Applied online. HR called me for a first screening (about 20', mainly explaining about the company and the activities of the specific department), after 2 weeks I had a 1-hour Skype interview with the Hiring Manager discussing my background thoroughly and why I chose Philips, and after a couple of days I had another interview via phone call with another recruiter from HR (about 50') and this concluded the first round of interviews. Only 4 candidates made it to the second round (me included) where each of us had a phone interview with experts from the Department discussing approximately for 1-hour technical questions, that was very thorough, many questions on e.g. software I have used in the past, specific numerical approximation used, details of modeling variables, limitations and approximations to check in depth the knowledge of mechanics. I did not continue in the final stage of face-to-face interviews but all steps that far needed a lot of preparation to handle ok. The communication with HR had been excellent since the beginning of the hiring process, always giving updates between the interviews and suggesting several dates for scheduling each interview (this does not happen in any company, usually you are invited for a specific date and time without asking for your availability!). All interviewers were friendly, especially the Hiring Manager.

The entire process from application to job offer was great and went smoothly. My recruiter was attentive, friendly and responded promptly to all of my inquiries. Everyone who interviewed me was cordial, professional and helpful.