Principal Systems Engineer - P5

Boston Scientific • Maple Grove, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Boston Scientific is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Principal Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership in developing complex medical device systems within its Interventional Cardiology division. The role leads systems engineering across the product lifecycle, including system architecture, requirements development and traceability, interface management, integration, verification and validation, and technical risk management. The engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams across electrical, mechanical, software, design assurance, sustaining, regulatory, and clinical engineering to translate customer and clinical needs into innovative, reliable, compliant solutions from concept through commercialization and sustaining. The product portfolio includes capital equipment, computing platforms, single-use therapeutic devices, and supporting technologies. This on-site role is based in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, or at least 8 years of experience with a master’s degree.
• Experience defining system architectures and developing complex multidisciplinary systems integrating hardware, software, electrical, and mechanical components.
• Experience leading complex system analyses from concept through commercialization.
• Proficiency with requirements management and traceability tools such as Jama, Code Beamer, Jira, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated expertise in requirements engineering, including requirements development, decomposition, allocation, and traceability.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly to diverse technical and nontechnical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or doctorate in engineering, systems engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in a formal systems engineering role.
• Medical device industry experience applying design controls, particularly user needs, intended use, system requirements, system design, and traceability.
• Risk management experience, including identifying, evaluating, and implementing effective risk controls.
• Experience in human factors engineering, usability engineering, 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and system-level expertise for the design, development, integration, and commercialization of complex electro-mechanical medical device systems.
• Lead cross-functional technical decision-making and build alignment on technical strategies across engineering, functional management, and business leadership.
• Define, maintain, and evolve functional and physical system 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 and development partners, including concept development, early system definition, architecture, interface management, technical documentation, and lifecycle traceability.
• Assess technical risks and drive risk burn-down through early characterization and system integration activities.
• Translate customer, clinical, and stakeholder needs into clear, testable system requirements and ensure traceability throughout product development.
• Lead system-level trade studies and design evaluations to assess technical alternatives, optimize performance, and reduce development risk.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system integration issues; communicate technical progress, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Develop and apply modeling, simulation, mathematical analysis, and system characterization methods 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.

Benefits

• Core and optional employee benefits are offered; details are available at www.bscbenefitsconnect.com.
• Exempt, non-sales roles may be eligible for an annual bonus target and long-term incentives, subject to plan eligibility and other requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal