Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Philips · Colorado Springs, CO

Level: Engineer
Team: Manufacturing
Base pay: $74k–$117k
Degree: Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked: 1+ years
Industry: Medical devices
Posted: Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level manufacturing role at Philips (medical devices) in Colorado Springs, CO. At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

They ask for: 1+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names: Six Sigma, SPC, DOE, ISO 13485, FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
Base pay: $74k–$117k

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in Colorado: typical posted base $97k–$143k. This one lists $74k–$117k.

Median of the low and high ends of 25 live postings that list pay, out of 39 manufacturing engineer openings in Colorado, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Colorado plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 38 other live manufacturing postings in Colorado.

Base pay: About 23% below similar roles
Experience asked: Less than usual (1+ vs 5+)

Skills these teams ask for most

Lean 51%
✓ Tooling 49%
Root cause 38%
✓ New product launch 38%
✓ Six Sigma 38%
✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 33%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for ISO 13485, FDA / GMP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 1+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

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How to get in at this plant

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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Philips
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Send a short, curious note
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Philips in Colorado Springs

1 other open role at this site.

Quality Engineer 1 · Quality

Full description from PhilipsAs posted on their careers site.Show

Your role

◆Initiate and lead end-to-end industrialization for new products and design changes - Including equipment selection, tooling/fixture development, IQ/OQ/PQ validations, and site-to-site transfers in compliance with FDA QSR/cGMP and ISO 13485 standards.
◆Integrate Design for Excellence (DFX) principles in the development lifecycle to optimize manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability while executing equipment, automation, and labor capacity strategies.
◆Drive key business metrics - including Cost of Goods (COGS), yield, takt, and line productivity - by leveraging Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Design of Experiments (DOE), and statistical process control (SPC) to enhance process capability.
◆Apply data-driven engineering methods to resolve complex manufacturing and equipment issues, ensuring full alignment with quality, compliance, and EHS (environmental, health, and safety) environment standards.
◆Partner across matrixed organizational teams, external suppliers, and internal manufacturing sites to manage change, influence stakeholders, and deliver regulated product launches on timeline and budget.

requirements

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an Office role.

About Philips

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 improve the lives of others.

✓Learn more about our business .
✓Discover our rich and exciting history.
✓Learn more about our purpose.
✓Learn more about our culture.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in CO is $73,500 to $117,000 Annually.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to CO.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.

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