Job TitleProduct Engineer/Function Developer - Philips Avent

Job Description

Product Engineer/Function Developer -  Philips Avent

Always wanted to make an impact by innovating products that improve lives of people? Join us for an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of Mother & Childcare/Women's Health at Philips Avent. We are looking for a passionate and talented Product Engineer/Function Developer to enhance our dedicated team in Eindhoven.

As part of our exciting growth area, you will contribute to the innovation roadmap for products that support parents and their little ones through the Pregnancy to Parenting journey. This includes developing items like baby bottles, pacifiers, (medical) breast pumps, advanced baby video monitors, and a Pregnancy app. Your work will directly impact the daily lives of families worldwide.

Your role:

Develop innovative mechanical functions for our Breast Feeding (breast pumps) and Infant Feeding (bottles)/Comforting (soothers) portfolio and other categories.Lead and execute technology feasibility investigations aligned with our strategy.Translate consumer insights into new product ideas and optimizations.Stay ahead by monitoring competitor products and performances.Collaborate closely with research peers to integrate infant and mom physiology understanding into our product functions.Embrace a fast-iteration approach from ideation to implementation.Work with our cost engineering team to balance quality and cost.Optimize designs for manufacturability in partnership with our industrialization team and suppliers.Ensure that new functions are aesthetically integrated without compromising core functionality together with our Design team.Create test and verification equipment together with our Test & Verification team to ensure high product quality.Test and validate new product functionalities alongside our consumer testing team.Communicate new functionalities clearly across our organization.Generate Invention Disclosure ideas and assess competitors' patents for potential infringements.

You're the right fit if:

Minimum of 4 years of combined professional and Graduate level in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Design Engineering (with an Engineering focus) or Mechatronics.Highly Proficient in parametric 3D CAD modelling, preferably in Creo.Experience with or good understanding of pressure mechanisms like a "breast pump."Hands-on experience with mechanical product development in plastic, silicone products and metal forming.Proven experience in developing new functions in consumer products.Strong skills in optimizing designs for manufacturing.Ability to quickly iterate: ideate, design, build, measure, iterate.Experience in designing and co-developing test equipment for product functionality.Proficient in handling intellectual property, drafting ideas for patent filings, and assessing potential infringements.Preferred experience in prototyping electronics.

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.


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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.