Principal Research & Development Engineer

Work mode:  Onsite

Onsite Location(s):  

Maple Grove, MN, US, 55311

Additional Location(s):  N/A

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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 seeking a highly creative and strategically minded Principal Research & Development Engineer. The successful candidate will provide deep technical knowledge specifically related to the design and development of next generation catheter-based solutions.

This candidate will work within a team to develop new catheter and delivery system solutions in the exciting and challenging Mechanical Circulatory Support space.  This will be a technical SME (subject matter expert) in a new and critical development area for the company.  The candidate will be a key technical resource with demonstrated experience in the catheter design space.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical subject matter expertise in the area of catheter and delivery system development.
• Be hands on and engaged with the project team, driving multiple technical lanes simultaneously and prioritizing appropriately.
• Leading the design & execution of structured experimental plans to drive data-based decisions.
• Facilitating crisp decision making on key technical issues.
• Creating a strong team culture of high expectations and high performance
• Interfacing with Physicians/Cath Lab personnel to obtain feedback on concepts and performance of new solutions.
• Providing clear communication to stakeholders at key technical updates
• Understanding the anatomy, clinical use cases and user interface requirements to drive design decisions.
• Be current on latest catheter materials and fabrication techniques, incorporating these into competitive design solutions.
• Develop a strong internal and external network, leveraging that network to deliver results for the program.
• Provide technical guidance to technicians/entry-mid-level engineers.
• Be a strong team player, collaborating across process development, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing on complex projects to ensure project success.

Required qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical Engineering or similar field.
• Required minimum years of work experience (primarily in medical device or related field): 7+ Years with BS, 5+ Years with MS.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical solutions on a large-scale development program.
• Deep technical knowledge and experience in the catheter/delivery system space.
• Solid clinical knowledge and experience in cardiovascular and peripheral anatomy.
• Experience managing technical aspects of projects as a member of a cross-functional team.
• Ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied sources.
• Excellent organizational, communication and collaboration skills.
• A proven ability to deliver robust technical solutions to complex engineering problems.
• A solid understanding of critical catheter-based product performance metrics.

Preferred qualifications:

• MS in related technical field.
• Experience developing solutions within a complex device system.
• Experience working in a commercial PDP project environment.
• Class II or Class III Medical Device product development experience.
• Solid experimental design and statistical analysis knowledge
• Deep understanding of catheter and delivery system materials and technologies.
• Knowledge and experience in advanced prototyping and fabrication techniques, and ability to distill several technical concepts into a robust solution.

Principal Research & Development Engineer Job Details | Boston Scientific

Josefine Fleetwood (She/Her), Employer Relations Manager

Oregon State University | College of Engineering  

School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering

Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering

116 Johnson Hall  - Room 112

541-737-7286

Josefine.fleetwood@oregonstate.edu