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:
Boston Scientific is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Principal Engineer to lead product and process development, leading the design and commercialization of new technologies. The role will solve technical challenges in a hands-on and fast-paced global environment while collaborating across multiple functions. The successful candidate will provide strong leadership and problem-solving skills to drive medical device innovation. Use your technical and collaboration abilities, along with your passion for innovation and continuous improvement, to achieve efficient and effective commercialization of new products and targeted enhancements. This position offers the opportunity to support process development and product commercialization within Boston Scientific's global plant network.

Your responsibilities include:

• Assesses process capabilities, prioritizes process improvement opportunities, and innovates and implements process improvements on multiple and moderately complex processes.
• Applies technical knowledge to innovate, design, and develop processes, procedures, tooling and/or automation.
• Executes the functional deliverables associated with the PDP/TDP, Project Management, and Quality Systems.
• Prepares and presents technical data and recommendations at technical reviews.
• May be the technical lead on projects or lead portions of projects
• Ensures proper documentation is completed to meet quality systems requirements. (e.g., BOM’s, Routers, FMEA’s, etc.)
• Oversees development builds associated with the project using special work requests.
• Develops qualified production lines.
• Provides Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input to the engineering print package.
• Contributes ideas to or generates Intellectual Property submissions.
• Possibly supervise and/or mentor engineers with the team.

Required qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field with mechanical background
• 7+ years engineering experience
• Demonstrated use of DFSS tools (DOE, problem solving)
• Demonstrated cross functional teamwork in technically demanding environment.
• Open to occasional travel.

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree desired
• Highly motivated individual that can independently drive deliverables to completion through collaboration among team members.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and drive innovative solutions into processes and products.
• Medical device design experience; new product development
• Familiar with motion control and troubleshooting microelectronic applications.

Requisition ID: 590828

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 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 identify, gender expression, veteran’s status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or marijuana is prohibited in the workplace and that violations will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.