Principal R&T Engineer

Careers that Change Lives
Do you thrive on new challenges and being on the bleeding edge of life-saving technology? Do you want an energizing, rewarding career that changes lives and changes you? Join us and help create the next generation of life-changing medical treatments for patients worldwide suffering from stroke and other brain-related diseases. At Medtronic, you’ll be part of a medical technologies leader that currently improves the lives of two people every second of every day.

In this exciting Principal Engineer role, you will be a member of the Research and Technology (R&T) team in the Neurovascular business, where you will conceptualize, develop, and de-risk strategic Phase 0 projects. These early phase programs are often complex due to their high level of ambiguity and associated risks but are critical for supporting strategic business decisions and improving lives. Your contribution in this role will focus primarily on identifying high-potential opportunities in key markets and developing innovative neurovascular technological solutions.

The Research & Technology team’s mandate is to identify, enable, de-risk, and build technologies or solutions that align with the Neurovascular business strategic objectives and significantly improve patient health.

We believe that when people from different genders, cultures, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Identify key business opportunities and clearly define the customer needs and problem statement
• Guide the conceptualization of new technologies, methods, materials, machines, processes, or products
• Guide small cross-functional team to demonstrate feasibility and utility of potential solutions
• Create and validate project assumptions necessary to understand the risk and cost of new development projects
• Formulate strategic recommendations to business leadership regarding funding decisions for new development projects
• Partner closely with marketing and business development to create and validate the business case of each opportunity
• Oversee the investigation and evaluation of new and existing technologies
• Direct the development of new concepts from initial design to funded PDP kick-off
• Manage feasibility studies (bench and pre-clinical) of potential solutions to determine if they are capable of meeting essential performance requirements
• Coordinate the activities of outside suppliers, vendors, and consultants to meet unique project needs unable to be filled by Medtronic resources
• Responsible for multiple programs simultaneously

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree required in Mechanical, Materials, or Biomedical Engineering
• Medical device development experience
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of statistical methods
• Work well with others (collaborative)
• Self-starter and driver – able to execute effectively
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Flexible and adaptable, comfortable working in a dynamic environment
• Experience in the endovascular and/or peripheral vascular markets, particularly in acute ischemic stroke (AIS), hemorrhagic stroke, or other brain therapies space
• Experience working on or leading cross-functional teams
• Experience in new product development for medical devices
• Successful track record of critical thinking (problem identification/solving) and innovation
• In-depth knowledge of endovascular procedures and technologies
• In-depth knowledge of medical device regulations
• Ability to create structure and processes where none exists
• Ability to formulate credible technical and business recommendations
• Eager to learn (technology, pre-clinical, clinical, competitive landscape, etc.)
• Understanding of basic business acumen

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.  We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)