Co-op – Software Test Engineer – Cambridge, MA – January-August 2026
Job Description
- Experience with Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Experience with Linux operating systems
- Experience with embedded device testing
- Apply knowledge of medical terminology and regulatory compliance in the testing process
- Participate in developing protocols and methodologies to enhance device safety and reliability
- Join a dynamic, fast-moving software test and automation engineering team.
- Work with embedded device (Linux) and Microsoft© integrated development environment (Azure DevOps).
- Cultivate effective working relationships with other test team members, software architects and developers.
- Track new product functionality.
- Maintain and enhance testing infrastructure, integrating new tools and technologies.
- Assist test automation development by converting functional requirements into Gherkin tests.
- Develop and execute functional test suites.
- Verify device functionality against patient care workflows and medical standards.
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering or related degrees.
- Assist in software verification of the Patient Monitoring solution, with a focus on clinical applicability.
- Collaborate with engineers to document and report test results in a regulation-compliant manner.
- Detail oriented with ability to understand and assess a complex software application or scenario.
- Focus on the development and execution of comprehensive test scripts or protocols and defect detection.
- Ability to successfully perform minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements.
Are you interested in a co-op opportunity with Philips? We welcome individuals who are currently pursuing an undergraduate (BS) and/or graduate (MS) degree to participate in 6 month co-op opportunities at our site in Cambridge, MA. Through this role you will gain meaningful, hands-on experience working for a HealthTech company.
Your role:
- Join a dynamic, fast-moving software test and automation engineering team testing best-in-class Healthcare Informatics and Patient Monitoring solutions.
- Work with the latest embedded device (Linux) and Microsoft© integrated development environment (Azure DevOps).
- Cultivate effective working relationships with other test team members, software architects and developers.
- Track new product functionality. Maintain and enhance testing infrastructure, integrating new tools and technologies in a continuously evolving environment.
- Assist test automation development by converting functional requirements into Gherkin tests. Develop and execute functional test suites.
- Verify device functionality against patient care workflows and medical standards.
You're the right fit if:
- You are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering or related degrees.
- Assist in software verification of the Patient Monitoring solution, with a focus on clinical applicability and collaborate with engineers to document and report test results in a regulation-compliant manner.
- You are detail oriented with ability to understand and assess a complex software application or scenario with particular focus on the development and execution of comprehensive test scripts or protocols and defect (failure mode) detection.
- You have experience with Microsoft© Windows and Linux operating systems and embedded device testing preferred.
- Apply knowledge of medical terminology and regulatory compliance in the testing process and participate in developing protocols and methodologies to enhance device safety and reliability.
- You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person 5 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
This is an onsite 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.
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Philips Transparency Details
The hourly pay range for this position is Bachelor Level: $29-32 an hour: Masters Level $33-$46 an hour plus overtime eligible. 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.
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. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.
Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.
