Kristi Korkowski
About Kristi Korkowski
Kristi Korkowski is a Principal Design Assurance Engineer at Boston Scientific, specializing in Compliance and Continuous Improvement. She has extensive experience in engineering roles across various organizations and holds advanced degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering.
Current Role at Boston Scientific
Kristi Korkowski currently holds the position of Principal Design Assurance Engineer focusing on Compliance and Continuous Improvement at Boston Scientific. She has been with the company in this role since 2021, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Her responsibilities include driving best practices, consistency, and efficiency in Design Control and Risk Management deliverables and processes. She also coordinates divisional teams for product evaluation and compliance activities required for EU MDR submission and assists with responses to regulatory submission questions, AI, and audit responses.
Previous Positions at Boston Scientific
Prior to her current role, Kristi Korkowski worked at Boston Scientific in several capacities. From 2020 to 2021, she served as Senior Design Assurance Engineer focusing on Compliance and Continuous Improvement in Maple Grove, Minnesota, managing product evaluation and compliance activities. She also served as Senior Sustaining Engineer - Design Assurance from 2019 to 2020 in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, where she ensured the sustainability of design processes.
Experience at Smiths Medical
Kristi Korkowski held various roles at Smiths Medical before joining Boston Scientific. In 2019, she worked as a Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, after having served as R&D Mechanical Engineer II from 2017 to 2019. She initially started at Smiths Medical as R&D Mechanical Engineer I, holding the role from 2015 to 2017. Her work at Smiths Medical involved significant contributions to research and development mechanical engineering projects.
Academic Background
Kristi Korkowski holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biological and Nanoscale Sciences from Iowa State University, which she completed from 2011 to 2013. She also earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, she achieved an Associate of Arts (A.A.) in Accounting and Finance from Chippewa Valley Technical College, where she studied from 2004 to 2007.
Early Career and Other Roles
Kristi's early career includes roles at Iowa State University as an NSF GK-12 Fellow from 2014 to 2015, and as a Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant from 2011 to 2015. She also worked at the University of Wisconsin-Stout as an Engineering Consultant in 2011. Before entering the engineering field, Kristi gained experience in finance and healthcare, working as an Accounting Assistant/Patient Financial Services Representative at Mayo Clinic Health Systems from 2007 to 2011, and as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Care Partners Assisted Living from 2006 to 2008.