Sr. R&D Engineer, Santa Rosa, CA or Santa Ana, CA

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 19 Jun 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

This is an exciting opportunity to join Medtronic's Cardio Vascular Surgery operating unit to work with a passionate team focused on early phase technology strategic exploration, exploratory proof of principle work and product development excellence. The Engineer will use their high level technical and leadership skills to advance the development of an innovative product to treat aortic disease.

The Sr. R&D Engineer will serve as a technical expert, executing and providing guidance to the team in achieving innovative engineering solutions. As a design engineer, you will be responsible for developing and modifying implant and catheter designs, understanding use conditions and boundary conditions, and evaluating interactions with various components, including delivery systems.

In this role, you will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including executive leadership, customers, vendors, and regulatory agencies, to ensure the successful development and implementation of cutting-edge technologies. Leveraging advanced engineering expertise and reliability concepts, you will proactively identify and resolve complex technical challenges.

You may provide guidance, coaching, and training to engineers while fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. Additionally, you may lead root cause investigations, developing both short-term and long-term corrective actions in partnership with cross-functional teams.

You will work closely with project teams to develop first-principle models, enabling predictive design performance and ensuring product reliability that meets Medtronic's high standards.

A Day in the Life

* Apply advanced scientific and engineering principles and theories such as solid mechanics and mechanical design to solve complex technical problems and develop solutions.

* Develop test strategies based on therapeutic requirements derived from voice of customer, and execute on protocol, testing, data analysis, and reports required for regulatory submissions

* Apply mechanical engineering principles and tools to evaluate and analyze mechanical designs and interactions.

* Identify issues, conduct root cause analysis, and map out resolution when evaluating technology, designing parts, components and sub-assemblies using engineering first principles and appropriate test evaluations

* Communicate with internal/external customers and vendors; represent work through internal conferences and collaborations across multiple business units and functions

* Design, develop, analyze, troubleshoot and provide technical skills during research and/or product development.

* Strongly influence the design of new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on functional results.

* Work closely with Release Product Engineering and Quality Engineering for root cause investigations, complaints analysis, supplier change notifications and implement corrective and preventive measures.

Must Have:

Minimum Requirements

* Bachelors' degree required. Mechanical, Materials, Chemical, Biomedical or related Degree

* 4+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience

Nice to Have

* Advanced Degree in Engineering Discipline

* Understanding of Reliability Engineering and Statistical Methods

* CAD experience especially in Solid Works

* Experience with catheters and stents, especially with Nitinol

* Demonstrated aptitude for assessing emerging technologies

* Demonstrated business acumen, executive presence, and communication skills

* Proven skills in quantitative analysis and data-driven decision making

* Experience with conducting strategic brainstorm sessions and ideation activities

* Flexible and adaptable, comfortable working in a dynamic environment

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).

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