Scientist Thermal Management

As Research Scientist in the field of thermal management in the Product & Process Modeling department, your key areas of responsibility are:
•Supporting in the early stage of product development, architects and scientists in selecting first time right concepts en technologies, using your expertise in the field of thermal management
•Translating knowledge on thermal management techniques within one application field towards other relevant application fields
•Contributing and giving direction to the development of technological knowledge and expertise within the thermal management field, in the experimental area as well as in the predictive modeling area
•Building-up and maintaining a network with experts internal and external Philips
•Supporting business units in solving thermal management problems
•Coaching of junior thermal management experts
•Leading and setting direction for thermal management activities in whole application areas, such as LED systems and healthcare imaging systems
•Generating Intellectual Property, preferentially in the form of patent applications
•Initiating new projects through contacts with the 3 research programs and the Philips sectors (lighting, healthcare and consumer lifestyle), with strategic partners, and also with representatives from other fields of expertise, suppliers and knowledge institutes.

Philips Research is the source of many advanced developments in Healthcare, Lifestyle and Technology. Building on 90 years' experience in industrial research and our world-leading patent position, we're dedicated to meaningful innovations. In the healthcare domain, we are enhancing imaging and monitoring systems, as well as exploring innovative personal healthcare. In lifestyle, we're helping people see, hear, remember and share content, anywhere and anytime. Our vision focuses on simplicity, making technology an integral - but invisible - part of everyday life.The Product & Process Modeling department consists of 30 specialists in the following competence fields: Thermal Management, Multiphysics, Reliability Physics and (bio)Mechanical modeling. Underlying strength is state-of-the-art virtual prototyping, used for all Philips sectors and selected strategic partners, enabling significant time-to-market and cost reduction in the development of innovative products. Example of application areas are solid state lighting, micro devices for minimal invasive healthcare, devices for healthcare imaging system and micro devices for consumer lifestyle applications.

You have a PhD degree in Physics, Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience. You have strong analytical skills, broad numerical modeling experience, significant experimental skills and a pragmatic mentality. Practical experience with various cooling solutions used in the world of (micro) devices is a prerequisitie. Experience in thermal management and architecture of LED systems is definitely a pre, as well as affinity with electronics, optics or mechanical design. You have affinity with project-based working and experience in structured experimental research. You are creative ("first of a kind products"), like to work in a business oriented development environment and have excellent networking skills. As many tasks will be executed within multidisciplinary projects and locations, excellent communication and team player skills are required. You will have close customer, partner and supplier contacts; therefore a business-wise and pro-active mindset is needed.

Philips offers you a challenging job with excellent career development possibilities and good benefits, like:

• Competitive base salary
• 25 days of leave and the possibility to purchase up to 20 extra days off annually
• Good pension scheme (free of employee contribution)
• Personal budget: the Personal Budget is a sum of that you will receive in addition to your salary each month. Usually this budget contains almost 25% of your month salary. It already contains the holiday allowance. You can choose for a monthly payment or to use it for other benefits e.g. trade union membership free

Martijn Kempen
M: +31(0)6 21 135 787