We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 Jul 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

Embedded hardware product development with technical leadership responsibility

PRINCIPAL DIGITAL HARDWARE ENGINEER

Responsible for board and system level design of circuits for complex medical devices used in surgery. The position requires solid background in digital and analog design. The position will model and simulate circuits, build schematics, oversee the layout of PCBs, test and analyze data, generate protocols and reports, document the designs, and assist in resolving system level issues.

• This position will also have project leadership responsibilities – coordinating the effort of other electrical engineers on the team.
  
  Responsibilities Include:
  • Provides electrical engineering support for new product development by engineering solutions for complex issues with relatively high organizational impact and with a high level of accountability and minimal supervisory oversight
  • Maintains electrical designs throughout the development life cycle by updating drawings and design documentation to the latest national and international standards
  • Circuit simulation and analysis, schematic entry, layout of PCB oversight, protocol development, and testing
  • Working with a cross functional engineering team to troubleshoot complex system issues
  • Follows strict adherence to policies and procedures associated with an FDA controlled environment
  • Integrates product performance activities with new product development to improve project delivery time and reduce post release production issues
  • Prepares analysis reports for project leaders or other personnel
  • Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation
  • Provides input to departmental planning and resource activities
  • Presents project status to management and teams, as required

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes.
Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager.
Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists.

Organizational Impact: Contributes to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results.
May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation.
Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area.
Implements solutions to problems.

Communication and Influence: Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels.
May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management: Typically provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.
Typically manages major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
May have broad knowledge of project management.
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfi