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Start date: June/July 2020

Duration: 2 years

In this role, you have the opportunity to

Develop a laser-based illuminationunit thatwill be usedfor large-scale clinical studies on sleep apnea patients at a specialized sleep hospital. The unitwill beusedto further improve the technology and solutions in the area of health and well-being, and more specifically for contactless sleep monitoring.You will use and extend your knowledge of optics and hardware/software design.

You are responsible for

• Exploring the various design options and developing the multi-wavelengthlaser-basedillumination unit for contactless sleep monitoring.

• Evaluating the results with real clinical scenarios, and benchmarking the results.

• Documenting the complete work and present itin clear presentations andreportsto colleagues and management.

You are a part of

The Remote Sensing departmenthas recently been formedto become a strong competency center in the area of remote sensing, in particular in camera-based technologies and applications. It was created by combining experts with application expertise, clinical knowledge, video processing, and SW development competencies to enable the development of integrated contactless monitoring solutions for healthcare applications. It consists ofpeople whocreate fundamentally new (a.o.video and computer vision) algorithms,whotranslate such algorithms into prototypes geared towards specific healthcare applications andwhoclinically evaluate, validate and verify such new methods in clinical practice. The department develops and maintains the leading platform of technologies in remote sensing space. Itcollaborateswith the relevant businesses to create strategies and roadmaps for remote sensing applications. It provides continuous scouting and benchmarking of various types of new remote sensing technologies and investigates whether they may create new propositions or enhance our existing propositions in this field.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

• AMaster's degree in (Experimental) Physics, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related disciplines with excellent grades.

• Excellent knowledge of Optics and Hardware/Software design.

• A team player that enjoys workingin multicultural teams.

• Good communication and organization skills.

• Excellent English language skills (writing and presenting).

In return, we offer you

Thispositiongives you the unique possibility to learn about the many aspects ofsolving a real clinical problem. You have the opportunity todesign andimplement a completesolution and demonstrate its value on a real practical problem.

NOTE

Required documents for your application to be considered (Mandatory)

1. Resume

2. Motivation Letter

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 .

The vacancy is part of the UMOSA project,a collaboration between PhilipsResearch, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Center for Sleep MedicineKempenhaeghe. All researchers within UMOSA are on the payroll of TU/e.

• For more general information about thePDEngtraineeship, please visit our website at http://www.tue.nl/pdeng-trainees

• For more information about the project and any informal inquiries, please contact dr.ir. S. Stuijk (s.stuijk@tue.nl)

• For more information on working at the TU/e and employment conditions, see https://www.tue.nl/universiteit/werken-bij-de-tue/ or contact Mr. PaulHulsenHR advisor P.H.W.Hulsen@tue.nl, tel. +31 40 247 4869).

• More information on employment conditionscan be foundhere: http://www.tue.nl/en/university/working-at-tue/working-conditions/.