Principal Systems Engineer - P5
About The Position
Boston Scientific is seeking a 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, system integration, verification and validation, and technical risk management. It translates customer and clinical needs into innovative, reliable, and compliant medical device solutions from concept through commercialization and sustaining. The engineer will serve as a system-level lead, collaborating with electrical, mechanical, software, design assurance, sustaining, regulatory, and clinical engineering teams. The position supports a diverse portfolio that includes capital equipment, computing platforms, single-use therapeutic devices, and related technologies, while advancing systems thinking and cross-functional technical integration. This is an on-site role based in Maple Grove (Arbor Lakes), Minnesota. Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available.
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 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.
- Expertise in requirements engineering, including requirements development, decomposition, allocation, and traceability.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to 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.
- Experience in risk management, 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 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 practices across projects and development partners, including system concept development, early system definition, architecture, interface management, technical documentation, and lifecycle traceability.
- Assess technical risks and drive risk-reduction activities through early characterization and system integration.
- 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 alternatives, optimize performance, and reduce development risk.
- Manage technical execution by identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving complex system integration issues, and communicating progress, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Develop and apply 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.
Benefits
- Core and optional employee benefits
- Annual bonus target and long-term incentives may be available for exempt, non-sales roles, subject to plan eligibility and other requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
