Principal R&D Engineer
MedtronicAbout the role
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.
Medtronic pioneered the field of Neuromodulation with the first commercially available Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) to treat chronic pain and engineered the first deep brain stimulation (DBS) system to treat disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. We have gone on to develop the first implantable drug pump for the delivery of medication directly to the intrathecal space of the spine, inventing the first balloon kyphoplasty devices for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures and developing RF ablation systems to treat spinal tumors.
Within the R&D Department at Medtronic Neuromodulation, one key area of focus for reducing pain for patients is Interventional Pain. Interventional Pain develops minimally invasive therapies that treat musculoskeletal pathologies such as vertebral compression fractures, nerve pain, metastatic and benign bone tumors. The employee will be part of a team that defines, develops and tests new products for the Neuromodulation business.
The position responsibilities will focus on design and development of new products to compliment the Interventional Pain portfolio. This role is critical in the development of new designs and concepts for tooling, fixtures, individual components and assemblies. They will be responsible for providing technical expertise to advance existing technologies or introduce new technologies to market. Majority of the time will be spent delivering R&D systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills. Candidates should have demonstrated ability to execute independently after receiving high level scope and constraints.
Employee responsibilities may include the following:
Translate research discoveries into usable and marketable products
Design, develop, analyze, troubleshoot and provide technical expertise during research and/or product development of mechanical systems
Lead design and technical reviews with cross-functional partners
Design mechanical assemblies as part of a larger procedural system
Design and source actuated assemblies, tooling, fixtures and early product protypes
Effectively communicate and present technical concepts cross-functionally
Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
Provide direction and be accountable for deliverables from external suppliers and vendors
Contribute to the developmen
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