Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager - (Electronic Medical Systems)
About The Position
Boston Scientific is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead and develop a team of mechanical hardware engineers in the Interventional Cardiology division. The team is responsible for the design, development, verification, commercialization, and ongoing support of electronic medical equipment (EME). The manager provides technical and organizational leadership for mechanical product architecture and design execution, guiding work from exploratory development and new product development through manufacturing transfer and product sustainment. The role collaborates across engineering disciplines and functions to deliver safe, reliable, high-quality products in a regulated medical device environment. This is an on-site position at the Arbor Lakes facility in Maple Grove, Minnesota, requiring work in the office four to five days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. Relocation assistance may be available.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Biotechnical, Electromechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- At least 10 years of relevant mechanical engineering or product development experience, including development of complex hardware or electromechanical products.
- At least 3 years of technical or engineering management experience, including leadership, coaching, and development of engineers.
- Demonstrated experience guiding mechanical product design, integration, technical reviews, and verification and validation activities.
- Ability to solve complex technical problems and make sound decisions across competing technical, schedule, cost, and quality requirements.
- Working knowledge of disciplined product development practices, engineering documentation, and quality and regulatory requirements in a structured development environment.
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
- Experience developing and commercializing Class II or Class III medical devices, particularly electronic medical equipment.
- At least 5 years of direct R&D people management experience leading mechanical engineers.
- Experience with medical electrical equipment standards, such as IEC 60601, as applicable to mechanical design and system integration.
- Experience with mechanical architecture, structural and thermal design, tolerance analysis, reliability, and electromechanical integration.
- Experience with design controls, risk management, design transfer, and manufacturing or field support for commercial products.
- Experience collaborating with external design firms, manufacturing partners, operations, test engineering, and process development teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead, recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing mechanical engineering team, including providing feedback, career development, succession planning, and capability planning.
- Own and guide mechanical engineering strategy, architecture, design decisions, and technical execution for EME programs from feasibility through commercialization and product sustainment.
- Provide technical direction to experienced engineers and technical leads, reviewing critical design tradeoffs, risks, and complex problem-solving approaches.
- Partner with program managers and cross-functional leaders to assess staffing, skills, priorities, schedules, and resource needs across the Interventional Cardiology portfolio.
- Oversee mechanical design outputs and technical reviews, including requirements, specifications, design documentation, design verification and validation plans, and evidence of design performance.
- Ensure mechanical development activities comply with internal procedures, design controls, quality system requirements, risk management processes, and relevant medical equipment standards.
- Drive mechanical system integration with electrical, systems, software, test, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and service teams.
- Guide design for manufacturability, assembly, reliability, serviceability, and cost; support design transfer, manufacturing readiness, external partners, and post-launch technical investigations.
- Build strategic partnerships within Boston Scientific and with external engineering or manufacturing partners.
- Promote disciplined technical decision-making, innovation, continuous improvement, effective change leadership, and an inclusive team environment.
- Develop and execute departmental operating plans, processes, and priorities; manage budgets, external design resources, and engineering investments.
- Communicate technical risks, tradeoffs, program status, and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
