your challenge
Are you the enthusiastic, talented intern we're looking for?
At the Philips Drachten Production Location, we produce shaving heads for Philips shavers worldwide. To improve our competitiveness, there is always a drive to enhance our productivity.
The assignment consists of the development of a mechanical gripper to pick trays/boxes and the development of the associated storage location.
We would like to test the developed solutions in our production environment, demonstrating the use of an AMR to fully automate handling within one specific area of the low-end cutting elements production line. .
As there is a test environment available at the PHD production location, the challenge is to develop the gripper and storage location and test its integration with the available AMR (test and run it autonomously).
In the end, we need to examine the solution and its usability, and define the technical and organizational roadblocks and risks encountered during this pilot period.
You will be participating in the Engineering Department (PIE) at Philips Drachten.
Your responsibilities
As an intern your main responsibilities are:
- Develop a robust mechanical gripper for handling trays/boxes.
- Develop the optimal mechanical setup for tray/box storage, maximizing space efficiency while ensuring robustness.
- Implement and test it in a pilot environment
- Report the technical and organizational roadblocks and risks encountered:
We are looking for
We prefer a student that is able to start in September 2026 for a minimum of 5-6 months.
To succeed in this role, you study towards your Bachelor or Master in example: Mechanical Engineering/ Mechatronics and have the following skills and experience:
- Affinity with mechatronics/robotics in an industrial environment
- Mechanical/electrical CAD experience to design and develop the mechatronic interface
- Fluent in Dutch and English (written and verbal)
- Team player, passionate for results and people.
- Hands on mentality, team player and result driven.
You will be part of the Philips Drachten PIE department
In Drachten, you'll find two of Philips' largest innovation sites globally. With over 1700 colleagues from more than 30 different nationalities, it's an inspiring environment for you as a young, talented intern. At Philips Drachten, some of the world's best consumer product developers collaborate to create innovative products with excellent end-user experiences. For more information about Philips Drachten, click here.
Our offer
Philips Drachten could be the start of your promising career, with lots of opportunities develop yourself locally or internationally in different sectors of our company. At Philips you work for an employer whose activities have a major positive impact on people all over the world. You also get the opportunity to:
- Strengthen your capabilities and knowledge
- Be guided by a team of experienced professionals
- You will receive an internship allowance
- Within Philips you get the opportunity to expand your professional network
If you recognize yourself in this profile and would like to take this challenge, we invite you to apply before end of July!
For questions regarding the procedure of this Internship please contact:
Jeroen Palmen
Project lead @ SME
Phone: +31 652532691
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