Co-op Material Scientist (Jan‑Jun 2027)

About the role

Are you interested in a co‑op opportunity with Philips? This 6‑month co‑op lets you gain meaningful, hands‑on experience working for a HealthTech company while pursuing your undergraduate or graduate degree.

Key responsibilities

• Perform material assessments and testing needed to assess biocompatibility for product development and design changes.
• Investigate material failures and coordinate corrective actions with project teams.
• Review new materials, manufacturing processes, finishing technologies, and reprocessing methods that enable new designs and functions in Philips Sleep & Respiratory Care products.
• Contribute to long‑term competence development in materials science at S&RC.
• Learn from and adhere to internal quality manuals, procedures, work instructions, and forms.
• Work cross‑functionally and collaborate with R&D, NPD, CROs, regulatory agencies, internal/external scientists, and other stakeholders.

Required profile

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or MS degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering or a related discipline.
• Experience analyzing chemical and physical properties of materials to draw scientific conclusions.
• Experience using test instrumentation and equipment in laboratory and non‑lab environments.
• Ability to collaborate with technical disciplines, external partners, and companies.
• Ability to meet the minimum physical, cognitive and environmental job requirements with or without accommodation.

Required skills

• Material testing
• Biocompatibility assessment
• Failure analysis
• Use of test instrumentation

What we offer

• Hourly pay $26‑$29 (Bachelor) or $33‑$46 (Masters) per hour, overtime eligible.
• Access to benefits as detailed on the Philips careers site.
• Opportunity to work on health‑technology products in a collaborative environment.