Co-op – Software Engineer (R&D) – Cambridge, MA – January - August 2027

Job Title

Co-op – Software Engineer (R&D) – Cambridge, MA – January - August 2027

Job Description

Are you interested in an Internship opportunity with Philips? We welcome individuals who are currently pursuing a graduate (MS) degree to participate in paid intern opportunities. Through this role you will gain meaningful, hands-on experience working for a HealthTech company. 

Your role: 

• Developing applications and components within a highly motivated software development team focused on the creation of next generation medical information systems -and applications.

• Learning and contributing to solving problems with our highly experienced architects and software development team.

• Working in an environment that embodies and embraces new ideas and innovations through agile methodologies and innovation marathons.

• Pushing the innovation and technology boundaries to bring breakthrough solutions to complex clinical and business problems.

• Utilizing software design patterns to enhance software quality by addressing fundamental challenges in large-scale system development. These challenges include communication of architectural knowledge among developers, accommodating new design paradigms or architectural styles, and avoiding development traps and pitfalls that are usually learned only by experience.

You're the right fit if:  

• Pursuing a MS in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related degrees.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented software development concepts and methodologies.
• Understanding of Design and implementation of scalable, secure cloud architecture based on Amazon Web Services, leveraging AWS Data pipeline to process and move data using AWS services like EC2, S3, ECS, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch and IAM.
• Understanding of design patterns and practical experience in applying those patterns to address fundamental challenges scalable, mission critical system development and influencing software engineering best practices within your team.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to produce high quality work independently and work well in a team. Ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations using critical thinking skills and be decisive while working cooperatively with others.
• Preferred qualifications include experience with Java, Spring Boot, C# .NET, Angular JS, and SQL. Additionally, familiarity with data analytics, AI tools, data visualization, and business intelligence platforms is advantageous. 

• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.  

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.  
• Read more about our employee benefits.  

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here. 

Philips Transparency Details  

The hourly pay range for this position is $33.00-45.00, plus overtime eligible.  The actual base pay offered may vary depending on multiple factors including, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.   

Details about our benefits can be found here.   

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.   

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.