Principal Mechanical Design R&D Engineer
Boston Scientific - Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55112
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Innovation - Diversity - 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. Principal R&D Mechanical Engineer - Neuromodulation Arden Hills, MN (Onsite) Neuromodulation Division: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation devices help patients manage chronic pain and neurological conditions. Our solutions include WaveWriter Alpha Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) Systems to treat chronic pain and Vercise Genus Deep Brain Stimulation Systems to treat movement disorders such as Parkinsons disease. About the role: As Principal R&D Engineer, you will lead research, design, development, and testing of neuromodulation medical devices. Responsibilities: Provide expertise and energy in effective design, development, and project engineering for new medical devices. Engage physicians, patients, sales reps, marketing, and others to collect feedback for devices under development. Deliver meaningful innovation and submit novel intellectual property. Create specifications and perform engineering analyses. Design for cost-effective manufacturability. Develop and analyze project scopes and schedules. Define and validate manufacturing processes, support engineering builds, and verify product performance. Train and mentor entry-level engineers. Stay abreast of emerging technologies, trends, and competition. Deliver designs that meet goals such as for performance, standards, manufacturability, reliability, and cost. Minimum Required Qualifications: Bachelors degree or more from an accredited school in Mechanical or Biomedical engineering or related field. 7+ years of experience in engineering with a Bachelors degree OR 5+ years of work experience in engineering with a Masters degree. Experience as a hands-on design and project engineer in the medical device industry, responsible for new implantable device designs, materials, equipment, and processes. Hands-on experience utilizing SolidWorks 3D CAD and drafting standards (e.g., ANSI Y14.5). Experience executing projects through commercial launch. Willingness to work onsite (4+ days per week) at our Arden Hills, MN site. Preferred qualifications: Experience involving/supporting: Implantable Leads, Surgical Tools, Access Instruments, or Accessories. Materials biocompatibility. Animal studies, preclinical studies, and clinical studies to evaluate the usability and performance of designed products. Cadaver lab research. Field research. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class. 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.