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Global Commercial IT Director

Boston Scientific Corporation – Neuromodulation Division

Valencia, CA


Boston Scientific is dedicated to transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world.  Boston Scientific manufactures medical devices used in interventional medical specialties, including interventional radiology, interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, neuromodulation, neurovascular intervention, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, endoscopy, oncology, urology and gynecology.

The mission of the Neuromodulation division is to treat people who suffer from chronic pain, lumbar spinal stenosis and Parkinson’s disease – conditions in which physicians need customizable treatment solutions, such as by spinal cord or deep brain stimulation, which are far safer treatment and pain management alternatives to opioids.


The Position: Global Commercial IT Director - Neuromodulation

Boston Scientific seeks an innovative IT director to lead a dedicated team supporting the Neuromodulation (NM) division. As the top IT executive for NM, this individual’s responsibilities will be two-fold.  First, his/her role will be to provide effective IT vision, leadership, implementation and execution plans that support the business itself – ensuring that business clients receive an excellent level of IT support in attaining business goals.  Secondly, this director will sit on the division president’s Management Board, contributing his/her experience in digital product development to advance the division’s business objectives in Digital Health, developing innovative, commercial applications that will provide new strategic opportunities.


Primary accountabilities include:

  • Partner with Neuromodulation leadership to understand business opportunities, threats, needs and issues where the IT organization can make an impact and bring forward practical and innovative solutions through execution.
  • Partner with division staff to drive mutual success of the Digital Health program strategy, deliver IT platform elements, and secure IT sponsorship, resources and tools.
  • Help drive assessment of new Salesforce platform capabilities and define future state of Salesforce platform architecture.
  • Build local capabilities for the business, and balance and leverage the broader Corporate IT capabilities whenever possible.
  • Core member of the Neuromodulation Division President’s executive management board for IT and Corporate CIO IT Senior Staff representative for NM.
  • Serve as a business consultant/advisor to the business and primary liaison to Global IT services, bring global focus to problem solving and ensure our Global IT solutions, projects, resourcing and funding support the business priorities.
  • Partner with the division’s business leaders regarding marketing technology needs, including the implementation of Salesforce.com. Create focused execution leveraging the BSC global platform team.
  • Mentor and develop the next generation of leadership and talent within Global IT and specific to the Neuromodulation division. Create an empowered and inclusive organization that rewards risk taking, encourages innovation, and rewards based on contribution.
  • Set IT Strategy to support the business needs and ensure the strategy leverages the Global IT architecture and leverage / engage IT Leadership team to help you accomplish your mission or as a point of escalation where needed.
  • Drive simplification and instill continuous improvement discipline within Global IT and in the business. Strive to identify opportunities to reduce the overall cost to serve and operate new solutions and helping the business find new ways to reduce their overall cost and improve efficiency.
  • Program manage the new core services being designed, constructed, and delivered within the Director’s area of responsibility collaboratively with the business leaders.
  • Oversee the health and technical longevity of existing applications owned by the Division
  • Reinforce and reward focus on BSC Quality Vision and ensure the IT solutions that support BSC’s quality system within their teams are compliant.


REQUIRED EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor’s degree; Computer Science, Management Information Systems or Engineering required Undergraduate degree, required.  MBA preferred.


BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Demonstrated experience collaborating with matrixed leadership teams, including R&D, Marketing, Sales and IT to implement technology solutions that enhance the consumer value associated with products and improve the efficiency of our product development processes.
  • 10+ years of related professional experience in Information Technology leadership.
  • Strong knowledge of Agile Development practices for Salesforce.com, mobile app and other solution areas.
  • Proven experience conceiving and delivering innovative solutions leveraging technology and information.
  • Executive presence, comfortable presenting and collaborating with Senior Leaders as a Business Advisor.
  • Experience working in a Global Organization supporting diverse businesses and geographies.
  • Experience and a comprehensive knowledge of information systems, financials, contract management, and business processes.
  • Ability to successfully manage and execute multiple, large scale projects using established project management tools and processes.
  • Excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills in including demonstrated ability to condense data in order to synthesize crisp and easily understandable deliverables.
  • Demonstrated track record of building and maintaining highly collaborative, flexible, and productive cross-organization teams.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Product development lifecycle experience for digital products is highly valued, preferably in health care industry and/or financial services.
  • Knowledge and experience in the product development of digital health applications.
  • com implementation experience across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community Cloud and Marketing Cloud.
  • Reporting and Analytics experience with Tableau and Einstein Analytics.


