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At Boston Scientific, you will find a collaborative culture driven by a passion for innovation that keeps us connected on the most essential level. With determination, imagination and a deep caring for human life, we’re solving some of the most important healthcare industry challenges. Together, we’re one global team committed to making a difference in people’s lives around the world. This is a place where you can find a career with meaningful purpose—improving lives through your life’s work.

R&D Engineer I

About the role:

Identifies unmet user or market needs and translates this to a medical device design. Develops new technology, products, materials, processes, or equipment for medical device projects of moderate complexity. Under limited supervision/guidance, compiles, analyzes, and reports operational, test, and research data to establish performance standards for newly designed or modified products, processes, and materials.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Fully participates in and successfully contributes to project teams typically including the following activities: assessment of user needs, product design and development, test of materials, preparation of specifications, process capability studies, research investigations (animal and clinical studies), report preparation, and process/test documentation.
• Works independently to plan and schedule own activities necessary to meet timelines.
• Designs and coordinates standard and non-standard engineering tests and experiments.
• Designs, procures, and fabricates tooling and fixtures.
• Performs troubleshooting on new products/process problems as related to design, material, or process.
• Summarizes, analyzes, and draws conclusions from test results.
• Prepares standard reports/documentation to communicate results to technical community.
• Responsible for engineering documentation.
• Invents/ creates concepts and designs for new products/processes and submits idea disclosures.
• May train and/or provide work direction to technicians or other engineers.
• Works cooperatively with process development, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing to ensure project success.
• Demonstrates PDP/TPD system knowledge through delivery of high quality deliverables.

What we are looking for:

Basic Qualifications

• BS in Engineering discipline
• 0-2 years of experience
• Self-motivated with strong history of solving problems.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science or Biomedical Engineering
• A genuine passion for the medical device industry and creating innovative technologies that improve the lives of patients around the world
• An analytical and quantitative approach to work, as well as the confidence to influence people at all levels
• Solidworks experience preferred, or another equivalent CAD package

About us

As a global medical technology leader for more than 35 years, our mission at Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients. If you’re looking to truly make a difference to people both around the world and around the corner, there’s no better place to make it happen.

Requisition ID: 479464

Nearest Major Market: Boston
Job Segment: Medical, Manufacturing Engineer, Engineer, CAD, Drafting, Healthcare, Engineering