Quality Engineer II

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Arden Hills

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.

The Quality Engineer II will support Tachycardia battery production operations at the Arden Hills site. This role is responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality products to customers while driving continuous improvement and quality initiatives.

As a key member of a cross-functional team, this individual will provide day-to-day manufacturing floor support, lead proactive problem-solving efforts, and manage nonconforming material dispositions, NCEP and CAPA activities. This role also contributes to value improvement projects and serves as a process owner for manufacturing lines, partnering closely with manufacturing engineering and production teams to achieve business objectives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Work model, sponsorship, relocation:

This role is on-site at our Arden Hills, Minnesota location. Employees are expected to work from the site full time to support business and operational needs. 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:

• Apply systematic problem-solving methodologies to identify, prioritize, communicate, and resolve quality issues.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to identify process defects, determine root causes, implement corrective and preventive actions, and disposition nonconforming material.
•  Partner with process owners to define product boundaries and establish release criteria as needed.
• Utilize risk analysis tools, including hazard analysis, DFMEA and PFMEA, to evaluate and disposition product quality issues.
• Perform process validation and verification activities, including test method validation, and generate and review associated documentation.
• Identify sources of manufacturing variation and implement solutions to reduce or eliminate defects.
• Lead process improvement initiatives by capturing and analyzing quality metrics to enhance sustaining product performance and support new product development.
• Support quality systems, decisions and best practices as an active team member.
• Participate in team decision-making and demonstrate strong communication and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• Proactively identify and implement best-in-class Quality Engineering practices.

Required qualifications: 

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a science-related field with 2 years of related quality experience
• Proven experience with nonconforming material review processes
• Basic understanding of test method validation methodologies

Preferred qualifications:

• Proven experience in a regulated medical device environment, preferably in a quality function
• Cross-functional experience with manufacturing engineering, post-market complaints, CAPA, risk management, supplier quality and process engineering
• Proven experience with validation, statistical sampling and/or root cause investigation
• Familiarity with product documentation, inspection and testing

Requisition ID: 628895 

Minimum Salary: $ 71500 

Maximum Salary: $ 135800 

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.

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 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.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status.  Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.  Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements.   As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

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.