R&D Engineer II - Electrophysiology

Additional Locations: Canada-ON-Mississauga

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

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

The R&D Engineer II will develop new technology, products, equipment, and processes with minimal supervision. Furthermore, they will compile and analyze operational, test, and research data to establish technical specifications for designing or modifying products, processes, and materials.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support complex cutting-edge medical device systems through prototyping, testing and modeling.
• Develop device design history files (i.e., requirements, risk management, usability files.
• Ensure compliance to industry and international standards.
• Develop verification and validation plans, protocols, and reports.
• Perform independent tests, studies, analyses, and interpretations to generate technical conclusions and provide recommendations.
• Conduct work across the full scope of technical and documentation activities for the department.
• Make independent studies, analyses, interpretations, and conclusions.
• Responsible for technical input into project level planning. 
• Provide technical guidance to review work plans and advise on unusual features of projects
• Provide technical, project level leadership to engineering assistants or junior engineering staff.
• Participate in failure investigations and repair planning.
• Assist in DFM (Design for Manufacturing) activities.
• Develop and test new manufacturing processes.
• Support regulatory filings to various government bodies as required.
• Support the development of intellectual property where required.
• Support pre-clinical and clinical research activities​ where required.
• Other duties as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Biomedical preferred)
• 3+ years of related working experience from a regulated manufacturing industry
• 2+ years of relevant design control experience
• Experience with the overall design and development process

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience focusing on R&D activities relating to Electro-mechanical equipment in the medical devices industry
• Knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 14971, 21 CFR part 820, ISO 11135 and ISO 11607
• Experience with systems and electrical/software design and test
• Experience with IEC 60601-1 and collateral standards
• Self-starter with the ability to quickly learn about new processes
• Excellent analytical and communication skills (both written and oral)
• Able to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team environment

Requisition ID: 591134

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!