We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 14 Aug 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

Careers that Change Lives

​​​​​​​In this role, you will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers within the

Medtronic’s Medical Surgical Operating Unit. This is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​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 the customers and patients we serve. 



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

As a Development Lead Engineer, you will be responsible for leading a team of Electrical, Software, and Mechanical Engineers to create high-quality medical devices and components for surgical devices used in minimally invasive (MIS) and robotic-assisted (RAS) surgery.



Lead a cross-functional team in the design and implementation of a device or component. Guide the team through strategic decisions. Manage the project risks and priorities. Ultimately responsible for the technical solution and execution.



Collaborates with System Engineering on the system architecture, product requirements, user-centered design, and product security.

 

Work with Project Management to create a plan to implement that device or component to an agreed-upon project schedule and budget.

 

Works with Regulatory team members to ensure conformance to applicable regulations and regulatory strategy.

 

Works with Design Quality to lead Design and Software FMEAs and to ensure conformance to design development processes and procedures to ensure product quality, reliability, and safety.

 

Guide the project through the initial manufacturing stages to commercial launch.

 

Influences project teams and stakeholders. Ensures cross-functional participation and feedback.


Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years of relevant experience.



Nice to Have

Demonstrated proficiency in developing designs for complex, multi-team projects

Understanding of good manufacturing processes for medical devices

Experience with medical risk management

Background with focus on Electrical Engineering or Software Engineering

Experience with Agile SCRUM development methodology

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

• Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements operating systems components, software tools and utilities.
• Determines systems software design requirements.
• Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency.
• Generates systems software engineering policies, standards and procedures.
• May work across a variety of software lifecycle activities as determined by program needs.

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is 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.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Established and productive individual contributor.
Works independently with general supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments.

Organizational Impact: Sets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives of projects and assignments.
Contributes to the completion of project milestones.
May have some involvement in cross functional assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are general, and may require understanding of broader set of issues or other job areas but typically are not complex.
Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve p