Principal R&D Engineer

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Arden Hills

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:

This technical role will be part of a new team being formed to focus on the development and implementation of Design Value Improvement Projects (DVIPs) for key Urology products.  In this highly visible role, the employee will be responsible for working closely with a cross-functional team, including our manufacturing network partners, on the creation of concepts to reduce product cost, and the verification, validation, and implementation of these new designs into production.      

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support the creation and management of a potential DVIP “portfolio,” including candidate project identification, prioritization, activation, and execution.
• Develop and successfully implement creative design solutions to reduce product cost in line with defined project cost and schedule targets, following Boston Scientific’s Product Lifecycle Process throughout.
• Coach and mentor other R&D engineering resources working on the same or similar efforts across Urology.
• Support the periodic communication of program status updates to leadership, as needed.

 

Required qualifications:

• Degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, or chemistry is required.
• Bachelors required; Masters preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in new product development is required.
• 4+ years of experience working in sustaining engineering or new product development specifically in the medical device industry is required.
• Experience working in project lifecycle management (PLM) systems such as Windchill or Adaptiv is required.
• Previous experience working in a mechanical lab setting conducting testing and collecting data is required.    

Preferred qualifications:

• Previous experience demonstrating success working on fast-paced (less than 12 month) design projects within the medical device industry is preferred.
• Passion for learning about the relevant anatomy and pathologies, understanding clinical use scenarios and solving problems for end users.
• Proven self-starter who runs towards issues, ambiguous requirements, or loosely defined challenges
• Skilled problem solver
• Up to 15% travel required

 

Requisition ID: 583594

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance testing requirements for safety-sensitive positions.  This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a drug test as a pre-employment requirement.  The goal of the drug testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.  

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!

 

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

 

Boston Scientific maintains a prohibited substance free workplace. Pursuant to Va. Code § 2.2-4312 (2000), Boston Scientific is providing notification that the unlawful manufacture, sale, distributio