What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior R&D Engineer position at Medtronic?
Medtronic
At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.
Our Purpose
At our Research & Development Department in Medtronic, plc, we focus on the development of cutting-edge medical devices in the Cardiac and Vascular space. Senior R&D Engineers are directly involved in working on the development of innovative products for use in medical procedures, as part of the R&D team.
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A Day in The Life Of:
• Design and develop new medical devices from initial concept phase through design freeze, verification, and validation and finally into commercialization phase.
• Work from basic clinical need through opportunity assessment and device concept to prototype.
• Effectively represent Medtronic while interacting with physicians to distil their needs into product requirements and concepts.
• Participate in technical innovation across the department.
• Identify and mitigate technological risks throughout the design process.
• Apply understanding of anatomy & physiology with engineering knowledge in materials and processes to come up with working designs.
• Interface effectively and build relationships with team members, other staff and key technology and component suppliers, both locally and globally.
• Contribute to resolution of technical challenges with existing designs and support portfolio sustaining activities.
• Contribute to generation of intellectual property.
• Delegate/direct work of experienced engineers.
• Provide coaching/guidance to less experienced team members.
• Level 8 Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering or related discipline with minimum 5 years relevant direct engineering experience within medical device environment.
• You are a dynamic team player and can work effectively and proactively on cross-functional teams.
• Medical device product development experience required.
• Technical experience in DOE, Six Sigma, DFM, etc.
• You collaborate across organizational boundaries and take appropriate actions when problems occur.
• You are a good communicator and fluent in English, both in writing and speaking.
• You are experienced interfacing with physicians and reducing feedback to device concepts.