REQUIRED LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

  • Excellent leadership skills required, as well as the ability to lead and work as part of a team.
  • Strong business partner (customer) focus, with a consultative, collaborative, client-service and team-oriented style.
  • Experience in digital product development, tracking new trends, and identifying the means to innovate and move towards a revenue driven, digital product environment.
  • Experience effectively managing relationships with internal business partners, service partners, and vendors.
  • Ability to decompose IT services into the base competencies and capabilities required to deliver them.
  • Strategic leadership experience and ability to facilitate alignment across multiple geographies.
  • Financial discipline, including budget and investment planning and ongoing management of financial performance to plan for operating expenses and projects.
  • Ability to present and discuss strategies and technical information in a matter that establishes rapport, persuades others, and establishes understanding, for technical and nontechnical audiences.
  • Ability to combine strategic business and technical direction, and to translate concepts into actionable implementation plans.
  • Experience with technical management, including staffing, training, coordinating, organizing, monitoring, and coaching technical employees. Ability to inspire technical people to achieve outstanding results.
  • Self-motivated. Must be highly professional and results oriented.  Ability to work independently, plan workload and deliver on commitments.


WHY A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL SHOULD PURSUE THIS OPPORTUNITY

Boston Scientific’s collaborative culture is driven by a passion for innovation that keeps everyone connected on the most essential level. With determination, imagination and a deep caring for human life, they are solving some of the most important healthcare industry challenges. Together, they comprise one global team committed to making a difference in people’s lives around the world. This is a place where one can build a career with meaningful purpose—improving lives through your life’s work.

Employees assess the company quite positively. In the 2019 Best Places to Work - Employee's Choice Survey, conducted by the Glassdoor website, Boston Scientific ranked 43rd out of 100 companies listed, with an average score of 4.3 out of 5 possible stars given by current and former employees. Boston Scientific has 43% women among its employees, 38% of management positions and 23% of management positions are held by women (data for US workforce, as of 2018).

As a global medical technology leader for more than 35 years, everyone’s mission at Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients. If you’re looking to truly make a difference to people both around the world and around the corner, there’s no more rewarding place to make it happen.

Senior Electrical Designer - Aviation & Federal

Burns & McDonnell

Atlanta, Ga.


Burns & McDonnell is considered the leading consultant in the aircraft fueling industry. We are engaged in high visibility projects, both large and small, at major airports and military bases worldwide. Additionally, the fueling business line executes projects for aviation, federal, transport truck and car rental clients, including marine loading facilities, pipeline terminals, truck loading facilities and commercial gasoline stations.  


A Senior Electrical Designer will lead various phases of planning, site evaluations, analytical designs, design documents for proposals, report preparation, specifications, and preparation of construction documentation and electrical plans as part of a project team. This position will lead various projects with a diverse portfolio of project types and clients. 

• Lead various electrical project designs including electrical schematics, grid plan layouts, electrical power systems, lighting systems, protection and controls, and site and facility design. Follow all company, client and project design and drafting standards. 

• Lead drawing, planning, development and production work including problem analysis, design layout and calculations on non-routine assignments of substantial variety and complexity. 

• Lead a variety of assignments using prescribed methods and standard techniques including drawing sequence and presentation, sizing various system components and refining rough sketches. 

• Lead the evaluation of designs or sketches and redlines or mark-ups on ongoing projects for quality assurance. 

• Approve reports, drawings, and tests to plan and lead design projects to meet deliverables. 

• Approve design codes and specifications related to design requirements. 

• Lead production of design drawings within scope, budget and schedule. Perform project tasks and assignments within budgeted hours and deadlines. 

