R-D Engineer II

About the role

The R&D Engineer II position is part of the Wound Management R&D Team at Medtronic. This role focuses on the development of new wound closure products to meet customer needs and expand the company's wound closure product line.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots, and provides technical skills during research and/or product development.
• Designs studies to investigate root cause or identify process parameters.
• Supports product development activities.
• Provides feedback on machine design and prototypes.
• Designs fixturing for manufacturing equipment or testing.
• Creates prototype test samples.
• Supports the voice of customer and pre-clinical studies.
• Prepares and tracks test samples.
• Aids in Design of Experiments (DOE) planning and execution.
• Performs statistical analysis and presents results.
• Composes engineering reports.
• Researches technical and procedural topics and reports findings to groups.

Requirements

• Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree required with 2+ years of experience or Advanced Degree with 0+ years of experience.
• Nice to Have: Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering.
• Practical experience in suture and/or needle test methods, equipment and/or test fixture design, polymer development and manufacturing, fiber extrusion, textile manufacturing, material characterization, development and manufacturing of combination products.
• Experience in the medical device industry.
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Demonstrated ability to deliver quality technical work within project schedules and timelines.
• Team-oriented, able to work well on common deliverables with diverse cross-functional teams, and interact professionally with all organizational levels.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and interpersonal skills to partner on varying levels ranging from cross-functional to global multi-site and multi-business unit.

Qualifications

• Must be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the job, including independently moving about the workplace and interacting with a computer and communicating with peers and co-workers.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive salary and 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

$88,800.00 - $133,200.00 USD

Schedule

Full-time

Application

Applications are accepted online via our careers portal. No paper applications are accepted.