Shape the Future of Home Appliances as a Senior Pre-Development Engineer

Are you ready to shape the future of home appliances? As a Senior Pre-Development Engineer Kitchen Appliances, you will translate complex consumer and business wishes into fully proven technical solutions, innovative products, and effective platforms. You will define the future of existing platforms and identify the need for new ones to drive performance, quality, and cost. By creating platform strategies for each subcategory, you will play a pivotal role in maximizing the value potential and innovativeness of functions and platforms, following company priorities and product category strategy.

The impact you’ll make:
Take the technical lead in developing new functions within multi-disciplinary project teams, including marketing, design, and innovation professionals.
Stretch existing platforms or design new ones that will be the foundation for upcoming innovation projects in a given product category.
Convert commercial, functional, and aesthetic product requirements into technical concepts and solutions.
Ensure the timely delivery of new functions and platform performance, quality, and cost, working closely with the Product Project Manager and leader to validate them.
Implement the platform and conduct preliminary testing and validation on both part and system levels together with the Testing team.
Lead platform benchmarks to ensure current platform competitiveness.
Assist the scouting team in analyzing and assessing new supplier-based innovations according to the subcategory platform strategy.
Work out the interfaces and specific requirements between mechanical, electronics, digital, industrialization, and sustainability experts and teams.

The skills and knowledge you’ll bring:
Education: Engineering background: Master’s degree in Applied Physics (preferred) or Mechanical Engineering
Experience: Proven track record in leading technical development of new functionality for consumer products for at least 5 years and completed at least one complete product development cycle (pre-development and product realization)
Skills: Strong analytical & conceptual thinking, along with a systematic approach towards problem solving
Creative mindset seeing potential of new technologies and ideas to deliver new innovations
Drive for quality yet with pragmatic and ‘can do’ mindset, able to operate in a dynamic environment
Good communication skills in English both verbally and written
Experience with Design for Six Sigma and Black belt certification is a plus.

What we’ll give you in return:
Internationally competitive base salary, benchmarked against global industry and market leaders.
Performance-based Annual Incentive Program, rewarding those who dare and achieve more.
Top-of-the-market pension plan with the opportunity for higher employee contributions.
Work-from-home and phone allowances to support your home office setup and business connectivity.
Balanced office-based working with a strong focus on in-office collaboration, and flexibility to work from home based on team needs and individual circumstances.
Work from abroad up to 30 days per year.
Structured holiday policy including defined care days, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, and a capped option to purchase additional leave days annually.
Special health insurance plan for Versuni employees with convenient conditions when signing up with our partner insurance.
Product discounts on all Versuni products sold under the Philips brand and our other brands.
High-growth environment, offering exciting learning and career development perspectives beyond your first role.
Inclusive working culture and family spirit; we embrace our international community and diversity as a competitive advantage.

Ready to make an impact? From developing game-changing air fryers to perfecting the art of coffee making, Versuni’s purpose is turning houses into homes — and we’re calling on your talent to bring it to life. Join our global team of 6,000+ passionate individuals, work with world-class brands, and shape the future of home living. We’re ready for you — are you ready for us?
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Senior Pre-Development Engineer - Function Development Lead Kitchen Appliances

Versuni (formerly Philips Domestic Appliances)