Senior Packaging Engineer

Additional Location(s):

US-MN-Arden Hills;
Costa Rica-Heredia

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.

Boston Scientific is seeking a highly skilled Senior Packaging Engineer with deep technical expertise and strong potential to grow into a future technical leader. This role is critical to advancing packaging solutions for medical devices, with a strong focus on material research, evaluation, and integration.

The successful candidate will lead efforts in evaluating packaging materials and equipment, support cross-functional project teams, and drive innovation in packaging technologies. This role requires both strategic thinking and hands-on execution, along with the ability to work independently and collaborate across the organization.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office (either Arden Hills, MN, USA or Heredia, Costa Rica) a minimum of three (3) days per week.

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

• Lead research into new materials for the purposes of improved quality, performance, and sustainability
• Partner with project teams on packaging, product design and development, materials testing, and specification preparation; develop concepts and designs for new products and processes
• Design and coordinate packaging components, tooling, standard engineering tests, and experiments; complete testing for new product development
• Plan and coordinate project activities and timelines; document project goals and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure progress and project success
• Develop packaging integration work streams and ensure alignment with project objectives; identify gaps and create mitigation plans to reduce and eliminate risk factors
• Perform tests and experiments to solve complex problems; summarize, analyze, and assess test results to make sound design recommendations
• Troubleshoot packaging and product issues related to design, materials, and processes
• Create and manage packaging-related documentation such as specifications, test plans, and reports; ensure all activities are documented and meet regulatory guidelines
• Train technicians and provide work direction as needed

• Bachelor’s degree in packaging engineering, materials science, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience relevant to this role, or minimum of 3 years of professional experience relevant to this role with a Master’s, or minimum of 2 years of professional experience relevant to this role with a PhD
• Working knowledge of packaging equipment and materials (i.e. paperboard, corrugated, flexible films, Tyvek, thermoformed trays, injection molded parts)
• Experience with equipment qualification, packaging processes, and testing requirements (ASTM, ISO and ISTA)
• Experience with quality system controls (i.e. user needs, design inputs/outputs, verification/validation, etc.)
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills

• Bachelor’s and/or advanced degree in packaging, mechanical, polymer science, paper science, material science
• Experience working in packaging within the medical device industry
• Experience performing root cause analysis, designing and executing experimental plans, and using statistical methodologies to drive data-based decisions
• Ability to work independently to meet project timelines
• Results-oriented with strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize competing tasks
• Experience in packaging…