Embedded Software Engineer III

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Arden Hills; US-MN-Maple Grove

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:

Boston Scientific was recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Workplaces for Engineers in 2026, reflecting a culture where engineers do meaningful work.

Boston Scientific was recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day.

At Boston Scientific, we transform patient care through meaningful innovation. As an Embedded Software Engineer III within our Urology division, you will play a critical role in the evaluation, development and integration of firmware for active implantable neuromodulation devices that restore control and dignity to patients worldwide. This hands-on role requires strong expertise in embedded systems, system integration and real-time firmware development within a regulated Class III medical device environment. You will contribute across the full product development lifecycle — from architecture and design through verification and regulatory submission — while collaborating with a cross-functional R&D team committed to safety, quality and continuous improvement.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our Arden Hills, Minnesota, office at least three days per week. The team is expected to transition to our Maple Grove, Minnesota, campus sometime in 2026. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Participate in technology evaluations, technical specification development and validation of firmware architectures and embedded software for active implantable medical devices.
• Support firmware architecture, detailed design and real-time embedded development in alignment with IEC 62304 and applicable FDA regulations.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 13485, ISO 14971, FDA Quality System Regulation and medical device cybersecurity standards, including FDA premarket cybersecurity guidance and IEC 62443.
• Identify and mitigate firmware-related risks, cybersecurity vulnerabilities and system integration challenges, including those associated with acquired technologies.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, risk management, regulatory affairs and clinical teams to ensure seamless device integration and design execution.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive design documentation, traceability matrices and software development lifecycle artifacts to support 510(k), PMA and CE Mark submissions.
• Contribute to software and system risk management activities throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Develop and execute unit and integration test strategies and support design verification activities.
• Provide technical leadership in low-power embedded design, wireless communication technologies including BLE, NFC and RF telemetry, and real-time operating system integration.
• Perform firmware testing, debugging and verification using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, hardware-in-the-loop simulations and automated test environments.
• Establish and improve firmware development lifecycle processes aligned with Boston Scientific’s quality management system.
• Support product transfer from R&D to manufacturing and sustaining engineering.
• Foster innovation, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the R&D engineering team.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in embedded firmware development.
• Minimum of 1 years' experience in implantable, Class III or other regulated medical devices.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for microcontroller-based firmware development.
• Experience developing low-power embedded systems with and without real-time operating systems.
• Experience with firmware risk assessment, cybersecurity principles and regulatory-compliant software development.
• Knowledge of PC-based application development using Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Strong communication, documentation and organizational skills.

Preferred qualifications:

• Working knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and FDA Quality System Regulation requirements.
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions due diligence activities within the medical device industry.
• Hands-on experience with secure bootloaders, cryptographic protocols and over-the-air firmware updates.
• Advanced expertise in Bluetooth Low Energy, including peripheral, central and dual roles, pairing, GATT profiles, security implementation and custom services.
• Experience working with BLE software stacks such as Nordic or Onsemi and optimizing for ultra-low-power and performance-constrained environments.

Requisition ID: 624667 

Minimum Salary: $ 78300 

Maximum Salary: $ 148800 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com—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.

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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 www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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.

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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.