Distinguished Engineer at Medtronic in Lafayette, Colorado

Job Description:

Careers that Change Lives

As a Distinguished R&D Development Engineer, you will design and develop life-saving medical device products. Key responsibilities include product development, conducting product testing, preparing FDA data for 510k submissions and complaint investigation. You will actively seek out Voice of the Customer (VOC) input and translate that into product requirements and design specifications, and perform ex vivo and preclinical assessments. You will work under general direction in a project role and may serve as key functional core team member and/or leadership role in an extended team. The product focus will be on AI enhancements to electrosurgical devices.

Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career.

In the Surgical business, part of Medtronic's Medical Surgical Portfolio, we believe patients around the world deserve access to quality care and improved outcomes. We strive to expand global access to care and reduce variability through robotic, instrument and analytics solutions.

A Day in the Life

• Designs, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots and provides technical skills during research and/or product development.
• Guide studies to investigate specific life science questions within field of expertise.
• May be involved in product research and development and/or clinical trials.
• Translates research discoveries into usable and marketable products.
• Lead the Testing and optimization of the design by designing and conducting relevant experiments and evaluations including numerical verification.
• Lead the Development of the clinical product requirements and specification by providing quantitative, clinically relevant metrics
• Prepare full documentation in accordance with relevant internal SOPs and Design Control.
• Guide pre-clinical in vivo labs, observing cases in hospitals and through planned and unplanned customer interactions.
• Guide the creation and evaluation of prototypes to generate concept and model approvals.
• Write engineering reports and create presentations as required to document and communicate results.
• Prepare reports, presentations and spreadsheets of an analytical and interpretative nature.
• Institute design changes based on internal and external customer feedback.
• Collaborate with peers to manage the development of appropriate testing to verify product meets internal and external customer requirements.
• Maintain accountability to the completion of specific programs and projects in accordance to agreed project deliverables.
• Contribute inventions, new designs and techniques regarded as advances in the medical and technical/scientific community.
• Use advanced techniques to anticipate, identify and develop solutions or alternatives to a variety of common and uncommon problems having a range of complexity.
• Provide leadership, training and mentorship to less experienced team members.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects with a strong problem solving ability.
• Adhere to safety policy procedures.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 13 years relevant experience

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

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications)

• 15+ years of engineering experience
• 6+ years of medical device experience

• PhD in a relevant Field
• Thorough understanding of medical device industry and competitor products. Working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Thorough understanding of clinical and regulatory pathways, IP and internal processes.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative in keeping current with technology developments in specialized area.

• Experience with successful Medical Device launches in and out of the US.
• In depth knowledge and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in related field of expertise to develop innovative approaches to work
• In-depth clinical knowledge for uses of product.
• In-depth knowledge of anatomy relative to surgical procedures for specific products.
• Ability to effectively communicate and work cooperatively with others as a lead member of a team.
• Demonstrated experience sharing information, status, needs, and issues with others in order to inform, gain input, and support decision-making.
• Equipment and tooling design.
• Experience with electrosurgical products

• Experience with Statistics
• Experience with algorithm development

About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)

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