Co-op - Design Release Engineer - Cambridge, MA - Jan - Aug 2027

Mass Digital Health; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 34,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips in Cambridge, MA offers a paid internship as a Co-op - Design Release Engineer. It targets students pursuing a BS/MS in Computer Science or Biomedical Engineering and involves contributing to design changes under design control, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with QMS and FDA-related requirements.

Onsite work with typical 3 days per week presence is expected. This opportunity emphasizes collaboration, process improvement, and value delivery within a

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program majoring in Computer Science or Biomedical Engineering.
• Experience in cross-functional teams. Knowledge of regulated product development/design change environments, with FDA-regulated medical devices experience preferred.
• Experience implementing new tools/processes, process/continuous improvement, and change management. Strong negotiator and influencer.
• People-focused, collaborative, team player with drive for results; strong leadership and stakeholder collaboration; customer-centric mindset.
• Ability to perform minimum physical, cognitive and environmental job requirements with or without accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the team’s execution of software design changes and related design control deliverables.
• Execute project tasks and deliverables based on interdependencies and project requirements.
• Collaborate to reduce process time while maintaining quality and value.
• Identify process improvements and opportunities for Continuous Value Delivery; work with stakeholders to achieve goals.
• Coordinate with project leaders and managers; adhere to QMS procedures to ensure patient safety and quality.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulated product development

Change management

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Biomedical Engineering

Job description

Job Title

Co-op - Design Release Engineer - Cambridge, MA - Jan - Aug 2027

Job Description

Co-op - Design Release Engineer - Cambridge, MA - June - December 2026

Are you interested in an Internship opportunity with Philips? We welcome individuals who are currently pursuing an undergraduate (BS) and/or 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:

• You are responsible for contributing to the team’s execution of software design changes and associated design control deliverables.
• Execute project tasks and deliverables based on interdependences and project requirements.
• Collaborate with the team to achieve continuous value delivery by identifying solutions to decrease process time while maintaining value and quality.
• Identify areas for process improvement and opportunities to achieve Continuous Value Delivery. Collaborate cross-functionally with team members, senior leaders, and stakeholders within the businesses to accomplish project goals and objectives.
• Coordinate with other project leaders and managers leading program project. Adhere to all QMS procedures and QR standards to ensure patient safety and quality are prioritized.

You're the right fit if:

• Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program majoring in Computer Science or Biomedical Engineering
• You’ve acquired experience in cross-functional teams. Knowledgeable about regulated product development/design change environments, with FDA regulated medical device experience preferred.
• You have experience in implementing new tools/processes, process/continuous improvement, and change management. Highly skilled at negotiating and influencing group dynamics.
• People focused, collaborative, team player, with a drive for results. Skills include strong team leadership and ability to build, leverage partnerships with project’s stakeholders (internal and external), demonstrating initiative, tenacity and resilience to build effective working relationships. Growth Mindset ; Excellent communication skills and a customer centric attitude
• 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.

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Philips Transparency Details

The hourly pay range for this position is Bachelor Candidates: $25.00 to $28.00, Masters Candidates: $33.00-45.00, plus eligible overtime.

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.

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.

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.