Senior Electrical Engineer Waltham

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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.                

Senior Electrical Engineer – Sustaining Engineering

Waltham, MA

As Senior Electrical Sustaining Engineer, you will be part of a growing team that provides technical leadership within R&D and an interdisciplinary team. You will work on new projects from concept to commercialization and be responsible for solving engineering problems, designing components of the system, and supporting testing and troubleshooting of the system design.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, debug, and test mixed signal electronic circuits and systems by using current tools, analysis techniques, and technologies.
• Improve existing products addressing sustaining engineering electronics and electrical hardware needs.
• Solve engineering problems and recommend corrective or alternative actions.
• Participate in the conception, architecture and development of next generation mapping and navigation system components and accessory boxes.
• Assist with industry-based standards testing such as Safety and EMC according to IEC 60601.
• Update / generate documentation of designs, design changes, development activities, evaluations, and rationales.
• Support Manufacturing in troubleshooting operations involving medical devices through assembly and test

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• BS or more in Electrical Engineering or Electromechanical Engineering from and accredited school
• 5+ years of work experience in electrical engineering with a Bachelor’s degree or  2+ years of work experience in electrical engineering with a Master’s degree
• Experience designing mixed signal electrical circuits (including component selection, schematic capture, and circuit board layout)
• Familiarity with analog design for low-level signal acquisition. Candidate should have a basic understanding of common noise sources and real-world design limitations.
• Experience evaluating and selecting components, based on system and design specifications.
• Expertise in laboratory troubleshooting techniques, including proficiency with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and related equipment.
• Strong technical background with a desire to learn new technologies.
• Strong communication and time management abilities.
• Excellent people skills to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
• Confident working independently to complete tasks and troubleshoot issues with minimal oversight.
• Willingness to work hybrid (3+ days per week onsite) at our Waltham, MA location

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing electrical circuits for medical devices
• Understanding of FPGA and Firmware development
• Experience with technical report writing.
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art PCB fabrication technology (SMT, BGA, blind and buried micro via, flex circuits, etc.) and assembly.
• Proficient with OrCAD and/or Altium schematic capture and layout tools
• Experience providing technical assistance to other functional departments such as Product Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Quality, Reliability and Manufacturing

Requisition ID: 592481

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.

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