Principal Hardware Engineer

Medtronic • Minneapolis, MN

17h • Onsite

About The Position

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 The Principal Hardware Engineer will be responsible for technical and mechanical design leadership for market-released implantable cardiac devices. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional partners, including reliability, regulatory, operations, and sourcing colleagues, to evaluate and implement design changes. Represent the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience

Nice To Haves

• Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver on time
• Solid leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively formulate and convey technical and cost/benefit/risk information with peers and senior leaders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy-to-understand terms
• Working knowledge of Quality System Regulation (QSR 21 CFR 820), EU Medical Device Directive, and ISO (13485:2003)
• Knowledge of 6 Sigma (DFSS) principles
• Able to work well under pressure and maintain a positive, engaged, and enthusiastic attitude
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Proficient knowledge of CRM devices (ICDs, IPGs, CRT-D/P, ICM)
• Working level understanding of CRM product implant procedures, clinical use conditions, new indications, competitive product landscape & state-of-the-art industry status
• Proficient knowledge of medical device industry standards, regulations, and compliance requirements
• Basic knowledge of mechanical processes, materials, PFMEA, and DFMEA
• Demonstrates good judgment about issue escalation and consultation with other SME’s
• Able to work independently and exercise appropriate latitude when addressing abstract, yet to be defined, technical issues and problems
• Results-focused. Able to deliver consistent, high-quality work to meet product performance, compliance, schedule, and budget requirements
• Able to provide solutions to a variety of technical problems of challenging scope and complexity
• Possesses working knowledge of statistical and data analysis tools. SPC, DOE, Gauge R&R, CpK
• Demonstrates clear, factual, and practical oral and written communication with a variety of cross-functional colleagues, technical peers, and senior-level management
• Able to facilitate cross-functional group problem solving, decision making, and small projects, including CAPAs
• Able to effectively prioritize and work on multiple assignments in parallel while keeping stakeholders updated
• Able to work independently, follow established procedures, and give/receive technical peer reviews of work deliverables for accuracy of technical content

Benefits

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• Health, Dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• Incentive plans
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
• Short-term disability
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level