Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance
At Boston Scientific, you will work in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. You will have access to the latest tools, information and training to advance your skills and career. Here, you will be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.
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Boston Scientific Neuromodulation technologies help patients manage chronic pain and neurological conditions.
Our solutions include WaveWriter Alpha Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) Systems to treat chronic pain and Vercise Genus Deep Brain Stimulation Systems to treat movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.
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About the role:
We are looking for an innovative Principal R&D Engineer to join our team. You will research, design, develop, and test medical devices. The ideal candidate has a background in mechanical or biomedical engineering and a strong track record of impactful contributions. This role is based in our facility in Clonmel, Ireland.
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Responsibilities:
* Effective design, development, and project engineering
* Engage physicians, patients, sales reps, marketing, and others to collect feedback for devices under development
* Deliver meaningful innovation and submit novel intellectual property
* Create specifications and perform engineering analyses
* Design for cost-effective manufacturability
* Develop and analyze project scopes and schedules
* Define and validate manufacturing processes, support engineering builds, and verify product performance
* Train and mentor entry-level engineers
* Stay abreast of emerging technologies, trends, and competition
* Deliver designs that meet goals such as performance, standards, manufacturability, reliability, and cost
* Generate regulatory audit worthy design and risk management documentation
* Experience as a hands-on design and project engineer in the medical device industry, responsible for new implantable and external device designs, materials, equipment, and processes
* Education in Mechanical or Biomedical engineering with a B.S. and 7+ years of experience or M.S. and 5+ years of work experience
* Hands-on experience utilizing SolidWorks 3D CAD and drafting standards (e.g., ANSI Y14.5)
* Experience executing projects through commercial launch
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Preferred qualifications:
* Experience involving/supporting:
o Implantable leads, implantable pulse generators, surgical tools, access instruments, or handheld and wearable devices
o Materials biocompatibility
o Animal studies, preclinical studies, cadaver lab, field research, and clinical studies to evaluate the usability and performance of designed products
The estimated salary for this role is $120,000-$180,000 per year, depending on experience and location.