Senior R&D Engineer - Electrophysiology

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The Ablation Catheter Development Team is growing and has an exciting opportunity for a senior engineer role supporting electrophysiology product development within the Cardiology division. Electrophysiology is an exciting growth driver for BSC. With the acquisition of FARAPULSE Inc., Boston Scientific will strengthen its leadership in Personalized EP Solutions, with a strong focus in Atrial Fibrillation. This engineer role will be a key team member in providing mechanical engineering support in the creation and development of new electrophysiology ablation catheter technologies with a systems engineering mindset.

As Senior Engineer, you will support new product development team solutions to multi-faceted customer issues, requiring applied in-depth problem-solving competencies. You will be a part of a high-performance team responsible for the design, implementation, and test of disposable medical devices within our electrophysiology pulsed field ablation single use device portfolio.

This critical role will be a part of best-in-class development practices and rigorous, holistic product design in coordination with internal and external partners.

• Defines and analyzes system requirements, clinical workflows, and input/output processes by using current systems engineering methods and technologies.
• Systems engineering mindset, able to articulate customer unmet needs and translate into holistic technical solutions.
• Providing technical direction and system-level expertise across development teams working on the design and development of complex medical device systems.
• Researches, develops, designs, and evaluates: mechanical and electro-mechanical materials, components, assemblies, processes and/or equipment.
• Develops solutions to diverse engineering problems using ingenuity and creativity. Leverages internal/external partners as necessary to achieve project objectives.
• Drives technical project tasks within single use device development including requirements, design, implementation, test, integration, transfer to manufacturing, and verification/validation.
• Solves system problems by analyzing the situation and recommending corrective or alternative actions. Leads technical work streams through problem solving. Facilitates crisp decision making around key technical issues.
• Independently plans and organizes project tasks with showing the ability to prioritize tasks, execute, and direct others.

• Ensure quality system compliance for medical device development, champion continuous improvement, and adopt best practices.

• Participates in the development of others by providing coaching and guidance.
• Creates a strong team culture around high expectations and high performance
• Participates in writing and submission of intellectual property (patents).
• Maintains detailed documentation throughout all phases of research and development.
• Provides clear communication to Technical Leaders at key technical updates.

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Required minimum years of work experience (primarily in medical device or related field): 5+ Years with BS, 3+ Years with MS
• Experience managing technical aspects of projects as a member of a cross-functional core team
• Demonstrated strong cross-functional collaboration and project/task management enabling highly effective teams
• Passion for understanding and solving problems for end users
• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Proven self-starter who runs towards critical issues, ambiguous requirements, or loosely defined challenges with a demonstrated ability to rally teams to achieve business results.
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