Boston Scientific R&D Analytical Materials Science Engineer 

United States, Minnesota 

239126068

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with Lab internal customers to plan analytical test campaigns for material characterization or problem-solving.
• Organizes, executes, and maintains lab operations for metallography, mechanical testing, and corrosion testing including work queue, test instruments, accessories, calibrations, maintenance, and supplies.
• Performs metallography and tensile testing using computer-controlled COTS instruments including writing control recipes, generates experiment documentation, compiles data, interprets data, and prepares summary reports.
• Performs new equipment qualifications and writes protocols, final reports, SOP's and technical documents.
• Complies with company and department SOP’s while performing work and preparing documentation.
• Advises and directs scientific technicians on work assignments and training.
• Undertakes and successfully completes basic materials science engineering tasks to include any of the following: developing and writing test methods, maintaining equipment and laboratory documentation, validating equipment, conducting materials analytical evaluations, and peer-reviewing work of others in the department.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• B.S. Engineering Degree or more from an accredited school in Materials Science
• Experience in university material science laboratory, summer engineering internship or industry lab work experience operating equipment and instrumentssuch asoptical microscopes, microhardness testers, tensile testers, scanning electron microscopes, mounting and polishing equipment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Internship or work experience in a medical device setting preferred
• Experience with metallography and tensile testing of austenitic stainless steel and NiTi is preferred, especially hands-on experience with test method writing with MTS software

Base Salary Range

Minimum Salary: $ 58200

Maximum Salary: $ 110500

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

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.