Maria Maza
About Maria Maza
Maria Maza is a Senior R&D Systems Engineer at Boston Scientific, with extensive experience in biomedical engineering and a passion for educating young women and minorities about STEM careers.
Title and Current Role
Maria Maza serves as a Senior R&D Systems Engineer at Boston Scientific in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. She has held this position since 2020. Her role involves providing system-level expertise for the design and development of complex electronic medical equipment systems, focusing on advancing existing medical devices and aiding in the development of new ones.
Previous Roles at Boston Scientific
Prior to her current role, Maria Maza has held multiple positions at Boston Scientific. From 2019 to 2020, she worked as a Senior Component Engineer where she was responsible for overseeing component design and integration. Earlier, she served as a Component Engineer from 2016 to 2019, gaining extensive experience in the design and development of medical device components.
Early Career and Internships
Maria Maza's early career includes various internships and assistant roles. She worked as a Graduate Intern at Abbott in the Greater Chicago Area for 3 months in 2015 and as a Quality Intern in Des Plaines, IL for 3 months in 2014. She also served as a Quality Intern at Abbott in Dallas/Fort Worth for 3 months in 2013. Additionally, she contributed as a Lab Assistant at Pfleger Research Lab for 9 months from 2011 to 2012.
Academic Background in Biomedical Engineering
Maria Maza is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she completed her Master's Degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from 2014 to 2015. She also received her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from the same university, completing the program in 3 years from 2011 to 2014. Her educational background laid a strong foundation for her future roles in the medical engineering field.
Teaching and Research Experience
Maria Maza has also had multiple teaching and research roles. She served as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015 for 4 months and as a Graduate Research Assistant from 2014 to 2015 for 1 year. Additionally, she worked as a Student Teaching Assistant at the UW-Madison Biomedical Engineering Department from 2013 to 2014 for 7 months.