Internship: Li-Fi Adoption in Healthcare (non-thesis)

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Start Date: February 2027

Duration: minimum 6 months

Type: Internship (non-thesis)

Weekly Presence: 40h (minimum 32h)

Location: Best (4x/week for 2 months, then depending on the project timeline can be 3x/week)

Internship: Li-Fi Adoption in Healthcare (non-thesis)

As an R&D Engineering Intern, you will investigate the potential role of Li‑Fi technology in healthcare and Image Guided Therapy environments.

Your role:

• Research the current status and expected development of Li‑Fi adoption in healthcare.
• Identify the main technical and non-technical challenges to Li‑Fi deployment in hospitals.
• Assess the near-, medium-, and long-term prospects for Li‑Fi adoption.
• Evaluate how Li‑Fi could address relevant limitations of Wi‑Fi in catheterization laboratories and operating rooms, such as signal attenuation, security, bandwidth limitations, interference, and connection reliability.
• Develop a Li‑Fi demonstrator with a Philips IGT device.
• Translate findings into practical recommendations for how Philips IGT can prepare for potential Li‑Fi adoption.
• Document the approach, results, conclusions, and recommendations in a final report or research paper.

Main Deliverables:

• Li‑Fi demonstrator with a Philips IGT device
• Final report or research paper on Li‑Fi adoption in healthcare
• Final presentation of key findings
• Recommendations for Philips IGT to prepare for future Li‑Fi adoption

You're the right fit if:

• Strong command of English (spoken & written)
• Currently pursuing either a last year Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Ability to read, synthesize, and critically analyze scientific and technical literature
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Solid critical thinking and problem‑solving abilities
• Familiarity with Wi‑Fi and/or Li‑Fi technologies is a plus

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.

Monthly full-time allowance between €500 - €700 gross, depending on your education level. If you need to relocate to The Netherlands specifically for the internship there will be a different allowance. Part-time internships receive the allowance pro-rata.

Housing compensation, in case of relocating to the vicinity of the office, €300,- net if location is in the vicinity of Amsterdam, €255,- net for all other Philips locations. To be eligible, your usual home-work travel distance needs to be more than 50 km or 1.5 hours of travel time (one way). Afterwards, you need to provide the rental contract from your (new) landlord.

Travel compensation, if you are not eligible for a free public transport (OV chipkaart - student travel product); you can receive max. €192,- net depending on your location. Paid holidays per internship term.

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