We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 13 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

Designs, develops, and implements testing methods and equipment for Cardiac Devices, Leads, Catheters, and Instruments.

Careers That Change Lives

In this onsite role, you will contribute to the development, testing, and analysis of Leads, Catheters, Devices, and Instruments for cardiac pacing therapies and defibrillation solutions.  The position is in the Mechanical Analysis and Testing Lab.

Our Cardiac Rhythm Management Integrated Operating Unit offers devices and therapies that treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure. It is comprised of four key businesses: Cardiac Pacing Therapies, Defibrillation Solutions, Patient Management, and Procedure Innovations. Together, we will transform the lives of people with cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident —we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

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

• Contribute to the development of design solutions that address broad development problems involving leads, catheters, and cardiac devices.

• Develop advanced new test methods, measurement techniques, and fixtures.

• Organize, prepare, and present technical information material in a clear, effective and skillful manner to management, marketing, clinicians, and regulators.

• Direct the activities of junior employees and technicians to ensure project milestones are completed correctly and on schedule.

• Analyze test results using statistical distribution and regression analyses, using software tools such as Minitab, JMP, or MATLAB.

• Identify the root causes of failures and propose design or process improvements to enhance performance and reliability.

• Proactively manage deliverables on a geographically diverse, cross-functional team and provide regular updates to both project and functional management.

• Be responsive to changes in work direction and develop creative plans for meeting aggressive business milestones.

Basic Qualifications Must Haves

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 4 years relevant experience

OR

• Advanced degree with 2 years of experience

Nice to Have: Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following.

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Material Science.

• Knowledge of lead and catheter design, processing, and material property testing, including fatigue.

• Hands on experience with TA Instruments and/or Instron electromechanical fatigue test frames.

• Proficiency with CAD software such as SolidWorks.

• Familiarity of FEA software and design optimization techniques.

• Knowledge of FDA and MDR regulations.

About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.  We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. 

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future. 
 

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. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is r