We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 Mar 2026

 

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 R&D Engineer

Careers That Change Lives

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. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

The Principal R&D Engineer for Medtronic Cardiac Surgery RPE (Released Product Engineering) will be responsible for technical and mechanical design of market-released medical devices. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional partners such as reliability, regulatory, operations, and sourcing colleagues to evaluate and implement design changes. Represent the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects.

The Cardiac Surgery Operating Unit develops life-restoring therapies and healthcare solutions that span the care continuum; integrating technologies and applying clinical and economic evidence to increase patient access, improve efficiency of procedures and deliver successful patient outcomes.

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.

This position is in Brooklyn Park, MN within the Cardiac Surgery (CS) Operating Unit. 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 on-site 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. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

A Day in the Life:    

   

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

• Interact with personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations
• Identifies and oversees testing required to obtain necessary data to support field actions, regulatory renewals, submissions and deficiency responses
• Provide critical evaluation of manufacturing and supplier change impact on fielded products
• Initiates change activity to modify maintain design documentation (BOM’s, Specs, drawings)
• Supports CAPA’s (Corrective & Preventive Actions) and RPI’s (Released Product Investigations) including CAPA ownership
• Provides RPE input to new product development teams
• Supports and conducts DOE’s, SPC, Gauge R&R, Sampling methodologies, Data Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Modeling/Predictive Analyses, Capability Studies (CpK) and Component Qualifications
• Collaborates with reliability and manufacturing personnel to determine and execute appropriate tests/assessments to evaluate supplier, process, material, design, or component changes prior to implementation
• Collaborates with reliability and manufacturing to investigate product performance issues/returned product analysis to identify root cause(s) and implement corrective action(s)
• Supports cost reduction and continuous improvement projects
• Provides problem solving/trouble shooting support to manufacturing sites and key suppliers to increase yields, maintain process capability, and improve efficiency and cost
• Supports internal and external regulatory compliance audits
• Actively participates in new product development to RPE transfers; ensures completion of all transfer deliverables
• Leads projects of medium complexity and size eg geo expansion and product market introductions.

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 Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or related STEM discipline and a minimum of 7 years of technical experience OR a Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of technical experience

 Nice to Have:

• Relevant experience in the Medical Device Industry including experience with design and development of Class II or