R&D Engineering Technician, Ultrasound (Cambridge, MA)

Philips International; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

401k match

HSA contributions

Stock purchase plan

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Philips Cambridge is seeking an hands-on R&D Engineering Technician to maintain lab equipment, build prototype ultrasound transducers, and support product testing in a fast-paced healthcare technology environment.

You will perform preventive maintenance, assist in prototype builds, operate laboratory testing equipment, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with engineers and lab technicians across sites to drive multiple R&D projects forward.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Vocational Education is required.
• Hands‑on work with assembling, testing, troubleshooting, or maintaining products.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; effective team player across cross‑functional, multi‑site teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on laboratory machinery and equipment, ensuring a safe, organized, and efficient R&D environment.
• Support the construction and assembly of prototype ultrasound transducers for early-stage product development.
• Operate and support a variety of laboratory testing equipment used for reliability and validation activities.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues, coordinate with engineers and vendors, and identify practical solutions to technical challenges.
• Collaborate with engineers and lab technicians to improve processes and support multiple R&D projects.

Skills

Hands-on

Troubleshooting

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or Vocational Education

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Prototype assembly

Job description

Job Title

R&D Engineering Technician, Ultrasound (Cambridge, MA)

Job Description

R&D Engineering Technician: Support the R&D team by maintaining laboratory equipment, building prototype ultrasound transducers, and helping execute product testing activities that contribute to the development of innovative healthcare technologies

Your role

• Perform preventive maintenance on laboratory machinery and equipment, helping ensure a safe, organized, and efficient R&D environment.
• Support the construction and assembly of prototype ultrasound transducers for early-stage product development and new product introductions.
• Operate and support a variety of laboratory testing equipment used for reliability and validation activities.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues, coordinate with engineers and vendors when needed, and help identify practical solutions to technical challenges.
• Collaborate closely with engineers and lab technicians to improve processes, support prototype builds, and contribute to multiple R&D projects.

You're the right fit if

• You have a High School Diploma or Vocational Education.
• You enjoy hands-on work and are comfortable assembling, testing, troubleshooting, or maintaining products and equipment.
• You have excellent communication and collaboration skills and are an effective team player who can work successfully with cross-functional, multi-site teams.

You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position. You’re a self-starter, highly motivated with good organizational/time management skills.

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. 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 Cambridge, MA is $26 to $40. 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 Cambridge, MA.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.

Equal Employment and Opportunity

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace. At Philips, we believe that every human matters.

As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health.

Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characterstic protected by law.

As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism.

To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.

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