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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 Test Method Engineer

Careers that Change Lives

Transforming Patient Management with Smart Technology!

At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday and that makes it an exciting and rewarding place to work.

Medtronic Coronary & Renal Denervation (OHS) Operating Unit develops the next generation medical technologies that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of patients across the world.

Treatments We Offer:

Renal Denervation

Symplicity Spyral™ Renal Denervation (RDN) System

Medtronic’s Coronary and Renal Denervation (CRDN) business is looking for a Principal Test Method Engineer to be part of a high-performing team that is revolutionizing the design and development of energy based therapeutic medical devices to treat hypertension. In this role, you will leverage both your technical breadth and business acumen to lead the newly approved therapy medical device software test team and participate in the design and development of next generation medical devices.

This position is in Mounds View, MN within the Coronary & Renal Denervation (OHS) Operating Unit and requires on-site presence four days a week.

We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

A Day in the Life:

In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Principal Test Method Engineer role. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Responsible for leading the team that is responsible for the validation of Design Verification Test Methods for a new Product Development project for complex electro-mechanical medical devices.

• Work within the Design Assurance team and cross-functionally with R&D, clinical, marketing and regulatory to translate design inputs and clinical use conditions into test methods - meeting all stakeholders’ requirements.

• Support the development and own the validation of test equipment and fixtures, and where required work closely with suppliers to validate equipment to Medtronic requirements. Manage capital equipment procurement and financial tracking for Design Verification equipment. Automate testing and reduce test method variation to ensure robust and appropriate test methods to demonstrate compliance to Design Inputs.

• Lead and successfully complete complex test method validation tasks including operator training, determining appropriate validation study design and sample size, data analysis including crossed gage R&R, ANOVA, Probability of Misclassification, identification and reduction of sources of variation and report writing for system and capital equipment test methods.

• Liaise extended team members, test lab managers and test operators, to facilitate timely completion of test method development and validation activities in alignment with the overall project phase and project target milestones.

• Provide technical expertise in test method development, exhibit strong problem-solving skills, support project investigations and lead validation activities in alignment with the overall project phase and project target milestones.

• Communicate progress to project leadership on frequent basis. Be able to distill complex issues into concise and clear messages.

• As part of ongoing professional development, you will maintain expert, up to date knowledge of developments in regulatory compliance requirements for product design, development, transfer, and commercialization activities.

• Translate international standards requirements and regulatory guidance into test methods.

• Work independently to plan and schedule the test method team’s and your own activities necessary to meet timelines.

Qualifications-

MUST HAVE - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE BE SURE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math or related technical field.
• Minimum of 7 years of technical experience, or advanced degree with 5 years of technical experience.