Senior R&D Engineer - Peripheral Interventions

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

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 Peripheral Interventions division creates innovative technologies to diagnose and treat peripheral vascular disease. We’re looking for a dynamic, motivated Senior R&D Engineer to focus on balloon catheter development. If you have expertise in MedTech device product development and a passion for making a significant impact, this is a great opportunity for you to drive the design and development of future generations of life-saving devices. 

 

This role is based in Maple Grove, MN and requires onsite presence at a minimum of 4 days/week. 

 

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. 

 

Your responsibilities will include:  

• Fully participate in and successfully contribute to Exploratory, Technical Development Project (TDP), and/or Product Development Project (PDP) teams typically including the following activities: product design and development, preparation of specifications and other DHF deliverables, testing materials and design performance, design capability studies, research investigations (pre-clinical studies), and coordination of project activities. 

• Collaborate closely and cooperatively with process development, design assurance, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing cross-functional partners to ensure project success. 

• Work independently to plan and schedule your own activities necessary to meet timelines. 

• Demonstrate attention to detail and critical thinking through completion of high-quality deliverables. Demonstrate crisp and effective verbal and written communication. 

• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and standards. 

• Conduct feasibility studies, develop prototypes, and perform testing to optimize product designs. Summarize, analyze, and draw conclusions from test results. Communicate results and insights to technical community and recommend further steps to stakeholders. 

• Perform troubleshooting related to design, material, and/or process. 

• Invent/create concepts for new products and submit idea disclosures. 

• May design, procure, and fabricate tooling and fixtures. 

• May train and/or provide work direction to technicians. 

 

Required qualifications:  

• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field. 

• 6+ years of engineering experience with a bachelor's degree or 3+ years with a master's degree. 

• 2+ years of experience with medical device design and product development. 

• Knowledge and design experience with thermoplastics. 

• Expertise in providing technical leadership in design and development.  

 

Preferred qualifications: