Principal R&D Systems Engineer - Electrophysiology

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.

About the role

The Principal Systems Engineer will be a Systems Engineering technical lead on complex product development projects for the OPAL Mapping System. This person will be responsible for leading the design and development of novel integrated solutions for Boston Scientific’s rapidly growing and evolving EP product portfolio. The Principal Systems Engineer will be a member of a cross-functional core team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of requirements in close collaboration with marketing and internal and external stakeholders.
• Understand and analyze clinical workflows.
• Interface with and present to medical key opinion leaders.
• Generate systems architectural concepts in collaboration with the technical team.
• Lead and provide guidance to an interdisciplinary team of SW/Electrical/Mechanical professionals.
• Plan test method developments, analyze data, and implement solutions in hardware and software according to Boston Scientific’s product development procedures.
• Complete system engineering activities from early phase development to market release.
• Design or support the development of systems architecture aligned with business and customer needs.
• Execute multiple systems engineering activities throughout the product development life cycle.
• Apply critical thinking skills to solve complex systems interaction problems.
• Provide expertise in multiple roles in the product development life cycle, showcasing deep knowledge of system functionality.
• Advise the project management team on key product risk/benefit trade-offs.
• Influence cross-functional peers to make timely decisions and recommendations for project success.
• Represent the Systems Engineering organization as the prime technical contact for assigned features, tools, or subject matters.
• Provide input for submissions to regulatory bodies and governmental agencies.
• Define interface requirements between systems and maintain traceability of requirements documentation.
• Manage changes to interfaces during development and throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ensure configuration compatibility through the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and/or Science with 10+ years of experience in developing highly complex systems.
• 7+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer in the medical/diagnostics space, focusing on electromechanical systems.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of systems engineering principles, requirements management, and medical device regulations.
• Ability to lead teams through a structured approach to solving complex technical problems.
• Experience with requirement management, collaboration, and issue tracking tools.
• Experience in product concept development, customer interaction, verification of engineering requirements, and validation of customer needs/design requirements.
• Practical knowledge of project management concepts and experience with Agile concepts including scrums.
• Leadership skills with the capability to make trade-offs between risks, benefits, and performance.
• Understanding and experience in the design, development, and testing of software-based medical devices.
• Familiarity with developing Test Methods and Test Equipment.
• Experience with industry-based standards, including testing for safety and EMC according to 60601-1.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cyber security and IEC 62304.
• Usability engineering experience.
• Electrophysiology knowledge.
• Medical Device experience working with imaging and signal processing systems (EEG, Electrophysiology, etc.).
• Experience conducting simulations, mathematical analysis, and/or system interaction analysis.
• At least 6 years of engineering experience in mixed HW/SW systems.
• Technical experience with digital and analog low noise systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication, judgment, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships across the organization and with external stakeholders.

Pay

Minimum Salary: $106,800
Maximum Salary: $202,900

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role.

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare.