Test & Verification Architect

Test & Verification Architect (contract)

Location: Drachten

Duration: 2 years (with Philips transfer in time)

Hours/week: 40

Budget range: €6.200 - 7.100 per month + Other Benefits

In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Make life better!

Looking at the challenges the world is facing today Philips’ purpose has never been more relevant. So whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, you’ll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all.

When you choose to work at Philips you’ll work on life-changing projects; and contribute to innovative health technologies and solutions that improve billions of lives around the world.

This role is based in Drachten. The group consists of 30+ people, highly skilled, flexible, dynamic and multi-cultural. You will support the verification of newly developed Philips products. You will work closely with Development Engineers, T&V and Quality.

You will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the right hardware verification strategy by delivering proper test coverage avoiding gaps 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 the verification process

• Supporting/ leading problem-solving activities in order to define the root cause of the problem

• Mentoring and supporting team members within the design verification process, development of tests methods and test equipment

• Managing stakeholders within and beyond own team, e.g. project managers, quality, and 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 the Grooming and Beauty Business Unit

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

• Technical background, preferably electrical engineering, mechatronics, physics or a comparable subject with 3+ years of experience in leading test and verification processes. 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)

• 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