Senior Software Design Assurance Engineer

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Maple Grove; US-CA-Irvine; US-MN-Arden Hills; US-MN-Minnetonka

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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.

This is an exciting opportunity for a software focused Senior Design Assurance Engineer supporting a cross-functional team on development and maintenance of Implantable and external devices and software within the Urology division. This position will support a significant product development project with high visibility which will provide the right candidate with excellent growth potential and product development experience. This role will apply the directives of design controls supporting the software development lifecycle (SDLC), software verification and validation (SV&V), risk management, product development, run the business, and regulatory and standards compliance.

They are responsible for maintaining a strong collaborative partnership with cross-functional team members that facilitates organizational success by protecting patient/user safety and meeting business needs. This Design Quality role supports the active implantable design process for both existing and new products.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week. In this position, you can work in Arden Hills, Maple Grove, or Minnetonka, MN, Marlborough, MA, or Irvine, CA.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

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

• Participates in the implementation of new product software, including risk management (per ISO 14971), hazard analysis, software FMEAs, security risk analysis, software design SV&V.
• Applies software application development procedures and provides support to demonstrate compliance through technical documentation generation.
• Thorough understanding of system and software design controls, participates in cross functional team meetings, software bug triage meetings to discuss, investigate and appropriately disposition internal software bugs and software field issues.
• Apply sound, systematic problem‑solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving quality issues (i.e. software bugs).
• Work within a cross‑functional team to identify and implement effective controls and support product development from concept through commercialization.
• Update and maintain software risk management tools (i.e. Hazard Analysis, FMEAs).
• Participate in Cybersecurity related discussions and assist supporting activities including Security Risk Analysis.
• Lead and participate in software and electronic design reviews, design transfers, and in all aspects of the Design Control process for the PCI Guidance products.
• Acts as an effective leader or team member in supporting quality disciplines, decisions, and practices.
• Assist in the design and development of software test cases and inspection procedures.
• Support regulatory submissions to notified bodies.
• Demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related discipline related field of study
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in design assurance, quality, new product development, or related medical device / regulated industry experience
• Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Experience with software testing and issue investigation/resolution
• Experience with Issue Tracking Tools and requirements / test management…