Director Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

Job Title

Director Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

Job Description

Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Director:
Lead the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering function to industrialize and commercialize new medical device products—driving new product introductions, manufacturing technology strategy, and cross-functional execution to deliver scalable, compliant, and future-ready manufacturing.

Your role:

• Lead new product introduction and product commercialization efforts, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver robust industrialization outcomes that meet quality, cost, and schedule goals.

• Set and execute a long-term manufacturing technology vision aligned to the product roadmap, assessing and integrating emerging technologies that enable future manufacturing needs.

• Build organizational capability by developing competencies, allocating resources effectively, and ensuring the team is ready to adopt new technologies and ways of working.

• Elevate project execution by strengthening project management practices, using data and metrics to drive decisions, improve performance, and ensure consistent delivery.

• Create an engaged and innovative environment through coaching and talent leadership—succession planning, performance management, and career development—so teams thrive and innovate.

You’re the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 15+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree (or 10+ years with a Master’s degree) in manufacturing, production, engineering, management, or research and development—ideally leading new product industrialization and commercialization as a people leader.

• Your skills include advanced manufacturing/operations leadership, process development, strategic planning, stakeholder management, project and budget management, and product development lifecycle execution—plus experience bringing new medical device products to market.

• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Innovation, Business, or equivalent; Six Sigma (or equivalent) is a plus.

• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position. 

• You’re an inspiring leader and communicator who coaches teams, drives accountability, and uses analytics and operational excellence methods to improve efficiency and execution in a regulated environment.

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

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Philips Transparency Details

 The pay range for this position in Plymouth, MN is $160,000 to $220,000.

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, busi