Signify

Scientist - Mechanical engineering


PayCompetitive
LocationEindhoven/North Brabant
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 356434

      Job Title

      Scientist - Mechanical engineering

      Job Description

      About Signify

      Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.

      At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals. Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.

      More about the role

      We’re looking for a Scientist - Mechanical engineering to join our Research Lighting sector within the Lighting Products' Architecting & Engineering team in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

      As a Scientist Mechanical engineering you’ll be responsible for the mechanical design of LED-based solutions for different application areas such as indoor, outdoor, industry, disinfection, etc. You will be involved in the entire design process in our research organisation. This includes: concept generation, mechanical design, CAD, prototyping, and release for engineering. You will work in multi-disciplinary teams (Project Manager, Architect, Optical, Thermal, Mechanical, Electronics, Reliability, Quality and Procurement) in explorative or architecture and platform creation projects. The job function has a strong emphasis on the mechanical design of LED based products.

      What you'll do

      • Responsible for your own activity from concept to realization of a product mechanical design; Contribute to the work breakdown, plan and track your activities

      • Contribute to technology scouting in your mechanical expertise

      Mechanical design tasks includes:

      • Convert customer specification into concepts and detailed design

      • Affinity with brainstorming methods, concept creation methods, design evaluation methods (e.g. FMEA), design for assembly, design for manufacturability (e.g. Plastics, die cast, sheet metals), design for (dis)-assembly, automatization

      • Knowledge of design principles and structural analysis of static or dynamic systems

      • Identify and consider new production methods, e.g. 3D printing, production 4.0

      • Design with CAD, simulate and dimension mechanical design. Tools: NX, Solidworks, ANSYS, Python

      • Determine manufacturing choices, estimate cost price, assess quality at an early stage of development

      What you’ll need

      • Master’s degree in Mechanical design & engineering

      • Result driven, high-quality standards, flexible, pragmatic and entrepreneurial behavior

      • Have a systematic and systemic approach

      • Hands-on (for characterization tasks or demo building)

      • No or limited work experience are welcome to apply

      Everything we’ll do for you

      You will be part of the Research team in the Innovation Technology sector of Signify, and based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. You will belong to a large team of 20 professional experts, of which 8 in the field of Thermal management and Mechanics. In your role you will work closely with various research teams and R&D business teams. You will work in a global team, with colleagues located worldwide.

      You can grow a lasting career here. We’ll encourage you, support you, and challenge you. We’ll help you learn and progress in a way that’s right for you, with coaching and mentoring along the way. We’ll listen to you too, because we see and value every one of our 30,000+ people.

      We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a full spectrum of bright ideas. With a global workforce representing 99 nationalities, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued, helping us all achieve more together.

      Come join us, and together we can light the way.

  • About the company

      Signify NV, formerly known as Philips Lighting NV, is a Dutch multinational lighting corporation formed in 2016 as a result of the spin-off of the lighting division of Philips.

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