R&D Engineer I

Interventional Cardiology Therapies R&D Engineer

Medtronic's Interventional Cardiology Therapies R&D group is looking for a motivated engineer to be part of a high-performing team that is revolutionizing the design and development of medical devices. In this role, you will leverage both your technical breadth and business acumen to maintain the design integrity of commercially available products. The work you do will impact patients globally and help support Medtronic's mission of alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions.

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

• Work in Released Product Engineering for root cause investigations, complaints analysis, manufacturing process changes, supplier change notifications and implementing corrective and preventive measures
• Develop design concepts/prototypes/test methodology to conduct material, component, and device level testing to meet development and regulatory requirements
• Conduct design verification and validation testing per approved protocols and document in accordance with applicable development regulatory requirements
• Prepare reports and presentations to communicate technical assessments and analysis results
• Maintain product design integrity of commercially available products using sound engineering principles while working within appropriate Design Control requirements
• Apply problem solving skills, critical thinking, technical principles, and theories to solve complex problems in the field of structural heart disease treatment
• Investigate product design and reliability issues in partnership with other R&D Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, and other cross-functional departments to determine root cause and implement solutions
• Review and approve change orders of post-market products ensuring design integrity and reliability targets are met
• Review and approve design and process qualifications
• Review and approve verification and validation documentation
• Oversee process development objectives of internal and external partners
• Develop technical solutions and conduct testing, evaluate results using appropriate statistical analysis tools, and generate test reports
• Work collaboratively with external suppliers and business partners as well as internal cross-functional team members to maintain post market product quality
• Provide technical input supporting submissions to regulatory bodies and governmental agencies
• Support multiple projects within the Development group

Desired/Preferred Qualifications

• High level proficiency of technical principles, theories, and design concepts in the field of medical device design and manufacturing
• Experience in Released Product Engineering
• Experience with Implant Design and Tissue processing
• Experience with Nitinol material and stent processing
• Experience with textile and suture development and testing a plus.
• Experience in design verification and validation.
• Experience with design and process qualification.

Must Have:
Minimum Requirements

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and 0 years relevant experience

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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 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.

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