R&D Engineer I

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.

Advancing possibilities for a brighter tomorrow

We are seeking a R&D Engineer I on a permanent basis to join our team.

Job Purpose:

Boston Scientific is seeking a highly motivated R&D Engineer to join the Galway Interventional Cardiology Therapies (ICTx) Sustaining R&D team. The ICTx Sustaining Engineering R&D group provide design support to commercial products in many varied projects that ensure safety, compliance and manufacturing continuity of this new product portfolio.

Responsible for supporting the commercialization of next-generation minimally invasive medical devices for the treatment of coronary artery disease. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team within a dynamic New Product Development (NPD) organisation specializing in coronary intervention systems, driving product readiness for launch across major global healthcare markets.

With limited supervision, the role involves compiling, analyzing, and reporting on operational, testing, and research data to ensure product design intent is upheld throughout the product lifecycle. Additionally, the candidate will provide essential post-launch support by serving as a key source of product and clinical expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Use of design change process to ensure proposed changes are systematically and thoroughly analyzed before beginning the change process. Whenever product changes are proposed, justification is written, or data is collected to verify that the design intent is still met.
• Works cross-functionally with project management, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical and marketing to ensure project success.
• Work collaboratively with manufacturing to reduce product costs through design improvements.
• Works with other functions to understand feedback from the market, providing design knowledge input to understand device performance and anatomy interaction, look for opportunity for device improvement and interact with physicians as necessary to optimise outcomes.
• Interfaces with vendors and physicians where projects require.
• Maintain product performance through Quality Investigations and ensuring rigorous support for design changes.
• Works independently to plan and schedule own activities necessary to meet timelines.
• Performs troubleshooting on products/process problems as related to design, material or process.
• Summarizes, analyzes and draws conclusions from test results, prepares standard reports/documentation to communicate results to technical community.
• Must be able to provide technical guidance within a team and be an effective communicator within a multidisciplinary and international organisation.
• Leads or participates in a cross functional team to perform troubleshooting on products/process problems as related to design, material or process.
• Demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality.

Preferred Education & Experience:

• HETAC Level 8 Degree in a relevant Technical Discipline, preferably Mechanical, Polymer, Materials or Biomedical Engineering.
• Strong R&D/technical experience preferably in the health care industry, minimum 18months.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven leadership abilities.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• You should have a proven track record of working in a fast-paced environment with strong technical capabilities and be capable of handling multiple development aspects of assigned projects.

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 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!

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At Boston Scientific, we recognise that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative. It is essential in advancing science for life and improving patient health. 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. Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Boston Scientific is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with a disability. Should you require a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please email TalentAcquisitionIre@bsci.com