R&D Manager

Boston Scientific; Arden Hills, Northern (MN, KY); On-site; USD 102,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific in Arden Hills, MN is seeking an R&D Manager to lead a team of mechanical engineers focused on pulse generator mechanical design, headers and feedthroughs. You will drive both new product development and sustaining initiatives, providing strategic direction and coaching to engineers.

You will coordinate with Electrical, Systems, Firmware, Regulatory and Project Management to ensure deliverables, validation activities and documentation meet demanding quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, biomedical or related engineering with a mechanical focus.
• 8+ years in technical engineering, including new product development.
• 2+ years in leadership, supervision or engineering team leadership.
• Experience in product design and development for mechanical systems.
• Proven ability to lead on complex engineering projects and define strategies.
• Experience maintaining engineering drawings, BOMs, design records and test docs.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of roughly 5–10 mechanical engineers, including contractors.
• Provide technical leadership for mechanical design activities across Active Implantable Systems.
• Guide activities across new product development and sustaining programs.
• Provide functional management of mechanical workstreams across key projects.
• Oversee design verification and validation activities and test planning.
• Ensure timely completion of design documentation and quality system deliverables.
• Collaborate with Electrical Hardware, Systems Engineering, Firmware and Regulatory teams.
• Establish team processes, priorities and accountability for technical excellence.

Skills

Team leadership

Mechanical design

Technical guidance

Project management

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

Job description

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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 as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day.

Join Boston Scientific as an R&D Manager within the Active Implantable Systems Mechanical Hardware organization in Arden Hills, Minnesota. In this role, you will lead and develop a team of mechanical engineers responsible for critical aspects of pulse generator mechanical design, including electronic assemblies, device headers and feedthroughs, while advancing both new product development and sustaining engineering initiatives across divisions in Boston Scientific.

This technical people-leadership role combines team development and organizational leadership with technical direction and functional project oversight. You will establish structure and priorities across the team, provide coaching and career development for engineers, and apply your technical expertise to solve complex problems and develop effective strategies. You will also oversee mechanical engineering workstreams within key projects, helping ensure technical deliverables, design documentation and verification activities are completed effectively and on schedule.

This is an on-site position based in Arden Hills, Minnesota, with the expectation that employees work on-site each day and occasional work-from-home flexibility as appropriate. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead, manage and develop a team of approximately 5-10 mechanical engineers, potentially including contractors, providing regular coaching, performance feedback, career development and technical guidance.
• Provide technical leadership and direction for mechanical design activities associated with Active Implantable Systems, including electronic assemblies, device headers, feedthroughs and related components and interfaces.
• Guide mechanical engineering activities across new product development and sustaining programs, helping the team solve complex problems, establish strategies and make sound technical decisions.
• Provide functional management oversight for mechanical engineering workstreams on key projects by establishing priorities, monitoring progress, identifying risks, coordinating resources and ensuring deliverables are completed effectively and on schedule.
• Oversee the development and execution of mechanical design verification and validation activities, including test method development and validation, test planning, and design verification and validation test execution.
• Ensure high-quality, timely completion of design documentation and Quality System deliverables, including engineering drawings, bills of material (BOMs), design records, test documentation and other required product development records.
• Partner closely with Electrical Hardware, Systems Engineering, Firmware, Project Management, Regulatory, Process Development and other cross-functional stakeholders to align strategies, resolve issues and achieve project objectives.
• Establish effective team processes, resource plans, priorities and ways of working that create clarity and accountability while promoting technical excellence, employee engagement and individual career growth.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering or another engineering discipline with a mechanical focus, minor or equivalent formal concentration.
• Minimum of 8 years' technical engineering experience, including experience supporting new product development projects.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in leadership, supervision, project management, people management or engineering team leadership roles.
• Mechanical engineering experience in product design and development.
• Experience providing technical leadership on complex engineering projects, including problem-solving, development of engineering strategies and execution of project deliverables.
• Proficiency in developing and maintaining engineering design documentation, including engineering drawings, bills of material, design records, test protocols or equivalent technical documentation.
• Hands‑on involvement in product verification and validation activities, including engineering test method development, test method validation and/or design verification testing.
• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

Preferred qualifications:

• Background in developing Class III or active implantable medical devices.
• Familiarity with cardiac rhythm management products, pulse generators or other implantable electronic medical devices.
• Knowledge of medical device product development within a regulated Quality System and design control environment.
• Experience with mechanical design of electronic assemblies, device headers, feedthroughs, hermetic enclosures or related electromechanical products.
• Hands‑on involvement in test method development and validation, as well as design verification and validation in a regulated product development environment.
• Exposure to both new product development and sustaining engineering activities.
• Proven success coaching and developing engineers across a range of technical and experience levels.
• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, create organizational structure and manage engineering resources across multiple activities and projects.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration and influencing skills, with the ability to resolve complex technical and project issues.
• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering or a related technical field and/or an MBA.

Requisition ID:635260

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).

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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 byprovidinga 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,neurologicaland 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.

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