Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow. **In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better** Make a great contribution to the verification of innovative products. You take responsibility for defining verification strategy and leading execution of verification activities. **You are responsible for** + Ensuring right hardware verification strategy by delivering proper test coverage avoiding gap and overlap for release level requirements + Leading verification work packages and assigning ownership within T&V team + Ownership of planning, ensuring timely execution + Ensuring high quality of verification evidence (including compliance with processes, regulations and standards) + Boosting the effectiveness of the team by optimization of verification process + Supporting/ leading problem solving activities in order to define root cause of the problem + Mentoring and supporting team members within design verification process, development of tests methods and test equipment + Managing stakeholders within and beyond own team, e.g. project managers, quality, development leads + Effective collaboration and communication within cross- functional teams **You are a part of** You will join the Test and Verification Team, a group within the Product Development Department of Grooming and Beauty Business Unit – located in Drachten. The group consists of 30+ people, highly skilled, flexible, dynamic and multi-cultural. You will support verification of newly developed Philips products. You will work closely with Development Engineers, T&V and Quality. **To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following** + Technical background, preferably electrical engineering, mechatronics, physics or comparable subject + 3+ years of experience in leading test and verification process + 5+ years of experience in R&D area or research laboratory + Very good understanding of development process and testing (including medical devices (ISO 13485, 21CFR820)) + Solid understanding of test method development, MSA methodology/ test method validation, statistical techniques + Strong leadership skills and project management skills + Strong analytical skills (careful data analysis, effective research, creative thinking and efficient problem solving) + Strong sense of ownership, passionate, fast learner + Good practice of Windchill and Minitab is an advantage + Very good communication skills (English) and social skills since you will be working with colleagues of many disciplines + Ability to work in team – flexibility in order to work with and provide support for number of people **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. **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. * Learn more about our business. * Discover our rich and exciting history. * Learn more about our purpose. 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. \#LI-EU