Test Engineer

Test Engineer (Philips Grooming & Beauty)

In this role, you have the opportunity to Make a great contribution to the verification of innovative products. You take ownership to the execution of verification activities, maintaining test area and test equipment and support development of test methods. You will significantly contribute to the verification of innovative consumer products.

You are responsible for

• Performing test and verification activities as defined by instruction

• Technical and administrative management of test area

• Management and maintenance of lab equipment including calibrations

• Establish, execute, review and evaluate laboratory procedures and policies

• Responsibility to maintain laboratory records, reports and files

• Maintaining laboratory stocks and ordering supplies

• Ensure health and safety policies are maintained and followed

• Ensure compliance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and standards

• Provides onboarding and technical trainings

• Assisting other team members with duties

• Participates and assist in internal/ external audits

You are a part of

You will join the Test and Verification Team, a group within the Research and Development Department of Grooming and Beauty Business Unit – located in Drachten. The group consists of 20+ people, highly skilled, flexible, dynamic and multi-cultural. You will support verification of newly developed Philips products. You will work closely with T&V Architects and Test Method Development Engineers.

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

• Technical background, preferably electrical, mechatronics, physics or comparable subject.

• Vocational (MBO4) degree or Bachelor’s degree science or related field,

• 3+ years of experience in working in test laboratory

• Good computer skills to navigate in applications, read digital work instructions and sign test and work records

• Knowledge and experience of Health and Safety regulations

• Skilled in balancing multiple job duties and priorities in a busy work environment; Able to perform and complete assigned tasks to meet laboratory needs

• Very good communication and team- working skills

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

• Experience in Windchill is an advantage

• Understanding of development process and testing of medical devices (ISO 13485, 21CFR820) is an advantage

• Strong problem- solving, training, team building and mentoring skills

• Responds effectively to unpredictable or unexpected events, treats unexpected circumstances as opportunities to learn and adopt new techniques

• Strong sense of ownership, passionate, fast learner

• Approx. 20% of traveling (mainly within NL) is required within first year of employment; after it will decrease to approx. 5-10 %.

In return, we offer you

A path towards your most rewarding career. Philips is growing its marketing capability enterprise wide. Succeeding in this market-based role in a complex environment will open many doors for your long term career, in other areas in Philips or otherwise. We also believe that we are at our best as a company when you are at yours as a person. Thus, we offer competitive health benefits, a flexible work schedule and access to local well-being focused activities.

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 3 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum. Our people experience a variety of