Senior R&D Engineer - P4

Job Overview

Boston Scientific is looking for a driven Senior R&D Engineer to join the Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Therapies (ICVT) Sustaining R&D team in Galway. This team provides essential design leadership and technical support for a range of commercial coronary intervention products, focusing on safety, regulatory compliance, manufacturing stability, and continuous enhancements throughout the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead commercialization and lifecycle activities of minimally invasive devices treating IC and VT diseases.
• Operate independently on complex sustaining and design changes, leveraging advanced engineering judgment to balance product performance, regulatory adherence, manufacturing capabilities, and business demands.
• Analyze and interpret technical, operational, and research data to offer sound engineering recommendations while preserving design intent throughout product life.
• Serve as technical authority within cross-functional project teams, bringing product and clinical insight to influence decisions.
• Early identification of technical risks and opportunities with proactive mitigation strategies aligned with project goals and timelines.
• Oversee sustaining engineering and design change processes ensuring changes are justified, risk-assessed and validated, with design integrity maintained.
• Manage technical workstreams independently, solving complex design, material, and process challenges while adhering to project schedules.
• Lead collaboration with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, clinical, marketing, and project management teams to assure project success and product preparedness.
• Facilitate structured problem-solving and quality investigations, determining root causes and implementing corrective measures to safeguard product quality and performance.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and suppliers in process development, validation, and ongoing product, manufacturing, and cost improvements across current and future product lines.
• Prepare comprehensive engineering documentation and communicate technical and business analyses clearly.
• Act as an expert on commercial products, utilizing clinical and anatomical knowledge to assess feedback, support physicians, and identify product enhancement opportunities.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that increase engineering efficiency, project performance, and organizational effectiveness beyond task-specific objectives.
• Mentor and guide engineers, uphold best engineering practices, and influence technical decisions in global, multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications and Experience

• Honours bachelor's degree (Level 8 or higher) in Mechanical, Biomedical, Polymer, Materials Engineering, or a similar discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant R&D engineering experience in the medical device industry or another highly regulated sector.
• Proven track record in product development and/or process development, with the ability to apply expertise to sustaining engineering and lifecycle management.
• Experience managing technical workstreams, executing design changes, or leading complex engineering projects in multidisciplinary environments.
• Deep understanding of design controls, risk management, verification, validation, and change management in regulated settings.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills; ability to mentor junior engineers and influence technical decisions.