Manufacturing Engineer (Latham, NY)
Leveraging your experience, you will lead complex projects, provide advanced technical support, and mentor junior team members while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards. Your expertise in process optimization, equipment integration, and change management will help shape the future of our manufacturing capabilities and support our business objectives.
Your role:
Be part of a Manufacturing Engineering organization of approximately 35 professionals, including Engineers, IT Specialists, Drafters, and Technicians, supporting site manufacturing operations. This role contributes to cross-functional execution and technical alignment across multiple disciplines.
Lead and execute complex manufacturing projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence. You will be responsible for identifying and implementing process improvements that deliver measurable results.
Provide advanced technical support for manufacturing operations, troubleshooting equipment and process issues, and mentoring junior engineers. Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards at all times.
Manage the installation and ramp-up of new equipment and technologies, coordinating with stakeholders to ensure seamless integration into production. Evaluate and optimize equipment performance for efficiency and reliability.
Support change management activities, including operations change orders and continuous improvement initiatives. Facilitate Kaizen events and structured problem-solving to address root causes and sustain improvements.
You're the right fit if:
You have acquired a Minimum of 2 years of experience in Manufacturing/ Operations, Production Engineering, or equivalent; within Medical Devices industry preferably.
Your skills include proficiency with automation, electro-mechanical systems, and change management tools (Windchill /Reliance EtQ); Lean Six Sigma Methodologies; deep understanding of regulatory, safety, and quality requirements in a manufacturing environment.
You have a Bachelor's / master's degree in mechanical engineering, Electronics Engineering, Sciences, or related field.
You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
You are an effective communicator with consolidated leadership and organizational skills, as well as proven ability to manage projects, mentor others and collaborate in cross-functional environments.
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 onsite role.
About Philips
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Philips Transparency Details
The pay range for this position in Latham, NY is $96,000 to $152,000
The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.
In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.
At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.
Additional Information
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
#EOS
This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.
Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.
What We Do
Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. As a leading health technology company, it is our purpose to improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation. Our goal is to improve 2.5 billion lives per year by 2030. We also strive to be the best place to work for people who share our passion, by promoting personal development, inclusion and diversity while acting responsibly towards our planet and society.
