Senior Electrical Engineer, Battery & Power

Additional Location: N/A

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the development and integration of battery and power systems for next-generation electrically active implantable medical devices. This role sits within a multidisciplinary R&D team and is responsible for translating system-level needs into robust electrical and battery specifications, while driving root cause analysis and continuous improvement of power-related performance. This is not a purely design role—it requires strong systems thinking, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to work at the interface of electrical hardware, ASIC design, and battery technology.

Work Mode

This role follows an onsite work model, requiring employees to be present in our Arden Hills, MN office at least four to five days per week.

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

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and validate battery and power subsystem architectures for implantable devices.
• Lead battery selection, characterization, and qualification efforts with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Establish performance requirements including capacity, longevity, power consumption, safety margins, and environmental constraints.
• Translate clinical, system, and product requirements into detailed electrical and battery specifications.
• Collaborate with ASIC and electrical design teams to ensure alignment between system constraints and implementation.
• Drive clear, testable, and traceable requirements documentation.
• Lead investigations into power-related failures, anomalies, and field issues.
• Apply structured problem-solving methodologies, including fault tree analysis, DOE, and statistical analysis.
• Develop corrective and preventive actions to improve system robustness and reliability.
• Interface closely with ASIC design, firmware, systems engineering, and mechanical teams.
• Act as the technical bridge between battery suppliers and internal design teams.
• Support integration and verification activities across the product lifecycle.
• Ensure designs and specifications meet regulatory standards for implantable medical devices, including ISO 14708 and IEC 60601 where applicable.
• Contribute to design controls, risk management, and documentation required for regulatory submissions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering, with a focus on battery systems, energy storage, or power management.
• Demonstrated experience developing and releasing specifications for complex systems.
• Experience performing and leading root cause analysis in a regulated or high-reliability environment.
• Strong understanding of power electronics, battery behavior, and lifetime modeling.
• Experience working cross-functionally with ASIC or integrated circuit design teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with implantable or wearable medical devices.
• Familiarity with lithium-based chemistries used in medical applications.
• Experience working with battery vendors and managing external technical partnerships.
• Knowledge of low-power system design and energy budgeting for long-life devices—paired with high power features.
• Experience with reliability testing, accelerated life testing, and failure analysis techniques.
• Systems-level thinking with attention to detail.
• Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into concrete specifications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication across technical disciplines.
• Comfort operating in a regulated, design-controlled environment.

Pay

Minimum Salary: $85,000
Maximum Salary: $161,500

Benefits

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific can be explored at www.bscbenefitsconnect.com. Compensation will vary based on location, experience, education, and other relevant factors. For non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles, variable compensation may include overtime, shift differential, and annual bonus targets. For exempt, non-sales roles, variable compensation may include annual bonus targets and long-term incentives.