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Additional Location(s): US-MN-Maple Grove; US-MN-Arden Hills

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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.           

About the role:

Boston Scientific was recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Workplaces for Engineers in 2026, reflecting a culture where engineers do meaningful work.

Boston Scientific is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Principal Systems Engineer - P5 to provide technical leadership for the development of complex medical device systems within the Interventional Cardiology division. In this role, you will drive systems engineering activities across the product lifecycle, including system architecture, requirements development and traceability, interface management, system integration, verification and validation, and technical risk management. As a system-level technical leader, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams spanning electrical, mechanical, software, design assurance, sustaining, regulatory, and clinical engineering to translate customer and clinical needs into innovative, reliable, and compliant medical device solutions from concept to commercialization and sustaining.

Be part of one of Boston Scientific's most product-diverse divisions, supporting the development of next-generation medical technologies and strategic business initiatives. You will play a key role in enabling systems thinking, driving cross-functional technical integration, and ensuring the successful delivery of innovative products ranging from capital equipment and computing platforms to single-use therapeutic devices and supporting technologies.

Work model, sponsorship, relocation:

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office in Arbor Lakes or Arden Hills, Minnesota at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide technical leadership and system-level expertise for the design, development, integration, and commercialization of complex medical device systems.
• Lead cross-functional technical decision-making, build alignment on technical strategies, and secure agreement across engineering, functional management, and business leadership.
• Define, maintain, and evolve system architecture, including functional and physical architectures, subsystem partitioning, interface definitions, and system performance requirements.
• Lead end-to-end system integration across hardware, software, electrical, mechanical, optical, manufacturing and disposable subsystems.
• Drive Systems Engineering best practices across projects, including system concept development, architecture, interface management, technical documentation, and lifecycle traceability.
• Drive requirements engineering by translating customer, clinical, and stakeholder needs into clear, testable system requirements and ensuring traceability throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead system-level trade studies and design evaluations to assess technical alternatives, optimize performance, and reduce development risk.
• Manage technical execution by identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving complex system integration issues while communicating technical progress, risks, and recommendations to key stakeholders.
• Develop and apply analytical methods, including modeling, simulation, mathematical analysis, and system characterization, to solve complex engineering problems and drive corrective actions.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers while advancing Systems Engineering methodologies and best practices across the organization.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience with a bachelor's degree, or minimum of 8 years' experience with a master's degree.
• Experience defining system architectures and developing complex multidisciplinary systems integrating hardware, software, electrical, and mechanical components.
• Experience in leading complex system analysis from concept through commercialization.
• Proficiency with requirements management and traceability tools (e.g., Jama, Code Beamer, Jira, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated expertise in requirements engineering, including requirements development, decomposition, allocation, and traceability.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with laser systems, optical technologies, or applied optics in the design and development of medical devices.
• MS/PhD in Engineering or Systems Engineering or related discipline.
• 5 or more years of experience in a formal Systems Engineering role.
• Medical Device industry experience in design controls with a focus on user needs, intended use, system requirements, system design, and traceability.
• Experience with risk management, including the identification of effective risk controls.
• Experience in human factors engineering, usability, or ergonomic design.
• Experience defining and implementing cybersecurity requirements and secure-by-design principles for connected medical devices.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional technical teams and high-visibility, strategic product development initiatives.

Requisition ID: 632465 

Minimum Salary: $ 102100 

Maximum Salary: $ 194000 

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.

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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 identity, 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.