Senior Principal Development Engineer

Boston, MA, United States

Medtronic Senior Principal Development Engineer Boston , Massachusetts Apply Now Senior Principal Development Engineer - Robotic Surgical Technologies

In this role, you will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers responsible for further development and enhancement of the globally launched Robotic Assisted Surgery platform within the Surgical Operating unit: https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/robotic-assisted-surgery/hugo-ras-system.html

Our Surgical OU is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Innovations and Surgical Robotics. We’ll approach the market with a unified approach from concept single strategy, capitalize on our global commercial capabilities, and prove the power of our combined portfolio.

With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of Medtronic and the customers and patients we serve.

Location: North Haven, CT or Boston, MA

Careers that Change Lives

Make your impact by exploring a career with the world’s leading Medical Device company, striving “to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.”

A Day in The Life

You would be joining our Product Development Organization as a Senior Principal Development Engineer responsible for the Verification Strategy, Requirement Decomposition, and Specification Development for our robotic projects in development. To us, Verification is not just the last step on the path to commercialization; this role becomes an integral core team member in the Concept phase of the project. You will be responsible for partnering with Systems Engineering, Marketing, the design teams, Quality and Project Management to drive meaningful product requirements, a robust design, and ultimately an efficient and effective verification strategy. Along the path to launch, you will become a technical contributor towards the success of the product and help establish best-practices and innovative approaches towards proving that our products meet the expectations of the Medtronic Mission.

The responsibilities of this role will include the following:

Review and provide input to the development of product requirements

Review, provide input to and approve test methods

Design studies and experiments to gain confidence in meeting product requirements

Author Engineering Analyses and Reports

Plan verification activities

Author Design Verification Protocols and Reports

Troubleshoot failures and make recommendations on design, test, or requirement improvements

Mentor junior engineers on all of the above

Champion continuous improvement projects, such as implementing new SOPs or WIs related to development engineering

Develop and drive a robust and efficient Design Verification strategy for product requirements

Author or review/approve Design Verification protocols and reports

Champion studies and/or activities that drive robust design, such as design of experiments, transfer function development, and simulations

Lead cross-functional failure investigations and analysis

Partner with System Engineering to develop, review and decompose product requirements

Represent the development engineering function on product development extended core teams

Mentor junior and senior development engineers working on your projects, and provide feedback on engineering reports, verification protocols, and verification reports

Liaison with Reliability, Compliance (60601), Hardware (Electrical and Mechanical), and Software teams for your projects

Support the development of regulatory submissions for your projects

Support QMS and/or DHF audits as the development engineer SME on those projects

Support changes made to your projects post-launch

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

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses for total systems.

Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with 10+ years of engineering experience

OR

An advanced degree with 8+ years of engineering experience

Nice to Have

8+ years of medical device development

Advanced degree in robotic engineering or another technical discipline

Industry experience with statistical methods and analysis of data to perform Design Verification

Experience with developing a product according to System Engineering principles

A strong understanding of Regulatory requirements for Design Controls and Design Verification

Industry-experience with statistical analysis of data

Experience with robotics or electro-mechanical systems

Proven track record of contributing to medical devices of high complexity

Strong communication and inter-personal skills

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

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)

Compensation

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Learn more about our benefits here (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic) .

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6 here .

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations).The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience,certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.

147200

220800

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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