Senior Principal R/D Engineer - Cardiac Rhythm Management
MedtronicAbout the role
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
A Day in the Life:
A career at Medtronic is like no other. We're purposeful, committed, and driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of people. You will contribute to the development of new devices every day and help ensure the safety and efficacy of those devices. You will spend time
In this role, you will perform theoretical and finite element analysis (FEA), researching and understanding regulations and requirements, and working with teams to solve complex and multifaceted problems. You will develop technical solutions to complex problems that require the regular use of creativity and critical thinking.
This position will provide highly specialized computational modeling expertise in design and development of innovative products to treat cardiac diseases. The emphasis will be on modelling electromagnetic systems in the human body, including MRI, radio frequency, and electric fields. Bearing in mind first principles, this role will understand business requirements, formulate a modeling approach that will address those requirements, independently carry out the modeling activities and provide concise communication of the results through technical reports and presentations.
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
A Day in the Life
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Provide technical leadership on M&S based MR safety development and test for Implantable Medical Devices
Provide electrical and Radiofrequency (RF) engineering skills to design, develop, characterize, and verify MR safety in new product designs
Fundamental understanding of MR induced RF, gradient, and static fields, and associated MR safety design for Implantable Medical Devices
Work closely with other Engineers and Technicians to verify and validate multiphysics based Medical Device and lead heating models
Analysis of product performance using DFSS techniques
Design and execute test methods to characterize MR safety and verify adherence to standards, product, and systems requirements
Validate test environments comprising custom RF equipment, software, and test methods
Interface with certified test houses to verify/certify to global regulatory standards including ISO 14708-3, ISO/TS 10974, IEC 60601-2-33, etc.
Work under minimal supervision
Ensure understanding of all quality policy/system items that are personally applicable. Follow all work/quality procedures to ensure quality system compliance and high-quality work.
Ability to work with others internationally and travel globally
Must Have (Minimum Requirements):
To be considered for this role, the minimum requirements must be evident on your resume.
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or other applicable field
Minimum of 10 years relevant experience
OR
Advanced degree with 8 years relevant experience
Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications):
Demonstrated knowledge or expertise in the physics of electric fields
MR safety experience for Medical Devices
Strong understanding of electromagnetics and their interactions with Medical Devices
Proven experience in computational M&S in the context of electromagnetics and Medical Devices
Proficiency in relevant multiphysics simulation tools such as Sim4Life, ANSYS, etc.
Experience with model verification and validation in accordance with V&V40 or other standards
Experience validating test scripts, methods, and systems
Experience in hardware integration of RF subsystems
Experience designing analog and digital circuitry on custom PCBs
Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills
Demonstrated time management and organization skills
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