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Philips Drachten has been located in Drachten since 1950 and is one of Philips' largest development and production centers in Europe. Here, more than 1,700 enthusiastic colleagues from all over the world work together on Personal Health products that improve people's lives, such as shavers, Philips Avent Mother & Childcare products (pacifiers and bottles), OneBlades, Ladyshaves, beard trimmers and parts for electric toothbrushes (Sonicare).

Health and sustainability in one

Philips strives to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation and has set itself the goal of improving the lives of 2.5 billion people per year by 2030.

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Operations Manager Molding & Decoration – Philips – Drachten

(Middle) Management Operations production

  • Philips
  • Drachten
  • college, wo
  • To be determined, Indefinite time

Lead one of the most advanced production environments of Philips in the North of the Netherlands Are you an experienced leader with a strong background in plastic injection molding and a passion for operational excellence in the North of the Netherlands? Do you want to play a key role within an international organization where innovation, technology, and people-oriented leadership come together?…

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Developing a Data-Driven Sustainability Framework

Administrative Datascience/ Vision Durability Engineering Innovation R&D Strategy Technical Informatics

  • Philips
  • Drachten
  • college, wo
  • <6 months, 6 months - 1 year

Problem Description Within the organization, sustainability is increasingly important across product development and operations. While various data points and KPIs exist, they are often spread across different tools and teams, making it difficult to track, maintain, and act on sustainability performance in a structured way. Relevance A structured, data-driven sustainability approach will improve visibility of…

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Internship Measurement & Analysis

mechanical engineering mechanical engineering

  • Philips
  • Drachten
  • college, wo
  • <6 months

As an intern in Measurement & Analysis, you will support the team in designing, implementing, and validating an innovative measurement solution. You'll collaborate with engineers across disciplines, gain hands-on experience with automated setups and Python processing, and help improve the quality and reliability of our measurement process while receiving mentorship and guidance. The Challenge Our…

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Low-cost visual inline control for molded parts (start Jan-2027)

Mechatronics mechanical engineering mechanical engineering

  • Philips
  • Drachten
  • college, wo
  • <6 months

Your challenge: Are you the enthusiastic, talented intern/graduate we're looking for? You will be participating in the SME Molding at Philips Drachten, where you'll have the opportunity to work on the following assignment: Assignment problem description: At the molding department, we are working towards autonomous production. For our visual parts...

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Robot testing of smart personal care devices

Engineering mechanical engineering mechanical engineering

  • Philips
  • Drachten
  • wo
  • 6 months - 1 year

Introduction Philips develops numerous innovative products at the Drachten site, such as shavers, beard trimmers, hairdryers, epilators, vacuum cleaners, SENSEO® coffee machines, and Wake-up Lights. Philips Drachten has been the development and production center of the advanced electronic Philips Shavers since 1950, having one of the biggest development and production centers in Europe. Philips Drachten...

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From data to knowledge (start Feb-2027)

Datascience/ Vision Engineering Mechatronics mechanical engineering

  • Philips
  • Drachten
  • college, wo
  • <6 months

Are you the enthusiastic, talented intern/ graduate intern we're looking for? You will be participating in the Cutting Elements & Metals Industrialization team at Philips Drachten, where you will get the opportunity to work on the ‘From data to knowledge’ assignment. For this assignment you will work with the industrialization team, where state-of-the-art high-quality metal forming...

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Mechanical engineering internship: Check and advice on Lean and Cost efficient production.

Operations production mechanical engineering mechanical engineering

  • Philips
  • Drachten
  • hbo
  • <6 months

Assignment The Philips Molding department in Drachten is currently transforming into a Value Stream Organization (VSO). This emphasizes lean and cost-efficient production. A five-shift structure is in place to optimize production. The goal is to review the department and determine whether VSO Moulding meets the needs of our “internal customers. ”Is the department currently properly structured?

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Internship/ Graduation Project: Electromagnetic FEM - Ansys modeling

Engineering Mechanics Mechatronics R&D Software

  • Philips
  • Drachten
  • college, wo
  • <6 months, 6 months - 1 year

Problem description In the future development of modeling and simulation, the optimization process will increasingly be carried out by central control algorithms. In a number of optimization steps, the design of a system to be developed is continuously refined until it meets certain system requirements. To realize this approach, it is necessary that the various...

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Philips Internship Assignment - R&D Male Grooming (User Research & Product Development)

Innovation Mechanics Mechatronics R&D

  • Philips
  • Drachten
  • college, wo
  • <6 months

Location: Drachten, The NetherlandsDepartment: Research & Development - Male Grooming About the Assignment Are you passionate about innovation, user-centered design, and product development? Join our dynamic R&D Male Grooming team for a 6-month internship where you'll contribute to the next generation of grooming solutions. This assignment offers a unique opportunity to work on real-world challenges, from identifying...

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Open student assignment application: Innovation of the future

Innovation

  • Philips
  • Drachten
  • mbo, hbo, wo
  • 6 months - 1 year, The duration of training or internship

Start date: All year Duration: 6 > months In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better You will get the opportunity to lead and/or participate in various projects related to Innovation and/or Operations at Philips in Drachten. We challenge you to further develop your talents and gain experience in a technical environment….

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