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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.
About the role:
We are seeking a highly experienced Fellow, Systems Design Engineer to join the Boston Scientific Neuromodulation R&D team. As a technical leader, you will play a critical role in guiding the transition and progress of system and/or platform visions from concept to product launch. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, balancing user needs, market opportunity, and business requirements. Your expertise and leadership will drive the integration of technical functions and capabilities into the product and system, while collaborating with stakeholders to define technology and feature roadmaps.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Provide technical leadership on cross-functional technology development, product development, and engineering teams.
- Design and establish product and/or commercial system architectures in collaboration with technical and cross-functional core teams and stakeholders.
- Act as an R&D representative on cross-functional deliverables.
- Collaborate with stakeholders outside R&D to understand current and future market needs.
- Translate high-level customer, business & manufacturing needs into technical requirements.
- Create, establish, and document system architectures and design control elements.
- Define and analyze system requirements, clinical workflows, and input/output processes using systems engineering methods.
- Identify technical risks, develop risk burndown plans, and implement phased system integration approaches to mitigate risk.
- Create and support documentation as part of the Product Development Process (PDP) and Quality Management System.
- Provide expertise and guidance for validation and verification activities.
- Guide projects to meet industry-based standards & aid in the creation of internal standards.
- Collaborate with Program Managers to plan & execute projects within timelines & budget.
- Drive mechanisms for detailed project planning, tracking, and issue identification
- Manage technical dependencies and critical path items.
- Liaise with project team members, stakeholders and upper-level management to effectively communicate project expectations, status, and deliverables.
- Lead and mentor a team of systems engineers on systems engineering best practices.
- Uphold the highest degree of technical rigor and guide the team to follow technical rigor throughout all program phases.
Required qualifications:
- BS in Engineering or Science
- Required minimum years of work experience: 10+ Years with BS, 8+ Years with MS, 5+ with PhD
Preferred qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience translating ambiguous and high-level customer, end user, business, and manufacturing needs into technical requirements.
- Experience in creating and aligning stakeholders to a vision and strategy for technology efforts spanning multiple products.
- Expertise in architecture and design of closed loop systems involving multiple hardware modules, firmware modules, and algorithms.
- Experience in developing and implementing sensors into closed loop systems (Ex. implantable and wearable technologies).
- Proficiency in algorithm and closed loop system development and product implementation.
- Knowledge of electrode development and integration into hardware systems.
- Experience in designing, developing, and launching app-cloud-hardware systems.
- Expertise in test method development and Gage R&R.
- Certification as a Black Belt in Lean Sigma, Six Sigma, DRM, Design for X (DFM, DFR, DfSS, etc.).
- Strong experience with advanced statistics, including T-Test, ANOVA, Design of Experiments (DOEs), Response Surface analysis, multi-variate analysis, population analysis techniques, probability, and 6 Sigma.
- Experience with multi-variate data modeling or leading similar modeling efforts.
- Experience with multi-physics modeling or leading similar modeling efforts.
- Proficiency in project management and project management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA).
- Ph.D. in Engineering or Science disciplines.
- Experience in the medical device, aerospace, electronics, or other advanced technology and/or regulated industries.
*** This is a Hybrid role, located in the Valencia, CA area and will require 3 days a week in the office***
The anticipated annualized base pay range this full-time position working at this location will be from $121,100 to $230,100 plus variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target(subject to plan eligibility and other requirements) and the value of core and optional employee benefits being offered at Boston Scientific (BSC), which can be reviewed at www.bscbenefitsconnect.com. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the pay range BSC considers various factors in determining actual compensation for this position at the expected location. Actual compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, and other relevant business or organizational needs. Actual compensation may be otherwise adjusted if the position is filled outside of the intended geographic location.
Requisition ID: 565948
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!
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