We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 Jun 2025

 

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

Principal Hardware Electrical Design Engineer - Robotic Surgical Technologies Released Product Engineering - North Haven, CT

Careers that Change Lives

You will be a key member of the Medtronic Engineering team responsible for developing Medtronic’s Robotic Assisted Surgery platform through commercial launch and production scale-up, impacting patient outcomes. 

The Surgical Group strives to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, and enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions. The Surgical Operating Unit sets the standard for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) by creating innovative surgical products and services.

A Day in the Life

The Principal Electrical Design Engineer is a primary contributor within the Medtronic R&D released product engineering (RPE) team to support released Robotic Capital Platforms for Medtronic’s Robotic Surgery Technology platform.

This Principal Electrical Design Engineer is a key contributor in a fast-paced environment, working within a team as a technical lead to deliver advanced technical expertise and solutions to complex engineering problems.

 Working Conditions

• Standard office setting, surgical lab, R&D lab, external research organizations, supplier visits, limited travel as required.
• Based in North Haven, CT, USA / Boston, MA, USA (hybrid, office based)

Day in the Life

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

• Acting as first point of contact for Released Product Engineering (EE HW Design) in order to:
  • Provide rapid response for line-down issues.
  • Coordinate between R&D subject matter experts and other Released Product Engineering counterparts.
  • Maintain electrical/electromechanical products and capital medical equipment.
  • Participate in EE hardware deliverables of the Change Development Process for capital medical equipment.
  • Determine change impact on electrical/electromechanical design and document rationale.
  • Maintain bill of materials using product lifecycle management software (Agile)
  • Perform electrical analyses to evaluate product performance and safety.
  • Compose engineering drawings, reports and presentations to document and communicate design deliverables and analyses.
  • Collaborate with the Medtronic R&D new product development engineering team who will be responsible for designing, developing, and supporting the next generation of capital equipment for the minimally invasive surgical robotic platform.
  • Interact and negotiate with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and external partners.
  • Provide guidance, coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team.
• Research, plan, design, verify, validate, and develop electrical and/or electromechanical products and systems, such as PCBAs, Power Architecture, Visualization systems, Networking, Sensor Measurement, Motor Control, Robots, Transmission, Measurement, and use of energy.
• Leverages expert understanding of engineering principles and practices, product safety and root cause analysis to design and develop product hardware.
• Works on highly complex technical problems and provides solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious to a broad range of problems.
• Recommends various technology options or approaches for system, processes, facility, or program improvements in terms of safety, performance, efficiency, or costs.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements
 

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of electro-mechanical product development experience

OR

• An advanced degree with 5+ years of electro-mechanical product development experience

Nice to Have

• Demonstrated proficiency in working in electrical engineering or computer engineering or related discipline;
• Demonstratable experience bringing hardware designs from concept through production, including coordinating with contract PCBA manufacturers;
• Advanced knowledge of analog circuit design, digital circuit design, or embedded system design.
• Medical device or laboratory analytical device experience