Principal Design And Development Engineer

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
Medtronic
At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique.
Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.
Our Purpose
Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) is an Operating Units within the Cardiac portfolio at Medtronic.
At CAS, we are developing next generation medical technologies that treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms.
Our technologies save lives and improve the quality of living for millions of patients across the world by advancing innovation for the diagnosis and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias and enabling clinicians to perform procedures with superior outcomes.
Our growing and innovative portfolio provides solutions that advance and enhance care.
Our team support the creation our market-leading portfolio of innovations.
Combine the best of your experience with training and mentorship to move
forward.
If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes
lives, join us.
Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical
technology to patients worldwide.
Come for a job, stay for a career
A Day in The Life Of:
As a Principal engineer you will actively participate in all areas of new product development including the following: Design, Technology development & advancement, Automation, Vendor management & Project management.
Provide leadership in technical innovation across the department
Required to progress a project from concept phase into commercialisation phase and play a key role on the product /process /engineering /leadership fronts.
Required to resolve technical challenges with existing processes and technologies.
You will use Design, Reliability & Manufacturability(DRM) or similar methodology, 3-D drawing/printing and Augmented reality to develop best-in-class technologies for the manufacture of our new medical device product ranges.
You will collaborate with cross functional teams to define, execute and deliver on New Product Development requirements.
You will lead teams driving technology process innovation with emphasis on improving quality, reducing variation and developing state of the art automated and semi-automated systems.
You will lead and support process development, characterization and validation activities to support new product introduction.
Partake in cross site Technical Forums and build a network within the technical community.
Define and implement strategic goals in the technical community in line with the business unit strategy.
Key Skills & Experience
Third Level 8 Degree or higher in Electronic, Electrical, Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering or related discipline and desirably with 7+ years' experience in a similar role.
This role is primarily technical in nature; thus we seek someone who is passionate about Engineering concepts and principles – someone who gets a thrill from how and why things work.
You are experienced with medical device product and process development and have a strong proven track record in innovation and project/program management.
You are a seasoned professional in engineering development withextensive engineering knowledge and skills in some or all of the following: Concept development and selection, technology evaluation, driving innovative solutions to complex problems, process design and development, materials (polymers and metals), design for six sigma principles, CAD (Solidworks preferred), statistical techniques, process validation and control.
Dynamic team player and can work effectively and proactively on cross-functional teams.
Good communicator and fluent in English, with a high level of enthusiasm and motivation.
Good organizational, presentation and project management skills are necessary.
You are a proven influencer and exhibit skills in driving large scale technical initiatives.
Medtronic Offer a Competitive Salary And Flexible Benefits Package
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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.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people.
From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves.
We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here #J-18808-Ljbffr