Talent Seat Program at Philips

Accelerate your career in innovation and technology

You have completed your Bachelor’s, Master’s, EngD or PhD and you’re ready to turn your expertise into real-world impact. The Talent Seat Program combines a full-time role at Philips with a tailored three-year development journey. From day one, you’ll work on real innovations while developing the technical, leadership and professional skills to shape your future career.

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Why Philips

Build technology that makes a difference

Philips is one of the world’s leading health technology companies. Every day, thousands of specialists work on innovations that help healthcare professionals make better decisions, improve patient outcomes and make quality healthcare accessible to more people worldwide. As part of Philips, you’ll contribute to that mission from day one. No classroom projects. No simulations. You’ll work alongside experts and apply your knowledge to challenges that have real impact.

Depending on your expertise and available opportunities, you may work in areas such as:

  • MRI Innovation
  • Patient Monitoring
  • AI for Healthcare
  • Image-Guided Therapy
  • Systems Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Product Development

You’ll bring the expertise you developed during your studies into an international, innovation-driven environment and see what it can achieve in practice.

Why the Talent Seat Program

Start at Philips. Develop with purpose.

Many talented graduates join Philips every year. The Talent Seat Program offers something extra: a structured three-year journey designed around your ambitions. You start in a real role at Philips, while your development gets the same attention as your work.

What makes the program different?

  • Work full-time at Philips from day one
  • Exclusive program with a limited number of positions
  • Three-year career acceleration journey
  • Personal development budget of €10,000
  • Tailor-made technical development
  • Leadership, business and soft skills training
  • Individual coaching (certified) and development support
  • Access to a community of fellow participants
  • Opportunity to transition to Philips after the program

So you’re not left to figure out your next career step on your own. You get the role, the experience and the support to make the most of both.

What you get

A real role at Philips. Plus a development journey built around you.

The Talent Seat Program combines meaningful work at Philips with everything you need to grow your expertise, broaden your skills and build your future career.

  • Contract with YER from day one
  • A full-time role at Philips from day one
  • A three-year Talent Seat Program built around your ambitions
  • €10,000 personal development budget
  • Tailored technical development
  • Individual coaching (certified)
  • Leadership development
  • Peer learning with fellow Talent Seat participants
  • Annual development and impact reviews
  • A Personal Development Plan that evolves with you

You get the experience of working at Philips with a dedicated structure to help you make the most of it.

Accelerate your career

Development is part of the job.

For three years, you’ll combine meaningful work at Philips with a development journey tailored to where you want to go next. You’ll deepen your technical expertise, build leadership capabilities and develop the skills to work across disciplines, influence others and take on greater responsibility. The goal isn’t simply to prepare you for your next role. It’s to help you build the foundation for a long-term career in technology and innovation.

What you’ll do

Real work. Real responsibility. Real impact.

From day one, you’ll work in a dedicated role at Philips. Your responsibilities depend on your background, expertise and the available Talent positions. You may contribute to research, product development, engineering projects, innovation programmes or technology improvements.

A typical day could involve:

  • Solving complex technical challenges
  • Working with multidisciplinary teams
  • Collaborating with specialists across different fields
  • Translating research and technical expertise into practical solutions
  • Contributing to innovations that improve healthcare around the world

Where could it take you?
As your expertise and leadership capabilities grow, potential career paths include:

  • Lead Engineer
  • Project Leader
  • Team Leader

The Talent Seat Program gives you the experience and development to grow towards your next career step.

Limited seats
A limited number of Talent Seat positions are available each year, depending on Philip’s open opportunities. You’ll join a community of ambitious engineering and technology professionals, with individual guidance throughout your three-year journey.

Your development journey

Your technical expertise brought you here. We’ll help you build what comes next.

Your technical expertise brought you here. We’ll help you build what comes next. Your development starts with your ambitions and evolves as your career does.

Your Personal Development Plan

Technical growth

Leadership & skills

Coaching

Peer learning

How it works

One role. Three years. A clear path forward.

Before you start

  • Explanation of your contract and study agreement
  • Personality and motivational drivers assessment
  • Practical onboarding information
  • Introduction to your working environment

First months
Together with your manager, YER consultant and coach, you’ll create your Personal Development Plan and define your learning journey.

During the program
Every year combines:

  • Technical development
  • Leadership training
  • Individual coaching
  • Performance reviews
  • Impact meetings
  • Peer consultation sessions

Your development plan evolves as your career progresses.

What’s next?
The Talent Seat Program is designed as a foundation for a long-term career at Philips. Towards the end of the program, Philips and the participant can explore opportunities for continued employment based on business needs, performance and ambitions. Many participants see the Talent Seat Program not as the destination, but as the start of what comes next.

Who we’re looking for

  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, EngD (PDEng) and PhD graduates
  • Graduates in engineering, technology or related scientific disciplines
  • Early-career researchers
  • Professionals who want to translate research into real-world impact
  • Ambitious individuals with leadership potential
  • Future innovators who want to build a long-term career in technology

Ready to apply?

Turn your expertise into impact. Build your future at Philips.

Join a select group of ambitious professionals working on the technologies that shape the future  while building the skills and experience to shape your own career.

Apply for the Talent Seat Program
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