Test Engineer

Test Engineer (Contract)

Location: Eindhoven

Duration: 12 months

Hours/week: 40

Budget range: €2.750 - 3.800 per month

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

We are looking for a test engineer with experience in testing on electrical and mechanical product components.

• In this role, you have the opportunity to

  • Develop test methods, 

  • Test equipment design, including equipment requirements, calibration, maintenance and the test execution 

  • reporting of verification activities.

• You will significantly contribute to the verification of innovative consumer products on safety and quality aspects.

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.

You will be responsible for:

• You are responsible for 

  • Designs, develops, evaluates, and conducts integration testing

  • Verification activities of (elements of) Products with focus on mechanical, electrical and (embedded) software aspects and concludes this with formal reporting.

• Defines, implements, and maintains reliable and reproducible testing methodologies and equipment, ensuring compliance with quality requirements.

• Develops, executes and archives objective, reproducible and maintainable test designs and test protocols/procedures (for elements, (sub)system integration, functional and non-functional tests), by using test design methods, techniques and tools.

• Creates, reviews and optimises test protocols and test procedures to ensure complete functional and non-functional test coverage for multiple projects and/or products concurrently.

• Awareness of statistical analysis using e.g. Minitab is plus and preferred.

• Develops and conducts tests to verify functionality (performance, reliability, security, compliance, based on a risk-based strategy, against the design input requirements. Formally reports this.

• Engaging in test optimization simplifies test execution and designs.

• Reviewing, commenting and proposing on product requirements to ensure testability and design for test.

• Establishing and maintaining verification methods and tools.

• Test execution and test coordination at other Philips labs.

• Analysing and post-processing of measurement data.

• Contributing to a functional continuous improvement plan and knowledge base.

• Coordination of test requests for the Life-Cycle Management activities, both tests executed in-house and at external facilities.

• Understand and execute calibration and maintenance of test equipment.

• Responsible for maintaining lab cleanliness and organising with 6S in labs.

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

• Bachelor degree in electrical/electronics/mechanical engineering or equivalent professional engineering experience.

• 3 - 4 years of experience in the field of test and verification within product development.

• Experience related to the development and testing of medical (FDA regulated) products is preferred. (ISO 13485, 21CFR820).

• Knowledgeable statistical sampling techniques.

• Adherence to Good documentation practices.

• Fluent written and verbal English skills as this is the primary language in the office.

• Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time.

• Quality mindset and comfortable with documentation; Attention to details, understands what an objective evidence is able to execute tests independently.

• Works closely with project stakeholders.

• Has basic knowledge on equipment calibration.

• Experience with DFSS green belt techniques is a plus.

• System test engineer supporting lab activities, test execution and equipment calibration.

You will be a part of:

You are a part of The Test and Verification group of the Mother & Childcare business team located in the Innovation Site Eindhoven at the centre of the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven.

The T&V group consists of approximately 10 people, highly flexible, dynamic and multi-cultural.

Together with functional developers, product architects and quality assurance managers you will report functionally to your assigned project manager and hierarchically to the Group Lead Test and Verification

In return, we offer you:

For this project, you’ll work for Philips and become a contract or permanent employee of YACHT (a Randstad company). As a contractor at Philips you'll enjoy cutting-edge challenges and unexpected experiences that make you a more in-demand professional. And as a YACHT employee, you can expect to receive ongoing support with your personal development and future prospects. 

YACHT provides all employees with a range of benefits, including pension, social security payments and potential to earn a quarterly bonus as well as a mobile and travel allowance.

Why work on a project at Philips?

If you’re looking for meaningful work and a chance to tackle complex challenges, broaden your skills and expertise and become an even more sought after professional, you’ll find all that and more with project work at Philips.

The Randstad companies are responsible for finding talent to provide services at Philips. If you are selected to provide services for Philips, you will be employed by Randstad and will not be an employee of Philips.