Software Designer (Freelance)

We are looking for
A strong C++/C# software design engineer with GUI visualization experience to develop and enhance our portfolio of state-of-the-art interventional cardiac and vascular medical applications (e.g. balloon angioplasty and stent procedures) of the Philips Azurion image-guided therapy system.

In this role, you have the opportunity to
make a substantial contribution to the innovation of our clinical products. You will develop new clinical products & platforms, using the latest software technologies and resources.
At Philips IGT Cluster R&D we are working on industry leading solutions helping clinicians on deciding, guiding, treating and confirming the right therapy for each patient in real-time during image-guided therapies (IGT). 
Are you an amazing Software Designer with relevant experience looking for a challenge and who would like to work on products that improves the lives of millions? If the answer is "yes" then we have the opportunity you are looking for!
To get an idea of the projects we work on and what our users say, you can check out: Azurion, Azurion with SmartCT and perspective from our users for an introduction.

What you will be doing
The software team's main goal is to de-risk technical designs in an early stage and demonstrate this with early prototypes (Advanced Development) as well as finalizing these clinical applications and bringing them to the market (PDLM - Product Development Lifecyle Management).

Of course we expect you to not only create high quality working software designs considering the medical device compliance, but also to actively participate in our SAFe and scrum ceremonies and contribute to the continuous improvement efforts of the team, software and processes.
Naturally you keep abreast of technical knowledge by studying and implementing state-of-the-art programming techniques and development tools, participating in educational opportunities, participating in communities, files invention disclosures.

What we offer you
We believe that every mega growth period creates an exceptional career runway. In fact, our leadership team gets out of bed every morning with the sole focus of growing the business and growing the people who contribute to it. Luckily, you are the benefactor of this unique opportunity and leadership commitment- likely to experience an exciting high stakes, mobility-focused environment from which to create your own future ? personally, professionally & financially.

To be successful you have the following experience

• Bachelor / Master's degree in technology;
• At least 5 years' experience in high-tech software development;
• Excellent programming and design skills in modern C++ / C# (.NET) (must)
• Experience working within an Agile team (must)
• Experience with implementing graphical user interfaces (for example with frameworks such as QT or WPF) on Windows, Mac or Linux desktop environments (advantage)
• Experience with CI / CD, DevOps, TDD / BDD and Agile / Scrum (advantage);
• Knowledge of medical software applications (advantage);
• Good command of the English language, both spoken and written (must), Dutch (advantage);
• Accurate, analytical, a team player and has good communication skills;
• Results driven;
• Self-starter, quick learner and ability to work in a global team setting
   

You will become part of An extremely driven International cross-functional R&D team of the business unit Image Guided Therapy Cluster R&D. Your local team is in Best (Eindhoven North), The Netherlands, and you will collaborate with other teams globally. Thereby making it a multidisciplinary international endeavor, where flexibility is key. Read more about our cardiology solutions via our site.

As a Software Design Engineer in IGT Cluster R&D, you will report into the Software Development Manager, IGT Cluster R&D NL1.

We collaborate in an open and informal way to drive exponential business growth at the intersection of innovation, entrepreneurship and passion - delivering cutting edge technologies that solve century old health challenges with greater speed, higher quality and better accuracy for individuals and families around the world. Join us!!!

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 3 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.