Principal, R&D Engineer, Maintenance Release Tech Lead

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: Boston Scientific was recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Workplaces for Engineers in 2026, reflecting a culture where engineers do meaningful work.   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.   In this role, you will provide end-to-end technical and project leadership for software maintenance releases supporting complex medical device systems. You will own maintenance releases from backlog and scope definition through development, release readiness, deployment and post-release transition, including strategic project decisions, the end-to-end integrated schedule and budget.   Working across software, systems, quality, cybersecurity, regulatory and platform teams, you will ensure maintenance releases address field and product needs while maintaining a primary commitment to patient safety, product quality and compliance with Boston Scientific quality processes.   Work model, sponsorship, relocation: This role requires employees to work on-site at our Maple Grove location. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.   Your responsibilities will include:

Own the maintenance release end-to-end, including backlog, release scope, prioritization, strategic project decisions, execution, release readiness and transition to deployment. Maintain and prioritize the maintenance release backlog, incorporating field issues, product quality signals, cybersecurity needs, technical debt and other business or product inputs. Own strategic project decisions and technical tradeoffs; lead the technical assessment of proposed changes, define the release technical approach, and engage platform and functional subject matter experts for review and approval as required. Lead the cross-functional maintenance release team and drive alignment across systems, software, test, design assurance, cybersecurity, regulatory, DevOps, field service and other functions. Own the end-to-end integrated release schedule and budget, including milestones, dependencies, resource needs and tradeoffs required to deliver the release. Ensure the systems-owned overall verification and validation strategy and functional verification strategies are aligned with release scope, risk, schedule and release objectives. Own the maintenance release change control board process, including scope changes, strategic tradeoffs and coordination of defect and anomaly disposition. Proactively manage integrated project and technical risks and issues, drive resolution of cross-functional conflicts, and escalate significant risks or decisions to platform or franchise leadership as appropriate. Own the integrated release-readiness assessment and recommendation, ensuring required functional deliverables, reviews, approvals and objective evidence are complete before release. Effectively communicate release scope, strategic decisions, schedule, budget, risks, status and readiness to technical, functional and leadership stakeholders.

Bachelor's degree in software engineering, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, systems engineering, computer science or a related technical field. Minimum of 7 years' experience developing and/or maintaining complex