Manufacturing Engineer I

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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.           

About the role:

This Manufacturing Engineer I position is project focused and is responsible for completing validation projects that involve launching new products, improving components capacity and quality, generating material and design VIP, and approving new resins and other material for use in production.  The primary process this position will focus on is thermoplastic injection molding, but often involve secondary processes such as pad printing, inspection methods, and packaging. This position will also support strategies and the execution of continuous improvement projects that improve the manufacturability of medical devices to reduce the need for labor, inspections, and materials. This individual will be required to routinely partner with cross-functional and cross-site teams to validate and implement manufacturing processes within the business unit.

This role requires an onsite workmode from our Spencer, IN office. Relocation assistance is not available for this position and Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Working cooperatively with R&D, Process Development, Quality, Production, Regulatory, Equipment Engineering, Supply Chain, and Marketing on validation projects to ensure project success.
• Owning, managing and communicating project timelines to complete projects on time that deliver or exceed the business, quality, capacity and cost goals for each project.
• Designs and coordinates applicable engineering tests and experiments.
• Analyzing, summarizing, and drawing conclusions from metrology test results.
• Designing and preparing engineering reports and communicating results to the technical and leadership audiences.
• Coordinating, managing, and documenting project goals, timelines, and progress.
• In all actions, demonstrating a commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering discipline
• 1+ years of manufacturing, process or related engineering experience, experience with injection molding preferred, or applicable internship experience
• Ability to learn how to qualify injection molding equipment
• Strong bias for action and ability to effectively prioritize work and deliver results in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment are critical
• Ability to learn manufacturing problem solving and process improvement tools such as DMAIC and production flow tools such as LEAN manufacturing

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Plastics Engineering
• Internship or other applicable experience in a manufacturing environment 
• Experience with plastics processing
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to develop and present ideas via visual communication methods  
• Experience with troubleshooting, analysis, and repair of equipment  
• Proven ability to drive process improvement

Requisition ID: 608830 

Minimum Salary: $ 55400 

Maximum Salary: $ 105300 

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).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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 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.