We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 26 Sep 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

In this exciting role as a Principal Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the development of our new tibial neurostimulator system solutions. You will act as a technical leader working within a matrix organization to support the Systems Engineering organization in the definition, design, development, and testing of complex medical device systems within the Pelvic Health Operating Unit.  System designs typically include a mix of consumer and medical technologies involving electronic circuits, batteries, software, wireless communication, and supporting network services.  Next-generation systems are developed with a user-centered design approach, ensuring innovative solutions that meet marketplace needs. 

PELVIC HEALTH therapies treat patients suffering from overactive bladder, non-obstructive urinary retention and fecal incontinence with sacral neuromodulation and percutaneous tibial neuromodulation devices. 

 

A Day in the Life 

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

• Perform technical planning, system design and architecture, evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses for total systems. 

• Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. 

• Define and/or review requirements for implantable medical device systems that meet the expectations and uses of the customer, regulatory agencies, and the business.  

• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. 

• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. 

• Lead technical architecture activities to drive complete system definition, establish performance metrics, and define system interfaces. 

• Perform/participate in Risk Analysis activities, such as FMEAs and Hazard Analyses, for systems, features, and implementations with the intent to eliminate or mitigate the risks in the identified scenarios. 

• Provide support to customers and clients for Pelvic Health systems during and after launch. 

• Identify and resolve product issues both internally during product development and post launch if field issues arise. 

• Act as a team leader to manage major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products. 

• Provide guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area. 

• Establish and advocate for best practices and continuous improvement to mature Systems Engineering knowledge and processes. 

• Champion consistent implementation of the Quality System across projects. 

 

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