Systems Engineer Fellow

Additional Location(s): US-CA-Valencia

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 was recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Workplaces for Engineers in 2026, reflecting a culture where engineers do meaningful work.

As a Fellow Systems Engineer within Boston Scientific's Neuromodulation R&D team, you will serve as a senior technical lead, driving systems engineering strategy, architecture and design for complex implantable medical devices and connected cloud and mobile technologies.

You will apply deep technical expertise and systems-level thinking to solve complex engineering challenges, influence technology direction, and ensure the successful integration of hardware, firmware and software within highly regulated medical device systems.

 At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our Valencia, CA office at least three days per week.

 
Your responsibilities will include: 

• Serve as technical lead providing strategic engineering leadership across multidisciplinary teams and complex product development initiatives
• Define and analyze system requirements, clinical workflows, and input/output processes by using systems engineering methods and techniques
• Drive resolution of highly complex system integration challenges, applying advanced engineering judgment to evaluate trade-offs and influence critical technical decisions
• Define and guide system architecture, including critical interfaces, design trade-offs and interactions across hardware, firmware, software and connected technologies
• Establish and guide system-level design documentation, requirements traceability and change impact assessments to ensure technical rigor and compliance with quality system requirements
• Partner with regulatory and quality teams to provide technical expertise and support regulatory strategies, submissions and compliance activities
• Influence technical priorities, development strategies and execution plans across complex engineering initiatives, balancing technical risk, business objectives and project timelines
• Provide technical leadership in system risk management, including failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), hazard analysis and mitigation strategies for complex medical device systems

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• 10+ years of engineering experience. [Master’s may substitute for 2 years of experience]
• 7+ years of engineering experience in mixed HW/SW systems
• 5+ years in the design, development, and testing of embedded systems and/or active implantable medical device experience
• Demonstrated expertise in defining, developing and evaluating complex system requirements, specifications and architectures for multidisciplinary engineering systems
• Extensive hands-on experience with system integration, troubleshooting and verification of complex hardware and software systems in laboratory environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to independently navigate ambiguous technical challenges, develop innovative solutions and influence technical direction
• Extensive knowledge of systems engineering life cycle processes, including requirements development, architecture, integration, verification and validation
• Ability to interpret and apply regulations and standards relevant to class II/III medical devices
• Familiarity with requirements management/PLM tools
• Experience in product concept development, customer interaction, verification of engineering requirements, and validation of customer needs/design requirements
• Strong written and verbal communication, judgment, decision-making, and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated ability to build strategic relationships and influence technical decisions across engineering teams, business functions and external stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives, mentor engineers and drive alignment across multidisciplinary teams without direct reporting authority
• Experience influencing technical priorities, managing engineering trade-offs and guiding execution across complex product development initiatives

Requisition ID: 637105 

Minimum Salary: $ 131700 

Maximum Salary: $ 250200 

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 by providing a 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, neurological and 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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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.