Biomedical Engineer II
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
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 Test and Analysis Lab.Our Cardiac Rhythm Management 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.
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 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.
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 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 software tools such as Minitab, JMP, or MATLAB
- Understand when and how to apply statistical techniques, such as distribution or regression fitting with confidence intervals, to interpret test results for design, reliability, and manufacturing partners
- 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
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR advanced degree
Nice to Haves:
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or Material Science
- Knowledge of cardiac lead, catheter and device 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 Creo or SolidWorks
- Familiarity of FEA software and design optimization techniques
- Knowledge of FDA and MDR regulations
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 regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the
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