Manufacturing Engineer

Philips; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support scale-up activities and design transfer in Bedford. The role emphasizes transitioning products into the production environment with strong focus on documentation, validation, and process controls.

Qualified candidates have practical manufacturing experience, solid organizational skills, and ability to manage change orders and validation documentation, with exposure to lean/Six Sigma methodologies preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Systems, or related Engineering discipline.
• Some practical manufacturing experience beyond academic work.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage change orders and validation documentation.

Responsibilities

• Help transition products and manufacturing processes into the Bedford production environment.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to ensure smooth implementation.
• Support Product Development Lifecycle Management (PDLM) activities.
• Validation activities and documentation.
• Support CAPA and change management processes.
• Monitor process performance after implementation.

Skills

Independent work

Documentation

Project management

Process improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Systems, or related Engineering

Job description

Philips is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to hlep support Bedford's scale-up activities and manufacturing design transfer initiatives. The role is focused on helping move existing products and processes into the evolving manufacturing environment while ensuring documentation, validation, and process controls are established correctly.

You're the right fit if you have the following:

• Has enough experience to work independently with documentation and process-related tasks.
• Can manage multiple projects and documentation efforts simultaneously.
• Is proactive and capable of driving improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Help transition products and manufacturing processes into the Bedford production environment.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to ensure smooth implementation.
• Support Product Development Lifecycle Management (PDLM) activities.

Validation & Documentation

A significant portion of the role will involve documentation and compliance-related engineering work, including:

• Validation activities.
• Change order documentation and execution.
• Manufacturing updates and process documentation.
• Creation and maintenance of work instructions.
• Development of quality control plans.
• Ensuring manufacturing documentation remains current and compliant.

Process Improvement & Lean Manufacturing

Desired experience includes:

• Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Six Sigma methodologies.
• Process optimization.
• Workflow improvement projects.
• Notably, Lean and Six Sigma exposure gained through university coursework or internships would still be considered valuable.

Manufacturing Support

• Assist with manufacturing process improvements.
• Support equipment implementation and ramp-up efforts.
• Monitor process performance after implementation.
• Participate in troubleshooting and issue resolution.
• Help optimize manufacturing efficiency and productivity.

Quality & Compliance

• Support compliance with regulatory, quality, environmental, and safety requirements.
• Assist with CAPA-related activities.
• Ensure processes meet manufacturing and quality standards.
• Participate in manufacturing change management activities throughout the product lifecycle.

Required Background

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Systems, or related Engineering discipline.
• Some practical manufacturing experience beyond academic work.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage change orders and validation documentation.

Preferred Experience

• Medical device or regulated manufacturing environment.
• Validation protocols and execution.
• Lean Manufacturing.
• Six Sigma methodologies.
• Manufacturing process improvement.
• CAPA and quality systems.

What you’ll gain:

When you choose to work at Philips you’ll work on life-changing projects; and contribute to innovative health technologies and solutions that improve lives around the world. It could be life-changing for you too, with the opportunity to embrace new experiences, learn new skills and make new connections.

For this project, you’ll work for Philips and become a contract or permanent employee of 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 an employee of a Randstad company, you can expect to receive a range of benefits including ongoing support with your personal development and future prospects.

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. As a contractor or freelancer at Philips, you’ll be part of our diverse collaborative team, helping the lives of others through the contribution you make each day.

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 a Randstad company and will not be an employee of Philips.