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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

About the role

Our engineers play a crucial role in all aspects of medical device development, including concept generation, design, prototyping, and manufacturing transfer. This position offers the unique opportunity to integrate systems engineering principles into the development process, ensuring that all components work harmoniously to meet regulatory and clinical requirements. You will collaborate with government bodies to obtain regulatory approval and work with the IP department to issue patents, contributing to innovative solutions in the medical device sector.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Assist in the design of cutting-edge medical devices through prototyping, testing, and modeling, with a focus on systems integration and performance optimization.
• Participates on project teams to translate user needs into design requirements (e.g. system, hardware, software, firmware, mechanical, electrical, interface, etc.) consisting of system/sub-system specifications.
• Develop validation plans and conduct validation testing to ensure that all systems meet stringent safety and efficacy standards.
• Collaborate on Design for Manufacturing (DFM) activities to ensure that designs are optimized for production efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop and test new manufacturing processes, ensuring they align with both engineering specifications and regulatory guidelines.
• Maintain strong working relationships with suppliers to facilitate the integration of complex components into the overall system.
• Support regulatory filings to various government bodies, ensuring compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
• Contribute to the development of intellectual property by identifying and protecting novel design solutions and engineering processes.
• Support pre-clinical and clinical research activities, ensuring that system-level performance is validated in real-world scenarios.
• Comply with the Health & Safety policies of the company and inform management of unsafe working conditions.
• Other duties as required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience with product development activities in a regulated industry, specifically in the medical device sector.
• Knowledge of design requirements as per ISO 13485 and other relevant regulatory standards.
• Extensive experience with IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2 standards and test procedures
• Hands-on experience in designing and setting up Electrical testing and equipment (Oscilloscopes, voltage/current probes, impedance analyzers, etc.)
• Extensive design experience in electrical schematics/layouts, system grounding, and digital/analog architecture.
• Experience leading rapid design iterations and making informed design recommendations based on systems-level analysis.
• Strong hypothesis-driven experimental design and statistical analysis skills to assess system performance.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a diverse group of engineers and production staff.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Related experience in an adjacent, regulated industry.
• Experience with power circuit design, power semiconductors, and magnetic components, emphasizing systems performance.
• Familiarity with analog and low-speed digital circuit design within the context of integrated medical systems.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to contribute effectively to team objectives.
• Proven ability to work efficiently both as part of a team and independently.

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Requisition ID: 591133

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!