Job Profile: Chemical/Mechanical Scientist
Overview
RunWell is an innovative maritime fouling prevention technology, developed by Philips, Damen Shipyards and AkzoNobel, with a mission to decrease environmental impact of the shipping industry by the application of sustainable anti-fouling solutions. As a hands-on Chemical/Mechanical Scientist, you will play a key role in the development of advanced optical systems that further enhance our UV-C emitting anti-fouling and drag-reduction technologies. In this role, you will deepen your expertise while working closely with leading players in the maritime industry as well as with top universities and maritime fouling research and advisory organizations. Your contributions will have real-world impact delivering tremendous fuel savings in the shipping industry by providing an eco-friendly solution, and you will help to position RunWell technology as a global frontrunner in maritime decarbonization.
Key Responsibilities
• Based on your chemical expertise, further develop our UV-C anti-fouling technology with innovative material-concepts and optimize the integral system performance.
• Translate research outcomes into tangible prototypes and business-ready solutions.
• Stay curious and explore external trends and research in combining optics, electronics, mechanics and chemistry, using them to support and enhance ongoing projects.
• Contribute to IP creation by the documentation and protection of new ideas
• Provide input to product road mapping and development plans.
• Engage in hands-on prototyping and experimentation to test and validate creative new solutions in a real-world environment.
• Maintain a collaborative, safe, and supportive work environment, embracing teamwork across disciplines.
• Contribute to collaboration in a multi-disciplinary team, sharing your own growing expertise to help team success. You will be part of a cross-company team, staffed by technical and business experts from Philips and its partners.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Development of next-generation RunWell solutions from prototype to cost-effective commercial products.
• Generation of innovative ideas as part of the RunWell product development and the creation of insights that support the Philips RunWell technology roadmap.
• Creation and submission of invention disclosures with potential IP relevance.
• Support of timely and impactful transfer of innovations to product and engineering teams.
Functie-eisen
• Bachelor or Master in Material Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in development related to material selections and their interactions with silicones and mechanical development for prototype building towards commercial products.
• Lab experience, both wet and dry.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with creative thinking.
• Track record in successfully implementing new technologies in products launched in the market.
Competenties
• Curiosity for how technology translates into business and environmental impact.
• Ability to work hands-on in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• Clear communicator and motivated contributor to team goals.
• Excited to make a difference in sustainability and maritime innovation.
• Motivated to learn, contribute, and grow in a collaborative scale-up culture, built on the strengths of Philips, Damen Shipyards, and AkzoNobel.
Arbeidsvoorwaarden
- Please let us know salary indication for this position, we have a range.
- Duration: 1-year contractor role with potential for extension.
- Working model: Hybrid – 3 days onsite, 2 days remote.
- One-year contract with the intention to offer a permanent contract afterward.
- Discount on the collective health insurance plan via Zilveren Kruis.
- Access to the Yacht network of companies and industry specialists.
- Generous referral program – up to €1,500.
- Attractive pension scheme (STIPP).
- 8.33% holiday allowance.
- 13th Month
- Commuting reimbursement – €0.23 per kilometer
Bedrijfsinformatie
About Phillips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. As a leading health technology company, it is our purpose to improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation. We aim to improve 2.5 billion lives per year by 2030.
Over 125 years ago, Frederik and Gerard Philips started a small light bulb company in Eindhoven. Little did they realize that it would become a global force of innovation, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide. But it did.
Today, Philips is a world leading health technology company with a vision to make life better for people worldwide through meaningful innovation. Making good on this promise depends on our passionate, inspirational, collaborative and diverse team.
We have over 80,000+ brilliant people around the world but are always looking for more. Like-minded, motivated, focused minds to join us in creating a healthier, more connected society while tranforming themselves personally and professionally.
Working at Philips is more than a job. It's an experience filled with unexpected moments that will transform you in lasting and positive ways. Help us improve the world for the better while building a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.
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Inclusiviteit en diversiteit
Uiteraard staat deze vacature open voor iedereen die zich hierin herkent. We geloven dat diverse teams van belang zijn voor ons als lerende organisatie, die voorop wil blijven lopen in de wereld van werk. Want juist verschillen tussen mensen zorgen voor groei. Van collega's, klanten, kandidaten en daarmee van Yacht. Heb jij een uniek talent? We ontmoeten je graag.