Co-op - R&D Engineer (Cleaning & Disinfection) – New Kensington, PA – January - August 2027

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Hours: Full time
Where: New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States
Posted: 4 days ago

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Job Description

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 paid opportunities at our site in New Kensington, PA. Through this role you will gain meaningful, hands-on experience working for a HealthTech company.

Your role:

You're the right fit if:

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 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 office role.

What you'd do

Assist in the development, evaluation, and validation of cleaning and disinfection strategies for reusable medical devices.
Define, review, and scrutinize cleaning and disinfection requirements to ensure they are complete, risk-based, and testable.
Help to plan, coordinate, and execute cleaning and disinfection testing with internal and external laboratories.
Develop and execute test plans, protocols, and reports in accordance with ISO Standards, FDA Guidance, and global regulatory expectations.
Perform hands-on testing independently and through coordination with test technicians.
Assess material compatibility, degradation, and functional impacts associated with repeated cleaning and disinfection cycles.
You are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology, Material Science or related field.
Your skills include strong technical writing capabilities, communication skills, and basic knowledge in chemistry, material science, microbiology or related disciplines.
You’ve acquired 2+ years of experience in University and/or previous internships or coops.
You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

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. Philips Transparency Details The hourly pay range for this position is Bachelor Level: $26.00 to $29.00 an hour; Masters Level: $33.00 to $46.00 an hour plus overtime eligible. The actual base pay offered may vary depending o…

Starts: 2026-09-30