R&D​/Released Product Engineer II - CST - Memphis, TN (Onsite

R&D/Released Product Engineer II

At Medtronic Neuroscience, we bring innovation, expertise, and purpose together to improve care for people living with neurological, spinal, and chronic pain conditions. Our technologies help restore function, improve quality of life, and support better outcomes for patients around the world.

Medtronic Cranial & Spinal Technologies is transforming complex spine and cranial surgery through connected, precision-driven technologies. From implants and robotics to navigation, imaging, advanced energy, and digital solutions, we empower surgeons to make confident decisions, perform with greater precision, and help improve outcomes for patients.

The R&D/Released Product Engineer II plays a key role in supporting medical devices throughout the product lifecycle, from commercialization through end-of-life. This position is responsible for designing, developing, and improving products while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory, quality, and manufacturing requirements. The role partners closely with cross-functional teams to execute sustaining engineering initiatives, product enhancements, change management activities, verification and validation efforts, risk management activities, post-market support, and manufacturing transfers.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong engineering fundamentals, sound technical judgment, and the ability to independently execute engineering assignments while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

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

• Support released products throughout the commercialization-to-end-of-life product lifecycle.
• Execute sustaining engineering projects, product improvements, and design changes that support quality, compliance, manufacturability, and business objectives.
• Develop engineering solutions using sound technical principles, engineering analysis, and risk-based decision making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Operations, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Supply Chain to achieve project objectives.
• Support design control activities including product requirements, design reviews, verification, validation, and design transfer.
• Participate in product risk management activities, including hazard analysis, risk assessments, and mitigation planning.
• Develop and implement engineering change orders, product updates, and manufacturing improvements while maintaining compliance with applicable procedures and regulations.
• Provide technical support for post-market activities, product investigations, quality initiatives, and customer-facing issues.
• Support manufacturing transfers, supplier changes, and process improvement initiatives to ensure product quality and continuity of supply.
• Prepare and review technical documentation, protocols, reports, specifications, and engineering assessments in accordance with quality system requirements.
• Contribute technical expertise to project teams and actively participate in problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Effectively communicate technical information and project status to stakeholders across multiple functions.

Minimum Requirement (Must Haves):

• Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
• OR, Advance degree in Biomedical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with 0 years of relevant experience
• Experience supporting products within regulated industry
• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals, design controls, verification and validation, and risk management principles

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

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…