Boston Scientific R&D Eng - P4 

United States, Puerto Rico 

742059994

Sr. Engineer, R&D Sustaining, Mechanical

Leads design changes originating from product or yield improvements, Regulatory or supply chain needs. Develops new technologies, products, materials, processes, or equipment with minimal supervision.Responsible for designing, defining and implementing system requirements for complex customer systems and/or preparing studies and analyzing existing systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops technology, product designs, testing of materials or products, preparation of specifications, process study, research investigation (animal and clinical studies), and report preparation.
• Leads product improvement design activities
• Designs, coordinates, and analyzes complex engineering tests and experiments.
• Develops slide decks & reports and presents updates to management & technical community.
• Influences middle management on business solutions.
• Interfaces with Marketing and/or field personnel to obtain feedback on concepts and performance of new devices.
• Translates customer needs into product requirements and design specifications.
• Partners with process development, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing on complex projects to ensure success.
• May train and/or provide work direction to technicians and entry-level engineers.
• Establishes and cultivates a wide range of business relationships to facilitate completion of assignments. May interact with vendors.
• May lead projects within the function or department and/or represent a specialized field in larger project teams.
• Uses discretion, diplomacy and tact to resolve difficult situations.
• Conducts root cause analysis of design related field complaints
• Support RA team with new markets registrations and regulatory submissions.
• Designs, defines, implements system requirements, system specifications, input/output processes and working parameters by using current systems engineering methods and technologies.
• Documents system requirements by writing documents, reports, memos, change requests. Methods used are determined by approved procedures and standards.
• Tracks system engineering effort by creating and maintaining records in the approved tracking management tool.
• Solves system problems by analyzing the situation and recommending corrective or alternative actions.
• Analyzes, coordinates system partitioning (i.e. hardware/software partitioning) and total system integration by using systems engineering practices.
• Conducts special studies on subjects such as improving systems engineering practices, improving system quality, subsystem partitioning, etc. by researching and analyzing options for implementation.
• Continuously improves process and work methodologies by interfacing with peers/cross-functional groups and analyzing activities to improve workflow and work processes.
• Directs support personnel and project activities.
• Mentors engineers in software engineering activities/methodologies and domain knowledge.

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering preferred with 5+ years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Self-Starter with the ability to work independently to plan, schedule and execute activities necessary to meet project timelines.
• Ability to identify and solve problems with root cause analysis, including designing and executing experiments and using statistical methods to drive data-based decisions.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience designing and evaluating test methods and fixtures.
• Ability to work hands-on with test systems and develop new test systems as needed.
• Working technical knowledge of implantable medical devices.
• Experience with commercialized product data management systems.
• PE licensure preferred; a minimum of EIT certification desirable.
• Fully Bilingual

Maximum Salary: $ 121200

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.