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A Day in the Life

The Sr. R&D Sustaining Project Engineer will make an impact through planning, scheduling, and his / her technical expertise to implement changes to existing and newly launched products. This individual will work to improve product performance, resolve design, process, and manufacturing issues, address existing CAPAs, reduce customer complaints, prevent new CAPAs and improve customer experience.

The ideal candidate for this position has experience in medical and consumer device design and development, with emphasis on sustaining and new product introduction. This individual has experience managing project(s) of high levels of complexity through the various phases of the project lifecycle: definition, planning, feasibility, execution, delivery, and design change. This individual is responsible for creating and maintaining schedules, budgets, and technical risk trackers, providing feedback to the engineering team, working with vendors, contract manufacturers, and cross-functional partners, and collaborating cross-functionally.

The R&D Sustaining Project Engineer will become part of a dynamic and fast-paced R&D group with a strong history of successful product development and global launches. This individual will interface with the end customer and various functional groups within the Diabetes OU while representing the Mechanical Engineering function in cross-functional Core teams and engagements with external partners.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Oversee the day-to-day activities of the sustaining and mechanical engineering teams across one or more projects, programs, or CAPAs.
• Be the primary point of contact representing the Sustaining team with internal / external manufacturing partners, Quality and CAPA teams.
• Plan, schedule, track, and provide technical feedback on mechanical design and process concepts, tolerance analysis, finite element analysis, or other design analysis related to sustaining projects.
• Develop project schedules within Microsoft Project or Excel and report outs in PowerPoint, as appropriate.
• Facilitate collaboration on various projects within the sustaining mechanical engineering team and between functional groups. Support chartering and maintenance of program objectives and milestones with engineering staff and cross-functional team leads.
• Review and vet the quality and technical rigor of designs, analysis, and other engineering assets developed by the team. Lead teams of mechanical engineers and technical staff around evolving issues to arrive at robust technical solutions.
• Create, review and release documents within the product lifecycle control system according to Medtronic quality requirements and process engineering change orders.
• Present technical capability assessments, and program updates and lead design reviews to a broad audience, including Diabetes’ Senior Staff.
• Demonstrate knowledge of variable and fixed asset costs of a technical development project to build accurate project budgets.
• Ability to travel within the US and Internationally, up to 25%.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or other engineering disciplines and 4+ years of industry experience

OR

Advanced degree in engineering and 2+ years of industry experience.

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 Ben