R&D Engineer II

Innovation - Diversity - 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.

R&D Engineer II    Electronic Medical Equipment   Cardiology

Arden Hills, MN

This position will join a team of software and firmware test engineers responsible for complex customer systems and/or preparing studies and analyzing existing systems for the development of high profile electronic medical device.

Participate as a member of our FW/SW test team for Electronic Medical Equipment (EME) systems supporting multiple BSC divisions. Utilize a variety of new and proven technologies to test life-changing systems to patients and clinicians in support of BSC’s mission. The position is focused on enabling new product development opportunities in BSC.

Key Responsibilities

• Work alongside peers to design and deliver highly technical solutions for a variety of projects.  This can include, but not limited to software architecture, implementation, integration, and testing for complex, connected electronic medical equipment (“capital”) systems and systems-of-systems.
• Follow best practices for medical device software development.
• Design, define, update, implement and test software/firmware test protocols by using current engineering test methods and technologies.
• Document software/firmware test plans, results, reports and memos.  Methods used are determined by approved procedures and standards.
• Track software/firmware test engineering effort by creating and maintaining records in the approved tracking management tool.
• Communicate status and priority to the test team and management where appropriate
• Collaborate with firmware, system, hardware and software engineers to provide meaningful innovation
• Continuously improve process and work methodologies by interfacing with peers/cross-functional groups and analyzing activities to improve workflow and work processes.
• Sometimes manage third party designers, vendors, and contractors to deliver high quality engineering solutions at an accelerated pace.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited school in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent engineering field
• 2+ years of software or firmware experience with Bachelor's degree Or 3+ months of experience with Master's degree
• Experience testing software or firmware-based systems.
• Application or Embedded software test experience, preferably with medical devices.  Alternatively, Industrial software testing would also be relevant.
• Excellent Analytical Skills
• Experience with development languages such as C/C++/Python
• Experience in modern Source Code Management (SCM) tools such as git.
• Must be onsite 3+ days per week in Arden Hills, MN
• Travel can be up to 10% to BSC divisions and clinics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working within a quality system, IEC and ISO standards relevant to medical device software lifecycle and risk management (i.e. IEC 62304).
• Passion for understanding and solving problems for end users, with an ability to translate into software/firmware requirements, design, and test specifications.
• Track record of strong cross-functional collaboration, influence without authority, and project management enabling highly effective project teams. 
• Proven self-starter who runs towards critical issues, ambiguous requirements, or loosely defined challenges with a demonstrated ability to rally teams to achieve business results.
• Demonstrated history of learning new platforms and development environments to best meet project needs.
• Test development experience with internally developed or off the shelf test tools
• Strong communications and time management abilities
• Development experience with global teams

Requisition ID: 594750

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance testing requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a drug test as a pre-employment requirement/ The foal of the drug testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.

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!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. 

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