Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Digital Transformation

6001 PCE - BCT's; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips Batam factory is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Digital Transformation to drive the digital roadmap. You will lead end-to-end digital projects, build dashboards, and implement automated workflows that enable timely, data-driven decisions.

The role emphasizes Lean/Six Sigma, data visualization, system integration, and cross-functional collaboration with internal and external partners to ensure compliant, safe, and efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of manufacturing/operations/engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with low-code platforms (Power Platform) and/or programming with SQL/Python.
• Ability to collect, analyse and visualise data and build dashboards (Power BI).
• Familiarity with AI/ML and AI agents to automate tasks.
• Understanding of MES, ERP/SAP and shopfloor connectivity.
• Project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong communication, documentation and user training abilities.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the factory's digital transformation roadmap by identifying improvement opportunities and recommending solutions.
• Leads or delivers digital projects end-to-end, from requirements to deployment, training and reporting.
• Develops and integrates manufacturing systems, dashboards, applications and automated workflows.
• Applies Lean and Six Sigma methods to analyse processes and measure impact.

Skills

Data analysis

Dashboard creation

Power Platform

SQL

Python

AI/ML awareness

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Python

Power Platform

Job description

Job Title Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Digital Transformation Job Description The Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Digital Transformation contributes to the digital transformation roadmap and delivers digital and smart factory solutions that drive continuous improvement in the Philips Batam factory, in collaboration with internal and external partners.

Your role:

• Roadmap & Project Execution: Contributes to the factory's digital transformation roadmap by identifying improvement opportunities and recommending solutions. Leads or delivers digital projects end-to-end, from requirements and design to deployment, user training and reporting, in partnership with cross-functional teams and internal and external stakeholders.
• Digital & Smart Factory Solutions: Develops and integrates manufacturing systems, dashboards, applications and automated workflows to digitalise factory processes and enable timely, data-driven decisions. Evaluates and pilots Industry 4.0 technologies and use cases.
• Continuous Improvement: Applies Lean and Six Sigma methods to analyse processes, identify root causes and measure the impact of digital solutions.
• System Maintenance: Ensures reliable operation of digital solutions through compliance with IT and validation procedures, up-to-date documentation and user support. Executes the above with embedded quality into the way of working with adherence to safety, cost regulatory and environmental requirements as well as local laws, Philips General Business principles and other policies.

You’re the right fit if you have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical ,Computer Science, Industrial Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 1 year of experience in Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering environment in a similar role
• Hands-on experience with low-code platforms (e.g., Microsoft Power Platform) and/or programming and database skills (e.g., SQL, Python) to build applications and automate workflows.
• Ability to collect, analyse and visualise manufacturing data, and to build dashboards (e.g., Power BI) that support timely, data-driven decisions.
• Working knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and familiarity with generative AI tools and AI agents to automate tasks and improve decision-making.
• Understanding of manufacturing systems (e.g., MES, ERP/SAP) and shopfloor connectivity, including basic system integration concepts.
• Project management skills, including managing requirements, timelines and stakeholders across cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication, documentation and user training skills, with awareness of IT change control, system validation and data security practices.

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. This is an office based role.

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.

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• 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 culture of impact with care here.

#EOS At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success. It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism. To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance. Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace. Know Your Rights