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R&D engineering roles in materials science, product development, and advanced systems qualify as E-3 visa specialty occupations when your position requires a relevant bachelor's degree or higher. Australian engineers can pursue sponsorship without competing in the H-1B lottery, and two-year E-3 visas are renewable as long as your qualifying employment continues.
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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 is seeking an Associate Director, Engineering, Research & Development to lead the development of complex capital equipment and single-use device technologies within the Interventional Oncology portfolio.
This leader will drive both technology development and new product development for minimally invasive cancer care solutions, aligning multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective, differentiated products from concept through commercialization. The role requires deep engineering knowledge, strong systems thinking, and a proven ability to integrate platform hardware, software, disposables, clinical workflow, and manufacturing readiness into a high-performing development organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and lead a high-performing team by fostering collaboration, accountability, professional development, and a positive team culture that enables strong execution and results.
- Lead multidisciplinary R&D and Engineering teams, providing direction, technical guidance, and support for execution and development.
- Define and execute R&D strategy for new medical devices and product platforms aligned with business and customer needs.
- Ensure effective integration between capital equipment and single-use devices, including interfaces, performance, usability, reliability, and procedural consistency.
- Manage the full product development lifecycle from concept through commercialization and post-market support.
- Translate customer, physician, and business needs into product requirements and development plans.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Clinical, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
- Drive innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement within the R&D organization.
- Establish and manage engineering processes for planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and risk management.
- Ensure compliance with design controls, regulatory requirements, and quality standards.
- Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to inform future strategy.
- Provide updates to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders on strategy, progress, risks, and resource needs.
- Develop talent and organizational capability through coaching, succession planning, clear performance expectations, and a culture of accountability and inclusion.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of engineering or R&D experience in medical devices or another highly regulated industry.
- 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading senior engineers, technical leads, or managers.
- Demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing teams and creating a culture of collaboration, accountability, talent development, and continuous improvement.
- Proven success leading new product development for complex systems that combine hardware, software or controls, and disposable components.
- Strong engineering depth in at least one discipline, with the ability to lead at the system level across product architecture, integration, and lifecycle execution.
- Experience with design controls, risk management, verification and validation, design reviews, manufacturing transfer, and post-market support.
- Strong track record aligning multidisciplinary teams in a matrixed organization to deliver complex development programs.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience leading development programs for both capital equipment and single-use devices.
- Ability to translate clinician and user needs into clear product requirements and engineering plans.
- Experience collaborating with physicians, key opinion leaders, development partners, and strategic suppliers.
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience leading global or multi-site teams.
- Familiarity with intellectual property strategy, technology scouting, or acquisition due diligence.
Requisition ID: 629734
Minimum Salary: $137700
Maximum Salary: $261600
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).
For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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.
Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.
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 is seeking an Associate Director, Engineering, Research & Development to lead the development of complex capital equipment and single-use device technologies within the Interventional Oncology portfolio.
This leader will drive both technology development and new product development for minimally invasive cancer care solutions, aligning multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective, differentiated products from concept through commercialization. The role requires deep engineering knowledge, strong systems thinking, and a proven ability to integrate platform hardware, software, disposables, clinical workflow, and manufacturing readiness into a high-performing development organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and lead a high-performing team by fostering collaboration, accountability, professional development, and a positive team culture that enables strong execution and results.
- Lead multidisciplinary R&D and Engineering teams, providing direction, technical guidance, and support for execution and development.
- Define and execute R&D strategy for new medical devices and product platforms aligned with business and customer needs.
- Ensure effective integration between capital equipment and single-use devices, including interfaces, performance, usability, reliability, and procedural consistency.
- Manage the full product development lifecycle from concept through commercialization and post-market support.
- Translate customer, physician, and business needs into product requirements and development plans.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Clinical, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
- Drive innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement within the R&D organization.
- Establish and manage engineering processes for planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and risk management.
- Ensure compliance with design controls, regulatory requirements, and quality standards.
- Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to inform future strategy.
- Provide updates to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders on strategy, progress, risks, and resource needs.
