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At Philips, we believe technology should be advanced but simple at the same time. Whether it’s 3D Ultrasound technology that gives parents the first glimpse of their unborn child or our lighting in a football stadium.

The ‘Sense & Simplicity’ promise
We believe technology should be advanced but simple at the same time. More than 128,000 people in over 100 countries help design, manufacture and sell products and technologies that fulfill the ‘Sense & Simplicity’ promise.

How people experience technology
We place importance on how people experience technology, and respond with innovation that improves lives. We focus on three core sectors: Philips Healthcare, Philips Lighting and Philips Consumer Lifestyle. We’ve been innovating since 1891, and today we lead the world of digital technologies for TVs and displays, lighting, electric shavers, and medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring.

Our inventions are protected through intellectual property rights, which include over 115,000 patents. We are proud that Dow Jones ranked us as the global leader in sustainability in the cyclical goods market. We also partner with leading-edge companies, including Unilever, Yahoo and Sara Lee.

Career challenges and opportunities
Thanks to the diverse nature of Philips, we offer extensive opportunities to ambitious people in a wide range of areas and at different levels. If you are energetic, action-oriented, have a passion for your work and a mindset for international business – apply to join one of our global teams.

Businesses and Divisions

Our sectors (Healthcare, Consumer Life Style and Lighting) are complemented up by the award-wining Philips Design and highly acclaimed Philips Research, and supported by departments such as Corporate IT.

Healthcare
We simplify healthcare by focusing on the people in the care cycle – patients and care providers. Through combining human insights and clinical expertise, we aim to improve patient outcomes while lowering the burden on the healthcare system. Philips delivers advanced solutions for both health professionals, to meet the needs of patients, and empowered consumers for affordable healthcare whether in hospital or at home.

Some product highlights: 256-slice Brilliance iCT scanner, Integrated cath lab, Avalon FM 20 & FM 30 fetal monitors, Ambient Experience MR and CT systems, Philips Lifeline's personal emergency alert service.

Consumer Lifestyle
Guided by our brand promise of “sense and simplicity” and starting from our consumer insights, Philips Consumer Lifestyle offers rich, new consumer experiences that meet consumers’ desire for relaxation and improving their state of mind. We address the consumer's desire for wellness and pleasure, and we've mapped this approach by looking at the individual's interests in terms of their Space, their Mind, their Body, and their Appearance.

Some product highlights: Whole-fruit juicer, Swarovski encrusted headphones, Aurea ambilight television, Wake-up Light, arcitec shaver, One-touch espresso machine.

Lighting
As the world’s leader in Lighting, Philips is driving the switch to energy-efficient solutions. With worldwide electrical lighting using 19 per cent of all electricity, the use of energy-efficient lighting will significantly reduce energy consumption around the world and thereby cut harmful CO2 emissions. Philips provides advanced energy-efficient solutions for all segments: road lighting, office & industrial, hospitality and home. Philips is also a leader in shaping the future with exciting new lighting applications and technologies such as LED technology, which, besides energy efficiency, provides attractive benefits and endless new ‘never-before-possible’ lighting solutions.

Some product highlights: Xenon car lighting, CosmoPolis street lighting, Living Colors ambience lighting

For general Philips careers, see www.philips.com/careers.