Philips Healthcare
At Philips, our mission is to enable fast, fully automated, and personalized MR exams for every patient while acting responsibly toward our planet and society. Through AI-driven smart connected imaging, optimized workflows, and integrated clinical solutions, we improve your MR department’s productivity, enhance the experience for both patients and staff, and deliver high-quality diagnostic outcomes.
Life at Philips, North America
Currently working full-time at Philips Healthcare as an Lead Engineer - Digital Factory Automation, with a strong focus on technical problem-solving, process improvement, and system performance.
• Led Digital Factory Automation initiatives to improve manufacturing efficiency, quality, and process consistency.
• Led software development, automation, and validation activities in compliance with ISO 13485 quality system requirements, ensuring robust documentation, traceability, risk management, and validated manufacturing solutions.
• Streamlined production workflows through automation, reducing manual effort and increasing operational reliability.
• Developed and deployed digital tools that enhanced data visibility, process control, and decision-making.
• Drove cross-functional collaboration between engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations teams.
• Standardized and automated critical procedures to improve compliance, traceability, and scalability.
• Implemented data-driven solutions that accelerated issue resolution and supported continuous improvement.
• Spearheaded modernization efforts to increase productivity and support sustainable manufacturing growth.
• Enabled smarter factory operations by integrating automation, analytics, and digital workflows.
• Designs, develops, and maintains electrical test systems and automated test software (Python-based) to support MRI magnet Final Test and manufacturing operations.
• Leads manufacturing software validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ), ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Authors and maintains test protocols, work instructions, and validation documentation aligned with GDP, CFR Part 11 considerations, and internal quality systems.
• Analyzes electrical, thermal, quench, and performance data to support troubleshooting, root cause investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develops automation tools and scripts to improve test efficiency, data integrity, and operator usability, reducing manual effort and error risk.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, R&D, and global teams (Latham and Suzhou) to resolve issues and implement process improvements.
• Provides technical support for deviations, NCMRs, and CAPA activities, including impact assessments and corrective actions.
• Contributes to process standardization, automation, and scalability of manufacturing test operations.
• Provide technical support for the production test area to execute world-class operational performance of best-in-class superconducting MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) magnets and related sub-assemblies.
• Additionally, initiate, aid, and support all continuous improvement activities in the assigned area, including cycle reduction and lead time reduction projects at Philips.
• Providing technical support to manufacturing and research & development teams to ensure the quality of MRI magnets and uphold a consistent weekly delivery of 20 units.
• Collaborated across international supply chain to transfer MRI system build processes to the US from the Netherlands.
• Led a strategic initiative to integrate automation into the testing environment, resulting in an impressive 18-hour reduction in cycle time and achieving a noteworthy 10% improvement in overall cycle efficiency.
• Engaged in seamless collaboration across the international supply chain to successfully relocate MRI system build processes from the Netherlands to the United States.
