Fellow R&D Engineer, Technical Lead – Maple Grove, MN

About the role: 
We have an exciting opportunity for a Fellow R&D Engineer, Technical Lead supporting Coronary Therapies projects within the Interventional Cardiology division.  This role will utilize a variety of new and proven technologies to deliver life-changing medical devices to patients and clinicians in support of BSC’s mission.

Your responsibilities: 

• Lead interdisciplinary technical teams consisting of electrical, mechanical, software, biomedical and systems engineers from project conception to commercialization of complex medical systems.
• Define projects and work tasks based on identified strategy and goals
• Plan and organize project assignments of substantial variety and complexity, including project resource requirements, budgets, schedules, and milestones
• Make technical decisions that may have significant impact to the company
• Own project level technical risks and the results of how those risks are addressed
• Proactively manage the technical scope of projects, utilizing tradeoff assessment tools, data analysis and subject matter expert feedback to justify and document technical scope decisions
• Develop advanced ideas and guides their development into a final product, program, or process.
• Determines emerging trends and provides information across functional boundaries in areas of expertise
• Recruit & mentor high potential technical talent.
• Interface with Physicians/Cath lab personnel to identify needs and to obtain feedback on concepts and performance of new devices that influence future business recommendations and enhances BSC’s Intellectual Property portfolio
• Lead technology integration and facilitate crisp decision making around key technical issues
• Provide clear communication to stakeholders at key technical updates
• Leverage internal/external partners as necessary to achieve project objectives
• Lead the design & execution of structured experimental plans to drive data-based decisions
• Understand clinical use cases and user interface requirements to drive design decisions
• Translate customer needs into product requirements and design specifications.
• In all actions, demonstrate a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to all documented quality processes and procedures

What we’re looking for:
Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical or other related engineering fields.
• Required minimum years of work experience (primarily in medical device or related field): 12 years with BS, or 10 years with MS
• Strong system engineering skills over a broad range of products/applications
• Demonstrated capability to lead high performing technical teams through a structured approach to solving complex technical problems
• Strong knowledge of design controls & risk management practices
• Personal drive, individual accountability & a strong bias for action
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing complex electro-mechanical and software systems
• Medical device experience
• Expereince in medical ultrasonic imaging.
• Ability to interface effectively with customers to gather insights
• Track record of develop and launch products with commerical success.