Senior Electrical Engineer, R&D

Boston Scientific - Arden Hills, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Arden Hills, MN

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Electrical Engineer in R&D at Boston Scientific is responsible for providing electrical engineering support and expertise in the design, development, and testing of complex implantable medical devices. This role involves working independently to solve engineering problems, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and collaborating with regulatory groups to meet external requirements.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, debugs, modifies, and tests electrical circuits and systems using current tools and technologies.
• Documents electrical development through reports, memos, and change requests following approved procedures and standards.
• Tracks electrical development efforts using approved management tools, including version control and defect tracking tools like Accurev, JIRA, and Windchill.
• Analyzes engineering problems and recommends corrective or alternative actions.
• Evaluates and verifies requirements, circuits, and systems using engineering practices.
• Researches and selects electronic circuits, components, tools, and practices.
• Performs design analysis and exploratory testing.
• Works with electrical and mechanical hardware and associated tools and infrastructure.
• Writes final evaluation reports and collaborates with regulatory groups to meet external agency requirements.
• Promotes a work environment that supports the Quality Policy and demonstrates a commitment to patient safety and product quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of experience or a Master's degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Ability to collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings and develop conclusions from stakeholders.
• Experience with change management and issue tracking tools such as JIRA, AccuRev, and Windchill.
• In-depth knowledge of principles and theories of board-level electrical engineering and related job functions.

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years of experience in hardware engineering.
• Experience in automated and manual testing in a regulated industry, preferably in active implantable medical devices.
• 2+ years of experience in the system development lifecycle process.
• Ability to create test protocols and automate tests using Python and other relevant tools.
• Experience in scripting languages such as Perl, Python, and HTML.

Benefits

• Access to the latest tools and training for career advancement.
• Support for professional development and skill enhancement.