Boston Scientific Senior R&D Engineer DIC & FEA 

United States, Minnesota, Arden Hills 

13897280

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and apply DIC capabilities to measure displacements, deformations, and strains in implantable medical devices under various loading conditions.
• Support the development of a wide variety of medical devices and technologies throughout the product life cycle by performing DIC and FEA on structural mechanics problems.
• Provide engineering problem-solving support to product development teams across the company.
• Work closely with mechanical testing labs and computational modeling and simulation (CM&S) engineers.
• Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Communicate with audiences from diverse backgrounds, including formal presentations.

Required qualifications:

• BS, MS, or PhD degree (preferred) in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• Required minimum years of work experience (primarily in medical device or related field): 5+ Years with BS, 3+ Years with MS, 1+ Years with PhD.
• Experience in DIC (2D, 3D, and micro), preferably applied to implantable medical devices made of materials such as titanium, Nitinol, and biological tissue.
• Experience with test setup design, including fixtures, load frames, and environmental controls.
• Experience with full-field deformation measurement and FEA validation tools such as MatchID.
• Proficiency in FEA software such as ABAQUS, COMSOL, or ANSYS.
• Strong understanding of the mechanical behavior of materials.
• Experience with solving structural mechanics problems involving contact, geometric nonlinearity, plasticity, hyper-elasticity, and super-elasticity, meshing models with complex geometry, computer experiments (virtual design of experiments – virtual DOEs).
• Excellent analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills with attention to both detail (content) and big picture (context) and the ability to interpret complex data sets.
• Technical writing skills to capture DIC and FEA work and produce high-quality reports.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification (VVUQ) of computational models of medical devices.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards and guidelines for medical device testing and analysis (e.g., FDA, ISO, ASME, ASTM).
• Familiarity with SolidWorks, Altair HyperMesh, SmartUQ, Matlab, and Python.
• Computer skills in Windows and Linux. Setting up and executing simulations using High-Performance Computing (HPC) resources.
• Familiarity with particle image velocimetry (PIV) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a plus.

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

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.