Principal Firmware Engineer

Additional Location(s): N/A

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:

This person will support Product Development Engineering for Endoscopy R&D at Boston Scientific with a focus on firmware development for imaging systems. This engineering role improves products, materials, processes, or equipment and solves problems of moderate complexity. Under limited supervision/guidance, compiles, analyzes, and reports operational, test, and research data to establish performance standards for newly designed or modified products.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Participatein and successfully contributeto project teams typically including the following activities: product design and development, test of materials, preparation of specifications, process capability studies, research investigations (animal and clinical studies), report preparation, and process/test documentation
• Workindependently to plan and schedule own activities necessary to meet timelines
• Designand coordinatestandard engineering tests and experiments
• Design, procure, and fabricatetooling and fixtures
• Performtroubleshooting on new products/process problems as related to design, material, or process
• Summarize, analyze, and drawconclusions from test results independently
• Preparestandard reports/documentation to communicate results to technical community
• Responsible for engineering documentation
• May train and/or provide work direction to other engineers and technicians
• Workcooperatively with process development, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing to ensure project success
• DemonstrateProduct Life Cycle system knowledge through delivery of high-quality deliverables
• Communicateproactively
  

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant R&D experience
• Experience in embedded firmware development C/C++, and code development processes with debugging emulation and simulation tools
• Understanding of basic hardware/software interface
• 10-20% global travel
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with FPGAs,especially with soft-core processors
• Experience with PIC MCUs and ARM Cortex-M
• Familiarity with software development life cycles
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Knowledge of Matlab or other programming language
• Experience with developing Medical Imaging Products
• Able to apply product life-cycle development process independently
  

Requisition ID:596495

Minimum Salary:$100700

Maximum Salary: $191300

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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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 identify, 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 specificprohibited substancetest 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.