Interventional Cardiology R&D Engineer Intern 2025

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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.

This position will be posted from September 3rd to November 8th, 2024  

We will consider qualified applicants of all ages who are starting (or restarting) their careers.  

Title: R&D Engineer Intern 

Department: Peripheral Interventions (PI) 

Location(s): Maple Grove, MN 

Duration: May - August 2025 (dates flexible) 

Eligibility Requirements: Ability to work in the United States without restriction  

 Benefits:   

• Corporate housing & relocation assistance or living stipend available for those who meet eligibility requirements  

• Half-day Fridays all through the summer  

• Free on-campus fitness center & group fitness classes  

• Events throughout the summer include Intern social outings, volunteer day, Field Day at the Park, opportunities to learn about other BSC sites/departments and network cross-functionally with leadership and peers, and more!  

• Casual, comfortable dress code and inclusive company culture 

Our Purpose:   

Our R&D engineers are tasked with designing and developing innovative, breakthrough next-generation medical devices that improve and extend the lives of patients around the world.  The Peripheral Interventions (PI) unit leads in minimally invasive therapies for peripheral artery disease, venous disease, vessel trauma, and cancer. Growth of the division is driven by the aging population, under-diagnosed and under-treated patient populations, heterogeneity of disease and unmet clinical need. PI offers innovations in drug-eluting technologies, clot management, embolization, and interventional oncoloy. 

Your Opportunity:   

As a R&D Engineering Intern in the Peripheral Interventions division at Boston Scientific, you will…  

• Use your problem-solving abilities to perform meaningful engineering work.  

• Grow your skillset through a combination of training, hands-on experience, and mentorship.  

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team.  

• Have opportunities to expand your professional network.  

• Get exposure to what it is like working in a Fortune 500 medical device company.   

Your Impact: 

Examples of meaningful work by R&D Engineering Interns:  

• Designing, fabricating, and prototype new device designs to address clinical feedback.  

• Develop new and innovative test methods for in vitro device testing.  

• Assist new product development teams in device development and testing.  

• Research and analyze, clinical and market data for new market opportunities.    

Your Qualifications:   

• Current Bachelor's student in your Junior or Senior year or grad student. Must have at least one semester of school left post-internship to quality.   

• Pursuing degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field.   

• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse cross-functional teams.  

• Ability and passion to learn new technologies and find new solutions. 

Requisition ID: 589929

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance testing requirements for safety-sensitive positions.  This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a drug test as a pre-employment requirement.  The goal 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. 

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 identify, gender expression, veteran’s status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Boston Scientific maintains a prohibited substance free workplace. Pursuant to Va. Code § 2.2-4312 (2000), Boston Scientific is providing notification that the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or marijuana is prohibited in the workplace and that violations will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

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.