About the role#
The R&D Product Development Intern works with Product Leads and cross-functional engineering teams to support the development of medical devices. This role involves understanding customer needs, translating them into product features, and evaluating technical feasibility. You will gain hands-on experience in technical product leadership while contributing to feature definition and development initiatives.
What you'll do#
- Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze customer needs, user workflows, and product challenges.
- Translate customer needs into feature definitions, use cases, functional expectations, and acceptance criteria.
- Coordinate with Systems Engineering, Software, and Firmware teams to assess technical constraints and development tradeoffs.
- Participate in technical discussions, feasibility assessments, and design reviews.
- Track progress, technical dependencies, and open issues for assigned product features.
- Prepare and maintain product development documentation, specifications, and technical presentations.
- Lead well-defined assignments and identify opportunities to improve development processes.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in the final year of an undergraduate or graduate engineering program, or recent graduation.
- Majors: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
- Experience applying analytical and problem-solving methods through coursework, projects, or work.
- Experience documenting technical work and communicating technical information clearly.
- Understanding of systems engineering principles and requirements definition.
- Experience with integrated systems involving hardware, firmware, and software components.
- Exposure to cross-functional collaboration across engineering disciplines.
- Initiative, ownership, and attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Location & details#
- Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Term: 6-month internship, beginning as soon as possible or by January 2027 at the latest.
About Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific manufactures medical devices and technologies for patients globally. The company develops tools for diagnosing and treating conditions in areas such as cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurological health. It operates as a public company with over 54,000 employees. The headquarters is located in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
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