Careers at Philips Research

Accept the challenge

"One of the great things about working for Research, is the freedom you have. If you're smart, you have plenty of time left next to your project to do really exciting and challenging work! If you do that well, it's even highly appreciated."
Ronald Dekker, winner of the Gilles Holst Award for Research Excellence.

Once upon a time the invention of the light bulb represented real progress. People could eat when they wanted to. They could go to sleep, not when it was dark, but when they were tired. Their homes became warmer, brighter places, where they could live together much more comfortably than before.

That was more than 100 years ago. So what does it have to do with today? At Philips we still aim to create products that make your life more comfortable, that entertain you or help you to stay healthy. At Philips Research we achieve it by being at the forefront of new technologies. Sometimes we invent things that have revolutionary impact.

The job of a researcher is to boldly go where no one has gone before, or at least where only a few have gone. As a researcher, you are challenged to come up with new ideas and new approaches. If you succeed in that challenge, Philips may be inspired to bring new products to market. You may even help to develop a new technology that revolutionizes the world. That is what Philips did when it went into the lighting business at the dawn of the light bulb era. We did it again when we created the Compact Disc, completely changing the music industry. With your help, we will continue to do so many times in the future.