Principal Process Engineer - Shafts Assembly

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

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 is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Principal Process Engineer to join our fast-growing Shafts Assembly team. In this role, you'll use your technical skills and passion for innovation to lead the commercialization of new products and improvements. You'll work hands-on to solve complex problems in a fast-paced, global environment, focusing on developing processes from concept to production. This position involves cross-functional collaboration to design and commercialize advanced technology, supporting process development across Boston Scientific's global plant network. This role will influence the technical strategy of our Shafts Assembly team, working closely with Operations and technology development, while leading through a growth mindset.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a fully-onsite work model requiring employees to be in our local office five (5) days per week.

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Boston Scientific ranked #2 among medical device companies on Forbes America's Best Places to Work for Engineers 2026. Whethere your passion lies in systems, software, human factors, or beyond, this is a place where you can grow your career and be part of something bigger - advancing science for life.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assess process capabilities, prioritize process improvement opportunities, and innovate and implement process improvements on complex projects

• Apply technical knowledge to innovate, design, and develop processes, procedures, tooling, and/or automation

• Execute the functional deliverables associated with the PDP/TDP, Project Management, and Quality Systems

• Serve as a key resource or expert, participating in setting technical direction for the function and/or organization

• Own/contribute to technical reports, validations, and qualifications by capturing experimental results

• Ensure visibility and closure of process issues (e.g., yields, cost, capability, etc.) per PDP milestones

• Evaluate external technologies and strategically identify opportunities to implement them internally
• Evaluate emerging technologies and develop strategic roadmaps for internal adoption, including business case development, risk assessment, and implementation planning
• Act as the process engineering thought leader, contributing to platform-level architecture decisions and manufacturing technology strategy

• Provide ongoing mentoring and technical guidance to managers, other engineers, technicians, and functional groups

• Write and review validation protocols and reports applicable to new processes

• Serve as a key contributor and participant in technical reviews, preparing and presenting technical data and recommendations at technical and business reviews

• Provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input to the engineering print package

• Partner cross-functionally to develop design specifications, test methods, and material selection

• Contribute ideas to or generate Intellectual Property submissions

• Train and/or provide work direction to technicians and engineers and may train manufacturing personnel when required as part of prototype line development and validation

• Serve as a core team member or technical expert (subject matter expert) on new product development projects

• May give direction to technicians and engineers

• May serve as a representative or liaison to other Boston Scientific sites or external organizations, boards, or committees

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering

• Minimum of 7 years of professional engineering experience relevant to this role, or minimum of 6 years of professional engineering experience relevant to this role with an advanced degree

• Hands-on mechanical aptitude

• Demonstrated engineering fundamentals (LEAN, DFM, etc)

• Demonstrated cross functional teamwork in technically demanding environment

• Strong conflict resolution and problem-solving skills

• Prior experience as a technical lead on team projects

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Prior experience in medical device industry or similar highly-regulated industry
• Experience with Process Verification and Validation
• Expertise in Operations
• Open to travel (domestic or international) up to 15% of time

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering

• Advanced degree in Engineering

• Ability to influence without authority, including leading teams using a growth mindset

• Prior experience as a technical lead and/or core team member, and project management experience
• Demonstrated use of Design for Six Sigma tools (Design of Experiments, problem solving)

• Highly motivated individual that can independently drive deliverables to completion through collaboration among team members

• Demonstrated ability to develop and drive innovative solutions into processes and products

• Experience developing and characterizing various types of processes

• Demonstrated understanding and usage of statistics to drive improvements; proficiency in Minitab

• Demonstrated ability to develop equipment/fixtures/tooling from concept to production

• Medical device design experience; new product development

• Demonstrated understanding of problem solving and root cause investigations

• Troubleshooting in combination with product yield and performance

• Experience with mechanical design (CAD/SolidWorks)

• Ability to schedule out timelines with specific milestones to achieve and demonstrated success
• Boston Scientific experience

Requisition ID: 621212

Minimum Salary: $ 99100

Maximum Salary: $ 188300

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) - see 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).

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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 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.