AIS R&D Leads Sustaining Engineer Intern

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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.       

 

Title: R&D Leads Sustaining Engineer Intern 

Department: Active Implantable Systems (AIS) 

Location: Arden Hills, MN 

Work Mode: Onsite 

   

We will consider qualified applicants of all ages who are starting (or restarting) their careers 

  

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 R&D engineers are tasked with designing and developing implant products for the Active Implantable Systems (AIS) group. This includes technologies that monitor, support diagnosis and treat irregular heart rhythms, heart failure, and sudden cardiac arrest. AIS provides devices and therapies for a patient’s entire continuum of care, from diagnostic to treatment. This division strives to innovate and create a paradigm shift that can solve unmet clinical needs and change what is possible for patients.   

 

Hear from Megan about her intern experience 

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an onsite work model, requiring employees to be in our local office at least four days per week. 

 

Corporate housing and relocation are available for those who are eligible.  

  

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

 

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Contribute to the design and development of implantable medical devices that support diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions 

• Apply mechanical design principles and CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks) to develop components 

• Conduct hands-on prototyping and testing to validate design performance and reliability 

• Perform statistical data analysis and apply design of experiments (DOE) to optimize product and process outcomes 

• Use tools such as MATLAB, Minitab, and LabVIEW to support modeling, data acquisition, and system evaluation 

• Integrate biomechanics considerations into device design to enhance patient compatibility and therapeutic effectiveness 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure device functionality, safety, and clinical relevance across the continuum of care 

• Bring creativity and problem-solving to engineering challenges that address unmet clinical needs and advance cardiac care innovation 

 

Required Qualifications:  

• Current rising junior or rising senior (grad dates between Dec 2026 - May 2028), graduating senior (May 2026 grad) continuing on to grad school, or current grad student. Must have at least one semester of school left post-internship to qualify.  

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