Boston Scientific Senior R&D Engineer 

United States, Minnesota 

259304993

Your responsibilities will include:

• Serving as a key R&D team member for the development of a next-generation access sheath.
• Providing expertise in product design, especially catheter design and processing.
• Design & execution of structured experimental plans to drive data-based decisions.
• Providing clear communication to stakeholders at key technical updates.
• Understanding clinical use cases and user interface requirements to drive design decisions.
• Working cooperatively with process development, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing on complex projects to ensure project success.
• Leveraging internal/external partners as necessary to achieve project objectives.
• Leading technical team in solving engineering problems by analyzing the situation and recommending solutions or alternative actions.
• Efficiently communicate design recommendations and rationale to leadership.
• Training and/or provide work directions to technicians and other engineers.
• Documenting development by writing documents, reports, memos, change requests.
• Analyzing, evaluating, and verifying requirements, component performance, and systems by using engineering practices.
• In all actions, demonstrating a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance with all documented quality processes and procedures.

Required qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of engineering experience with a bachelor’s degree OR 4+ years with master’s degree.
• Experience in design control, risk management, and DV/DVAL execution.
• New product development experience in access sheaths and delivery systems.
• SolidWorks expertise.
• Candidates should be self-starters and have a hands-on approach to problem solving.
• Ability to provide technical leadership within a cross functional team.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate across a global R&D team.
• Ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied sources.
• Experience interacting with physicians and customers in product design.
• Must work Onsite at our Maple Grove, MN location.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in clinical field support.
• Ability to build strong relationships across the organization and with external stakeholders.
• Experience in driving technical trade-off decisions to optimize design, performance, usability, manufacturability, cost-efficiency and reliability.
• Strong written and verbal communication, judgment, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
• Experience in all stages of the PDP (Product Development) lifecycle
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills.

Maximum Salary: $ 156900

Compensation fornon-exempt (hourly), non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation forexempt, non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement. The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.