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About the Role

This co-op opportunity with Philips offers paid, hands-on experience at our Latham site for individuals pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees. You will gain meaningful experience working for a HealthTech company, assisting in the design, assembly, and testing of cryogenic systems and superconducting magnets, troubleshooting mechanical issues, collaborating on design solutions, conducting experiments, and maintaining lab equipment.

Responsibilities

Assist in the design, assembly, and testing of cryogenic systems and superconducting magnets.
Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical issues related to cryogenic and superconducting systems.
Collaborate with engineers and scientists to develop and implement design solutions.
Conduct experiments and tests to evaluate the performance and reliability of prototypes.
Maintain and calibrate lab equipment to ensure accurate and reliable measurements.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other engineering.
Hands-on experience in a laboratory setting, setting up and executing test protocols.
Knowledge of safety protocols and standards in a lab environment.
Experience with 3D modeling and other engineering tools.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Understanding of mechanical systems and experience in designing mechanical assemblies.
Hands-on building skills are preferred.
Understanding of thermal systems, heat transfer, cryogenics, or vacuum systems.
Understanding of basic circuits and experience developing circuits or programming controllers to solve an engineering problem.
Experience working with teams to solve complex engineering problems.
Good attention to detail on documentation and experience writing technical documents.
Must be able to successfully perform the minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation.

Skills

Mechanical systems
Designing mechanical assemblies
Thermal systems
Heat transfer
Cryogenics
Vacuum systems
Basic circuits
3D modeling

Location

Latham, NY

Work Type

Office role
Full-time

Experience Level

Co-op
Undergraduate
Graduate

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree

Salary/Compensations

Bachelor Level: $25 – 29 an hour
Masters Level $33-$45 an hour plus overtime eligible

Benefits

Details about our benefits can be found here.

About the Company

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.
Learn more about our business.
Discover our rich and exciting history.
Learn more about our purpose.
Learn more about our culture.
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.

Equal Opportunity

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.
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 characteristic 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.
Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.
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