• Compute volume calculations for conduit/grounding layouts, equipment and panel wiring diagrams, and relay panel schematics under the direction of the engineer. 

• Incorporate schedules, budgets and project criteria into electrical design and layouts for project financial goals. 

• Responsible for the quality review of all revisions of project drawings, plot files and project-related information in a logical and well-structured manner. 

• Train, mentor, and develop less experienced drafting, detailing and design staff members. 

• Participate in marketing and possible client development meetings. 

• Responsible for the electrical design QA/QC process. 

• All other duties as assigned.  


Qualifications 

• Bachelor's with a minimum of fourteen years related experience or associate's degree in drafting technology and a minimum of seventeen years progressive detailing and design experience. 

• Expert understanding of design software such as: AutoCAD, MicroStation, and Excel to develop the design deliverables. Ability to learn and effectively utilize new design software programs. 

• Expert ability to utilize 2D and 3D applications to prepare engineering drawings. 

• Expert knowledge in design, calculations and design systems. 

• Expert knowledge in the theory and practices of assigned discipline; competent in the fundamental concepts of other disciplines as they relate to the assigned discipline; and capable of operating related discipline design software necessary to execute production tasks. 

• Work collaboratively with others including, but not limited to clients (Project Managers, Engineers and Designers) in a multi-discipline project team environment to resolve design or drawing issues as appropriate and to accomplish objectives. 

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills. 

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, and attention to detail

Ground Segment Engineer

SpaceX

Hawthorne, CA


The SpaceX Ground Segment team is responsible for a worldwide network of ground stations, launch site communications infrastructure, launch site optical tracking, recovery RF and optical systems, NASA Flight Operations interfaces, NASA Space Network integration, operational voice, mission control video, communications readiness testing, and real-time operations for Falcon, Dragon, and Starship missions.  


Responsibilities 

• Perform real-time ground segment operations according to timeline, procedures and flight rules 

• Perform pre and post mission analyses 

• Support and perform as a member of the flight control team for Falcon, Dragon, and Starship 

• Interface with external partners (private and government) to define control hardware and software interfaces for ground-to-space and ground-to-ground communication systems 

• Assist in the development of highly intuitive and automated operational interfaces for a variety of both commercial and SpaceX-built hardware 

• Support mission critical voice communications 

• Coordinate worldwide telemetry services for Day of Launch/prelaunch activities. May include SpaceX, commercial, AFSCN, and/or range telemetry sites 

• Perform trade studies to define communication system requirements and optimizations 

• Assist with proposals and specification development related to launch site production and launch vehicle-to-ground communication systems 

• Personally develop, design, test, and deploy mission-critical hardware as part of a close-knit team of exceptional ground segment and software engineers 

• Work closely with internal SpaceX departments such as RF, Avionics, Mission Management, GNC, Legal, and Launch as well as outside government agencies such as USAF, NASA, FAA, FCC, and the NTIA  


Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline 

• 3+ years of project or industry experience with RF, controls, and/or communications systems  Preferred Skills And Experience 

• Experience with spacecraft or complex system operations 

• Demonstrated excellence in leadership, communications, and be a self-starter with a high level of autonomy 

• Ability to work with other departments/agencies as you will have a high degree of interaction with highly skilled technicians/engineers and customer coordination 

• Experience working with government organizations (USAF, NASA, FAA, FCC, NTIA, etc.) 

• RF engineering experience 

• Mastery of RTS voice communication systems or similar 

• Experience working with and organizing technical data with strong attention to detail 

• Experience developing link budgets and other engineering calculations related to system specification and design 

• LEO and/or MEO ground station operations and engineering experience 

• Mastery in the use of Visio or other CAD software to develop system schematics 

• Manipulation and use of tracking and orbit determination files, formats, and tools 

• Experience with GNU Radio or similar signal processing libraries  


Additional Requirements 

• Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg 

• Ability to travel as required to common destinations including South Texas (SpaceX Starship Site), Cape Canaveral (SpaceX East Coast Launch Site), Vandenberg (SpaceX West Coast Launch Site) as well as any of the SpaceX national or international ground station sites 