- Develop talent and organizational capability through coaching, succession planning, clear performance expectations, and a culture of accountability and inclusion.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of engineering or R&D experience in medical devices or another highly regulated industry.
- 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading senior engineers, technical leads, or managers.
- Demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing teams and creating a culture of collaboration, accountability, talent development, and continuous improvement.
- Proven success leading new product development for complex systems that combine hardware, software or controls, and disposable components.
- Strong engineering depth in at least one discipline, with the ability to lead at the system level across product architecture, integration, and lifecycle execution.
- Experience with design controls, risk management, verification and validation, design reviews, manufacturing transfer, and post-market support.
- Strong track record aligning multidisciplinary teams in a matrixed organization to deliver complex development programs.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience leading development programs for both capital equipment and single-use devices.
- Ability to translate clinician and user needs into clear product requirements and engineering plans.
- Experience collaborating with physicians, key opinion leaders, development partners, and strategic suppliers.
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience leading global or multi-site teams.
- Familiarity with intellectual property strategy, technology scouting, or acquisition due diligence.
Requisition ID: 629734
Minimum Salary: $137700
Maximum Salary: $261600
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).
For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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.
Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.
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Align your credentials to U.S. specialty occupation standards
DOL requires your degree field to directly correspond to your R&D engineering role. An Australian three-year bachelor's in mechanical or electrical engineering satisfies this, but a general science degree for a specialized systems role may need supporting documentation.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
R&D-heavy companies in aerospace, semiconductors, and biotech file Labor Condition Applications regularly. Prioritize employers whose job postings specify a required degree in engineering, not just a preferred one, since specialty occupation status depends on that language.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for offer-to-consulate paperwork
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork. The LCA must be certified by DOL before your consulate appointment, and sequencing these steps incorrectly is the most common delay.
Prepare a technical role justification letter early
Consular officers sometimes question whether an R&D role qualifies as a specialty occupation. Having your employer draft a detailed position description that maps specific engineering tasks to your degree field significantly reduces the risk of a 221(g) administrative hold.
Clarify E-3 scope before accepting contractor arrangements
R&D engineers are sometimes offered contracts through staffing agencies. The E-3 visa requires an employer-employee relationship, so confirm whether the sponsoring entity is the end client or the agency, and that the LCA reflects your actual worksite location.
Confirm your role qualifies before the 60-day clock starts
If you're changing E-3 employers mid-project, you have a 60-day grace period after your current position ends. Validate that your new R&D role meets specialty occupation criteria before resigning, since a new LCA cannot be backdated.
E-3 Visa R D Engineering: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find R&D engineering jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Use Migrate Mate to search R&D engineering roles filtered by E-3 visa sponsorship. Most standard job platforms don't filter by visa type, so you'll otherwise spend hours screening employers who won't sponsor. Migrate Mate surfaces companies with active LCA filing history in engineering disciplines, shortcutting that research significantly.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an R&D engineering role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Most R&D engineering positions qualify because they require at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific engineering discipline. The key is the job posting and offer letter language: the role must theoretically and practically require that degree. Vague descriptions like 'engineering background preferred' are weaker than 'requires B.S. in electrical engineering.' Your employer's position description is the primary evidence at the consulate.
How does the E-3 compare to H-1B for R&D engineering roles in the U.S.?
The E-3 has a 10,500 annual cap that has never been reached, so there's no lottery and no random selection risk. H-1B selection is currently around 25% for cap-subject petitions. For Australian R&D engineers, the E-3 means you can start planning a specific job offer timeline rather than waiting on lottery results. Both visas require a qualifying specialty occupation and a Labor Condition Application, but the E-3 is processed directly at a U.S. consulate without USCIS petition approval first.
Can I change R&D employers while on an E-3 visa?
Yes, but you need a new LCA and visa application for each employer. The E-3 is employer-specific, so your authorization is tied to the company that sponsored it. You have a 60-day grace period after your employment ends to secure a new position. If you're moving between R&D roles at different companies, initiate the new LCA process before your end date where possible to avoid a gap.