Overview
Principal R&D Engineer role at Boston Scientific.
This position is based in Clonmel, Ireland.
Boston Scientific Neuromodulation technologies help patients manage chronic pain and neurological conditions.
Our solutions include WaveWriter AlphaTM Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) Systems and Vercise GenusTM Deep Brain Stimulation Systems.
We welcome creativity, encourage taking risks, and support advancing skills and careers within a diverse, high-performing team.
About the role: We are seeking an innovative Principal R&D Engineer to join our team.
The ideal candidate has a background in mechanical or biomedical engineering with a strong track record of impactful contributions and is ready to provide a new vision for therapy solutions.
We are looking for someone to lead design, development, and project engineering efforts in a medical device environment, with a focus on implantable and external devices as applicable, and to contribute to regulatory documentation and risk management.
Responsibilities
Act as an independent leader in a supportive team environment
Effective design, development, and project engineering
Engage physicians, patients, sales reps, and marketing to collect feedback for devices under development
Deliver meaningful innovation and submit novel intellectual property
Create specifications and perform engineering analyses
Design for cost-effective manufacturability
Develop and analyze project scopes and schedules
Define and validate manufacturing processes, support engineering builds, and verify product performance
Train and mentor entry-level engineers
Stay abreast of emerging technologies, trends, and competition
Deliver designs that meet goals such as performance, standards, manufacturability, reliability, and cost
Generate regulatory audit-worthy design and risk management documentation
Minimum Qualifications
Experience as a design originator/owner and project engineer in the medical device industry, responsible for new implantable and external device designs, materials, equipment, and processes
Education in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering with a B.S. and 7+ years of experience or M.S. and 5+ years of work experience commercializing product
Direct experience utilizing SolidWorks 3D CAD and drafting standards (e.g., ANSI Y14.5)
Experience executing projects through commercial launch
Preferred Qualifications
Experience involving/supporting most of the following: implantable leads, implantable pulse generators, surgical tools, access instruments, or handheld and wearable devices
Materials biocompatibility
Animal studies, preclinical studies, cadaver lab, field research and clinical studies to evaluate usability and performance of designed products
Equal opportunity statement: Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.
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