• Must be willing to extended hours and weekends when necessary to support launch and critical project timelines 

• Must be able to lift a minimum of 35 lbs. unassisted 

• Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position  


Itar Requirements 

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here. SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Electromagnetic Effects Certified Tempest Level II Engineer

Boeing

Oklahoma City, OK


OKC Electromagnetic Effects Group is seeking senior electromagnetic effects Certified TEMPEST Professional Level II (CTP-II) engineers. The candidate will mentor, coach, and lead lesser experienced engineers providing knowledge transfer to aid in growing our next generation of engineers. The candidate will provide TEMPEST engineering and technical decisions for Boeing Military Aircraft, Military Derivative Aircraft and other diverse projects. This position supports the TEMPEST Qualification of various Aerospace products such as Communication Systems, Display Systems, and Advanced Computer Systems.  The position will also support the EMI/EMC qualification of products being developed throughout Boeing.  ​This position is for a senior Electrical Engineering professional with deep knowledge and highly developed technical expertise. Directs activities in the discipline and represents the organization at external events. Evaluates operating systems, provides technical training, designs electronic components, and develops implementation schedules.


This position provides an excellent opportunity to develop new solutions, help grow and mentor the next generation of engineers, and guide the candidates’ career towards the submittal of a candidacy for a position in the Technical Fellowship.


Assignments may deal with:


  • Reviewing supplier and partner qualification data
  • Nuclear Hardening analysis and test
  • EMI/C analysis and test
  • EMSEC/TEMPEST analysis and test
  • HIRF/Lightning analysis and test
  • RF Co-Site analysis
  • Antenna Coupling analysis
  • Electrical Power Quality and Load analysis
  • Test Automation for aircraft modifications


Other job responsibilities will include:


  • Conduct/lead day-to-day TEMPEST testing activities working independently on multiple projects and multiple tasks
  • Support programs to generate bids, work on requirements allocation (upon program award) and support the programs through System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program
  • Provide TEMPEST design support to programs
  • Generate and review TEMPEST Control Plans
  • Generate and review TEMPEST Test Procedures
  • Conduct testing or support programs, which are going through TEMPEST testing
  • Generate and review TEMPEST Test Report test data during the course of testing
  • Applies EMI engineering technology experience to document and solve complex problems.
  • Have a collaborative personality and be responsive to customer’s needs and also be amenable to working with multiple customers with varying personalities on a day-to- day basis
  • Willingness to travel at least 25% of the time as required
  • Must have understanding and be able to apply: conversion factors, correction factors, antenna factors, and other EMI/EMC techniques
  • Operate and learn system under test and master the systems that are being tested during the course of testing
    • Develops and validates requirements for various communication, sensor, electronic warfare and other electromagnetic systems and components.
    • Develops and validates electromagnetic requirements for electrical\electronic systems, mechanical systems, interconnects and structures.
    • Develops architectures to integrate systems and components into higher level systems and platforms.
    • Performs trade studies, modeling, simulation and other forms of analysis to predict component, interconnects and system performance and to optimize design around established requirements.
    • Defines and conducts tests to validate performance of designs to requirements.
    • Manages appropriate aspects of supplier and partner performance to ensure compliance to requirements.
    • Provides support to products throughout their lifecycle by developing root-cause analysis of anomalies and other engineering support as requested.
    • Supports project management by providing work statement, budget, schedule and other required inputs and by reporting project status.
    • Writes appropriate sections of proposals to support development of new business.
    • Works under minimal mentorship.


