R&D Software Design Intern

R&D Software Design Intern

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.

Our R&D engineers are tasked with designing and developing implant products for the Active Implantable Systems (AIS) group. This includes technologies that monitor, support diagnosis, and treat irregular heart rhythms, heart failure, and sudden cardiac arrest. AIS provides devices and therapies for a patient's entire continuum of care, from diagnostic to treatment. This division strives to innovate and create a paradigm shift that can solve unmet clinical needs and change what is possible for patients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design and implement software features for medical device prototypes using Java as the primary development language, with additional contributions in Kotlin, C++, and JavaScript as needed.
• Support mobile and embedded development on Android OS and Linux, helping to optimize performance, reliability, and user experience in clinical environments.
• Collaborate with engineering and clinical teams to translate procedural insights into software requirements, including viewing live and recorded procedures to inform design decisions.
• Assist in developing and validating test methods that replicate real-world device usage, integrating clinical feedback into iterative software improvements.
• Contribute to data analysis efforts by working with clinical datasets to identify patterns and inform device behavior, interface logic, and procedural support tools.

Required qualifications:

• Current rising junior or rising senior (grad dates between Dec 2026 - May 2028), graduating senior (May 2027 grad) continuing on to grad school, or current grad student. Must have at least one semester of school left post-internship to qualify.
• Working towards a Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• Must be able to start internship on May 18 or 26, 2026 and work for 12 weeks.
• Must have reliable transportation to/from work.
• Key requirement of experience with Java.
• Familiarity using Kotlin or Android OS.
• Familiarity using Linux or C++.
• Familiarity using JavaScript.

Preferred qualifications:

• Medical industry experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Passion to learn new technologies and find new solutions.
• Demonstrated technical skills.
• People leadership potential.