Principal Electrical Engineer

About the role The AIS Electrical Hardware R&D team is looking for an experienced electrical engineer with exceptional technical depth and leadership capability to provide expertise in definition, design, development and test for our active implantable medical device portfolio. As a key member of the electrical hardware design team, you will drive the creation, implementation, and continuous improvement of our electrical design of active implantables that ensure the reliability, safety, and performance of life‑changing medical devices. You will collaborate closely with process development and V&V teams to enable rapid, high‑quality development and test execution of design. Work Mode At Boston Scientific, 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. Visa Sponsorship Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Your responsibilities will include Design, develop, debug, modify, and test electrical circuits and systems using current tools, analysis techniques, and technologies. Document electrical development by writing documents, reports, memos, change requests, following approved procedures and standards. Establish strategies for MRI testing and evaluation of implantable devices. Track electrical development effort by creating and maintaining records in the approved tracking management tool to include, utilize multiple version control, defect tracking, and peer review tools including Accurev, JIRA and Windchill. Analyze, evaluate, verify requirements, circuits, and systems by using engineering practices. Investigate, research, and select electronic circuits, components, tools, equipment and practices. Perform design analysis and exploration testing. Work with electrical and mechanical hardware and associated tools and infrastructure. Write final evaluation reports and work with regulatory groups to satisfy the requirements for external regulatory agencies. Establish and promote a work environment that supports the Quality Policy and Quality System, maintaining compliance with documented quality processes and procedures. Propose alternatives to existing solutions, exercising judgment based on experience to develop new solutions. Work independently guided by company policies, guidelines and procedures, receiving guidance on complex and unprecedented problems. Create schematics, layouts, BOMs and other design outputs as needed utilizing Altium Designer. Communicate clearly with cross‑functional and cross‑divisional stakeholders, providing concise technical updates and enabling informed decision‑making. Collaborate effectively with process development, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory teams to ensure comprehensive, compliant test solutions. Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and direction to engineers and technicians in automation development and execution. Required qualifications BS in Electrical Engineering or related field. 9+ years of Electrical Engineering experience with bachelor’s degree, or 7+ years with Master’s. Ability to collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations using all sources of data. Ability to analyze test results and perform risk analysis. Ability to interpret and research requirements, specifications, and input/output processes. Experience with change management and issue tracking tools such as JIRA, AccuRev, Windchill etc. In‑depth conceptual, practical and technical knowledge of board‑level electrical engineering principles and related job functions. Strong laboratory experience including troubleshooting, iterative testing, fixture development/usage, and the operation of test equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters, etc.). Experience with medical device industry or highly regulated industry. Ability to work onsite at our Arden Hills, MN facility. Preferred qualifications 6+ years of experience in hardware engineering. 4+ years of experience in automated and manual testing in regulated industry, preferably in active implantable medical device domain. 4+ years of experience in system development lifecycle process including formalized processes and procedures. Experience creating protocols, automating tests, and general experience in Perl, Python, HTML, scripting or equivalent. Experience with medical device electronics and systems. Experience using electrical engineering analysis techniques to map high‑level requirements into circuit specifications. Ability to solve complex problems with root cause analysis, including designing and executing experimental plans and using statistical methodologies to drive data‑based decisions. Ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied sources. Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills. Ability to work independently to plan, schedule, and execute activities to meet project timelines and objectives. Experience with standards like ISO 10974, PC76 or equivalents. Participation in the development of standards. Compensation Range Minimum Salary: $102,100 | Maximum Salary: $194,000 Equal Employment Opportunity Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class. COVID‑19 Vaccination Policy Please be advised that certain US based positions, including but not limited to field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID‑19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID‑19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. Employees of the Company are expected to meet the ongoing requirements for their roles, including any new requirements, if Company policies or protocols change with regard to COVID‑19 vaccination. #J-18808-Ljbffr