficiency and eliminate waste.

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 3 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.

This is an onsite role.

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 culture of impact with care here.

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.

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