Principal R&D Engineer

About the role

The Principal R&D Engineer plays a critical role within the Medtronic CardioVascular Surgery R&D organization. Reporting to the core team, this individual leads multi-disciplinary engineering teams to achieve cost, time, and technical goals. This role contributes to a dynamic R&D environment, focusing on advanced technical expertise and solutions to complex engineering challenges.

Responsibilities

• Drive new technology creation and aligned product requirements flow down from VOC
• Lead R&D teams to meet goals and timelines, applying course corrections as needed to mitigate risk
• Complex system development to meet mechanical, electrical, software, and system-level requirements
• Employ Predictable Product Development/DRM tools to effectively reach objectives
• Implement strong Risk Control Measures, work with other functions, manage constraints of resources, and police Contract scope
• Lead or leverage cross-functional teams to evaluate, develop, and manage the technical aspects of projects for new product development and ongoing lifecycle management of products, processes, and therapies
• Oversee and manage the operational aspects of development engineering and serve as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management
• Manage the development and implementation process of products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products and processes
• Review status of projects and budgets; manage engineering team schedules and prepare status reports
• Provide higher level R&D program support from initiation through launch
• Absorb engineering issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives
• Gather requirements: work on requirements planning, elicitation, and management to ensure they meet demands of project's key stakeholders
• Author and lead engineering solutions-based trade-off discussions rapidly achieving directional decisions
• Communicate with stakeholders, obtain stakeholder engagement to ensure the end products or processes will solve the business problems

Qualifications

• MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or Biomedical Engineering or other related engineering discipline
• Significant experience in the design and development of complex mechanical and electro-mechanical systems
• Demonstrated capacity for developing and commercializing innovation
• Experience with software development, including planning, scoping, and integration
• Familiarity with IEC 60601, IEC 62304, IEC 62366, UL, ANSI, and ASTM standards
• Familiarity with product cyber security, EU MDR, and RoHS
• Track record of successful product launches in the medical device industry
• A background in ablation technologies
• Understanding of clinical/technical applications of ablation products and application related physiology
• Good familiarity with the use of project management tools, ProChain, Stormboard, etc.

Skills

• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Proficiency in project management tools

Benefits

At Medtronic, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Long-term Disability Leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)

Pay

$131,200.00 - $196,800.00 USD

Schedule

Less than 10% travel required