Technical Department Manager Mechatronics

Lead Our Mechatronics Team at Philips

Job Description

We are looking for a Technical Department Manager to lead our Mechatronics team in Best NL. As a key leader of the global Positioning leadership team within Image Guided Therapy Systems, you will drive the development of Mechatronics platform on the aspects of safe motion control, drivetrains and electronics.

Your Role

• Strategic & Resource Planning: Contribute to budget and resource planning, and progressively influencing the mechatronics development methods and product roadmaps.
• Leadership & Talent Development: Attract, retain, and develop top talent, fostering a high-performing mechatronics and electronics team.
• Delivery & Execution: Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of high-quality design, within an Agile/SAFe setup.
• Regulatory & Quality Compliance: Ensure all deliverables meet the quality standards and medical regulatory standards with thorough documentation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with other R&D teams and key functions, including marketing, PMO, quality, regulatory, and service.
• Workplace Culture & Innovation: Foster an engaging, innovative, and inspiring work environment, focused on continuous improvement.

You’re the Right Fit If You Have:

• A Master’s degree in Mechanics, Mechatronics, Electronics, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience in technical management.
• A minimum of 10 years of engineering experience in mechatronics systems.
• Proven experience building and leading high-performance R&D teams.
• Proven experience in driving agile development, preferably using SAFe.
• A commitment to delivering safe and effective healthcare solutions.

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.

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.

• Over 125 years ago, Frederik and Gerard Philips started a small light bulb company in Eindhoven. Little did they realize that it would become a global force of innovation, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide. But it did.
• Today, Philips is a world leading health technology company with a vision to make life better for people worldwide through meaningful innovation. Making good on this promise depends on our passionate, inspirational, collaborative and diverse team.
• We have over 80,000+ brilliant people around the world but are always looking for more. Like-minded, motivated, focused minds to join us in creating a healthier, more connected society while transforming themselves personally and professionally.

Working at Philips is more than a job. It's an experience filled with unexpected moments that will transform you in lasting and positive ways. Help us improve the world for the better while building a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.