Sr. Principal R&D Implant Procedure Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 6 Jul 2026

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

** A Day in the Life*
* At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday and that makes it an exciting and rewarding place to work. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

The Interventional Cardiology Therapies Operating Unit brings together Medtronic's most advanced minimally invasive and structural heart innovations to transform the way cardiovascular disease is treated. Our teams collaborate across engineering, clinical, and commercial functions to design and deliver catheter‑based and device therapies that help restore blood flow, protect heart function, and improve quality of life for patients around the world.

** Position Overview*
* The Sr Principal Implant Procedure Engineer will lead the development of novel implant procedures associated with new products and therapies for advancement of technology and clinical acceptance. This position will be part of development and/or core teams with the responsibility of implementing strategic goals and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results with novel implant procedures associated with the products.

You will work with other functions within the team; but will have leadership responsibility for all plans, reports, data collection, or other means necessary to gain the knowledge required to create and document the associated implant procedure. This position will have direct involvement in internal and external research studies and serve as a member of product development teams, leading aspects of projects related to procedure knowledge, product development and assistance with down-selecting prototypes.

The role will be based in Mounds View, MN and requires on-site presence 4 days/week. Domestic and international travel anticipated up to 25%.

** Key Responsibilities*
* + Responsible for the direction and strategy of all phases of new implant procedure development from market definition to market release and determiningthemostappropriateskilltransferrequirementsanddevelopment of simulation models fornewprocedures.

+ Definestheprocedurerelatedskillsnecessaryforimplantsuccess by working side by side with implanting physicians, consultants and other users to understand the critical aspects required for the product design and implant procedure.  Influence product design through voice of customer and lab sessions.

+ As a member of the Core Team, this role will interact with Regulatory Affairs,Clinical,Marketing,Education, Medtronic Field employees, Customers,and Suppliersthroughouttheimplantproceduredevelopmentcycletoensureprocedurerelatedreadiness, regulatory submission support to achieve marketrelease.

+ As implant Subject Matter Expert, assists in the procedural knowledge transfer of new implant procedures to the appropriate geographical audiences that includes:
Customers, Medtronic Field Teams, Marketing and Education organizations prior to market release.

+ Support implant procedure training programs and clinical implant procedures during the phases of clinical research to market launch.

+ Depending on project/program needs you may also:
Designs, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots and provides technical skills during research and/or product development

+ Lead, direct, and/or review the work of technical team to execute the technical plan

+ Understand anatomy, disease states, clinical use cases and user interface requirements and using these to drive the definition of product requirements

+ Translates customer needs to device or therapy concepts

+ Assess the performance of developed devices through execution of structured experimental plans to drive data-based decisions

+ Partake in verification and validation of designs and processes

+ Recommend design changes based on…