Front-End R&D Engineer-Entry Level

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Front-End R&D Engineer (Bothell, WA)

Join us as an entry-level Front-End R&D Function Development Engineer to explore, build, and validate innovative technologies for consumer health devices that improve real lives.  This role is ideal for curious and creative thinkers eager to learn, grow and make tangible impact from day one.

 Your role:

• As a Function Development Engineer in our R&D Front-End Innovation team, you'll help define the future of consumer oral healthcare by turning scientific insights and engineering principles into real-world functions and features. You’ll work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment with experts from clinical research, user experiences, development engineering, systems engineering, and marketing to brainstorm, create value proposition, conceptualize, theorize, analyze, prototype, design, verify and validate new ideas and technologies.
• This position offers hands-on experiences with cutting-edge technologies, tools and mentorship opportunities to accelerate your development. You'll explore multidisciplinary domains — physics, biology, sensors, data, artificial intelligence, mechanics, engineering — while focusing on applying them for meaningful, consumer-centered benefits.

You're the right fit if:

• You’re highly motivated, curious, creative, enthusiastic and excited to learn. We’re looking for someone who thrives on exploring new ideas and wants to grow as a hands-on innovator. You are action-oriented and eager to build. We value a strong attitude over perfect aptitude — bring your drive, and we’ll help you shape your skills.
• No prior experience required with Bachelor's Degree OR minimum 4 years of experience with Vocational Education in areas such as System Architecture, System Design, Hardware Engineering or equivalent. A background in physics or related fields. Preferred majors include Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Sensor Technology, Optics, Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering — especially if you’re passionate about applying these in health and consumer device solutions.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
• You are skilled in prototyping, testing, CAD, MATLAB/Python, simulation, modeling, and lab instrumentation, with interest in health-related sensor applications, signal interpretation, system-level thinking, and cross-disciplinary problem solving (e.g., physics, mechanics, electromagnetics, fluid dynamics, materials)

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.

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Philips Transparency Details

 The pay range for this position in (Bothell, WA) is $79,000 to $127,000

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.   

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  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. 

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 Bothell, WA.

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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.