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In this role, you have the opportunity to

work on Mother & Child Care new developments specifically for our latest innovations part of our digital parenting platform. Your focus is on the development of the software for the connected devices, devices that connect via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (LE) or proprietary communication in the field of baby monitoring applications.

You are responsible for

• Translate user and product requirements to software requirements;

• Create software architecture in line with overall product architecture;

• Responsible for hardware-software interface definition;

• Convert architecture and requirements into detailed design and specifications;

• Facilitate user experience and user interface definition;

• Implementation itself: C/C++, Swift/Objective-C, Java, REST APIs;

• Support and execute the software verification activities;

• Lead software quality review (CR/PR) and facilitate planning and prioritization of resolution;

• Review software planning, manage project management and coordinating activities for smaller projects (including supplier collaboration);

• Execute root-cause analysis of production problems and consumer complaints;

• Medical device development is a plus.

You are a part of

The Philips business group Personal Health, which delivers innovative lifestyle solutions for personal well-being. Our brand promise delivers innovation that matters to you, meaning that our products are caring, innovative & impactful. The sector builds on a deep understanding of people's needs and aspirations to create innovations that help consumers achieve their lifestyle ambitions.

The Mother & Child Care team is part of Personal Health, the Research and Development team is split over two main locations, Eindhoven and Hong Kong supporting all innovation and product development activities. It focuses on the development of medically and non-medically endorsed lifestyle products. The team is responsible for the end-to-end development and realization of new product propositions with the goal to drive business growth by bringing existing, differentiating and new product propositions to market.

You’ll be reporting to the Functional Group Lead Software Development and will be working within a team of highly motivated developers.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

• You have a Bachelor or Master degree in Software Engineering / Computer Science / Informatics, or equivalent;

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in (networked) prototype and product development;

• Strong technical skills in Embedded SW development and Connectivity with Cloud and Mobile Platforms (i.e. Apple/Google);

• Knowledge in software development process (incl experience with Agile/Scrum);

• Knowledge in cyber security;

• Experience with mentioned programming language and capability to perform expert code reviews with high quality standard on all aspects of software development;

• Proven track record of object oriented analysis and design;

• Experience with using Wi-Fi and/or BTLE protocol, Wi-Fi certification knowledge (pre);

• You enjoy working in cross-functional teams; you are curious, open and feel at home in a dynamic environment;

• Good communication skills with fluent English and Mandarin.

• A team player, taking ownership and a drive for resolution;

In return, we offer you

A path towards your most rewarding career. We welcome you to a challenging, innovative environment with great opportunities for you to explore. Philips is among one of the most innovative companies investing significantly in R&D. Developing and succeeding in this world-class innovation organization will open many doors for your long term career. We also believe that we are at our best as a company when you are at yours as a person. Thus, we offer competitive health benefits, a flexible work schedule and access to local well-being focused activities.

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 2.5 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum. Our people experience a variety of unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways. Learn more by watching this video.

To find out more about what it’s like working for Philips at a personal level, visit the Working at Philips page on our career website, where you can read stories from our employee blog. Once there,you can also learn about our recruitment process, or find answers to some of the frequently asked questions.