Principal Systems Engineer

Additional Location(s):  US-CA-Valencia; US-MN-Arden Hills

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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.

About The Role:
As a  Principal Systems Engineer  for the Boston Scientific Neuromodulation R&D team, you will play an important role in systems design from concept to product launch across implantable and connected cloud & mobile product systems. As a Principal Systems Design Engineer, you are responsible for system level design of complex implantable medical devices by developing system requirements from user needs and stakeholder inputs, designing and documenting system architecture, and guiding the implementation of system features through hardware/firmware/software development and verification activities. You will provide support for system integration activities using systems engineering principles and techniques.

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.

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

This is a defined term role with an expected duration of 24 months from the employee’s start date.

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Serve as technical lead on a cross-functional engineering team
• Define and analyze system requirements, clinical workflows, and input/output processes by using systems engineering methods and techniques
• Apply critical thinking to solve systems integration problems and make recommendations
• Utilize architecture design tools to develop and document system-level interactions
• Create design documentation such as requirements rationale, requirements tracing, system change analysis within our quality system
• Writing reports for and working with internal regulatory team to satisfy the requirements for external regulatory agencies
• Apply project management principles to plan, track, execute, and report status of projects within a range of team sizes
• Support system risk management activities, such as FMEA’s and risk/hazard analysis

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• 8+ years of engineering experience. Master’s may substitute for 2 years of experience
• 5+ years of engineering experience in mixed HW/SW systems
• 3+ years of experience in the design, development, and testing of embedded systems and/or active implantable medical devices
• Ability to interpret and develop system requirements and system specifications
• General experience working in a lab environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Track record of independent and solution-oriented work style
• Experience in system development lifecycle process including formalized processes and procedures
• Ability to interpret and apply regulations and standards relevant to class II/III medical devices
• Familiarity with requirements management/PLM tools
• Experience in product concept development, customer interaction, verification of engineering requirements, and validation of customer needs/design requirements
• Strong written and verbal communication, judgment, decision-making, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to build relationships across the organization and with external stakeholders
• Ability to provide technical leadership within cross-functional teams
• Practical knowledge of project management concepts and exposure to Agile methodologies

Requisition ID: 626666  

Minimum Salary: $ 106800  

Maximum Salary: $ 202900  

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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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. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at and follow us on  LinkedIn .

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Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement. The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.