Principal Scientist

Philips is hiring a Principal Scientist in Shenzhen, China. Level rates it ; you can apply on Philips.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions physics, research and product development among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
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Lead innovation activities, technical research, and product development as a Principal Scientist.

physicsresearchproduct-developmentdata-processingmodeling

Job Title

Principal Scientist

Job Description

Your role:

· Lead and support various FEI innovation activities including brief investigation, advance development, technical research, open innovation etc

· Collaborate with different G&B organization to understand consumer insight, claim direction, and identify the innovation topics and drive key innovation into technical and product roadmap.

· IP generation and analysis for innovation activities.

· Working with Marketing & PRC for proposition and key claim creation.

You're the right fit if:

Preferred Qualification:
PHD in physics
Experiences:
15+ working experience. Prefer with research background.
Most Job Critical Function Competencies:
- Strong IP generation competence
- Sensing modelling development
- Data processing
- Transfer function development.
- Light technology knowledge
- beauty product development experience and skin benefit knowledge
- Aerodynamic knowledge
Most Job Critical Soft Skills:
Excellent technical communication skill
Written & oral English.
Presentation skill
Personal Qualities
Passionate for innovation
Proactive & Accountable
Integrity

About Philips
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

How we rate this

Principal Scientist at Philips rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Principal Scientist is an open job at Philips.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Shenzhen.
The job was posted on September 7, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Philips. Apply on Philips

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

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Tell me about a project where data processing was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where modeling was part of your work. What did you do?

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