This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):


  • Hold a current CTP-II certification with at least 3 years of experience after receiving CTP-II certification
  • Must be active in TEMPEST testing in the last 2 years and submitted TEMPEST reports for approval
  • CTP-II certification must be valid for at least 1 year from the date of application of this position
  • 5 years of EMI/EMC experience (over-and-above required TEMPEST experience of 3 years) for MIL-STD-461 or DO-160 specifications
  • Experience developing EMI qualification test procedures and reports as well as supporting qualification testing in an EMI laboratory.
  • This position requires that you work out of Oklahoma City, OK
  • Must possess good organizational, interpersonal, and problem solving skills
  • Must have demonstrated a strong work ethic and sense of urgency for completing assigned work with a history of meeting commitments
  • Ability to adjust priorities to multiple demands and unanticipated events
  • Willingness to travel at least 25% of the time as required
  • Highly motivated and must work well in a team environment
  • The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing


Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):


  • Active U.S. Security Clearance
  • ABET accreditation is preferred
  • CTP-II should have experience and familiarity with NSTISSAM TEMPEST/1-92 specification
  • CTP-II should have experience and familiarity with CNSSAM TEMPEST/01-02
  • Knowledge of digital signal processing
  • Experience using oscilloscopes, signal generators and other test equipment needed to conduct TEMPEST tests
  • Previous experience in the defense or aerospace industry
  • Previous experience in Electromagnetic Effects


Typical Education/Experience:


Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Parts Engineer III

JPL

Pasadena, CA


New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you’re driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you’re ready for JPL.


Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.



Responsibilities

Are you passionate about evaluating potential approaches and solutions to new and unusual problems? How would you like to be a member of JPL's Component Engineering & Assurance Office (CEAO)? This section is responsible for reviewing all Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical Parts (EEE) parts for reliability related performance and advises the projects on part selection, conducts complex and sophisticated scientific experiments or theoretical analysis to determine the physical behavior of parts in a space-like radiation environment, oversees part procurement to ensure compliance with engineering requirements and maintains part inventories.

As a Magnetics Component Engineer, you will be responsible to:


  • Support the development, evaluation, selection and approval of magnetics components from design, construction, quality and reliability perspectives for use in NASA space missions.
  • Advise project management on highly complex electronic part selections that maximize reliability while considering schedule and cost constraints.
  • Develop part engineering specifications and drawings for emerging and complex magnetic components for space applications.
  • Technical interface with Mission Assurance Managers, Cognizant Engineers, and part manufacturers.
  • Lead technical surveys and audits of magnetics part suppliers.
  • Perform complex statistical data analysis and risk assessments on emerging and advanced magnetic components.
  • Evaluate the manufacturing of emerging and advanced magnetic components and develop screening methods that effectively reduce risk of use in space applications.
  • Understand potential failure mechanisms affecting magnetics components and lead failure investigations and reliability assessments.
  • Utilize the Part Acquisition and Review System (PARS) to support the parts program.
  • Serve as an essential team member within the Group, ensuring part reviews, screening, and testing, and procurement meet project milestones.
  • Provide mentorship to junior engineers.


Note: As a temporary position, this assignment may last up to 36 months in duration with approvals based on 12-month assignments.  However, please note that you are not under any employment contract and your temporary employment status can be terminated at any time, with or without notice.



Qualifications

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science/Engineering, Applied Mathematics or related technical discipline with typically a minimum of 6 years of related experience; a Master’s degree in similar disciplines with a minimum of 4 years of related experience; or a PhD in similar disciplines with a minimum of 2 years related experience.

Requirements include:


  • Understanding and experience in the selection, procurement, manufacture, use and testing/screening of high reliability magnetics components for space-flight applications.
  • Strong working knowledge of magnetic properties, wire and core technology, and assembly and encapsulation engineering.
  • Knowledge of Mil-Std-883, Mil-Std-981, Mil-Std-1580, Mil-Prf-27 and relevant JEDEC specifications and requirements related to magnetics components.
  • Ability to multi-task with an established track record of meeting schedule milestones.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to work well with cross-functional teams with design engineers, line management, and project management.
  • Effective use of common computer tools and databases.


Preferred qualifications include:


  • Relevant experience in hybrid microelectronics manufacturing or design
  • Knowledge of NASA parts requirements including EEE-INST-002
  • Contract Technical Management experience.
  • Experience in reliability modeling (including vibration/stress, thermal cycling, etc.)
  • Ability to obtain security clearance TS/SCI
  • Refereed Journal Publications
  • Demonstrated leadership skills.