Posted in General Business 13 days ago.
Type: Full-Time
A Day in The Life
You would be joining our Instrument Center of Excellence as a Verification Lead (Principal R&D Engineer ) responsible for organizing and leading the Surgical Robotic Instrument R&D team to drive meaningful product requirements, an efficient and effective verification strategy, and completion of verification testing and documentation for a variety of NPD and RPE projects . The products this role focuses on verification of are the mechanical surgical instruments (shears, graspers, needle drivers) and accessories that interface with the Hugo ™ RAS system .
To us, verification is not just the last step on the path to commercialization; this role is an integral team member throughout all phases of the project . Along the path to launch, you will be a technical contributor towards the success of the product, establishing best-practices and innovative approaches towards proving that our products meet the expectations of the Medtronic Mission . This role is intended to be very collaborative where you will work with the mechanical engineering team to ensure they are aligned on what success looks like for verification activities they are assigned (such as test plans, confidence levels, sample sizes, test methods, test method validations, and documentation methods) and set them up to independently deliver those solutions.
You Will
Working on the Medtronic Campus in North Haven, CT, the V erification L ead will identify and organize work to be performed and then collaborate with the R&D team consisting of Instrument CoE Mechanical Engineering (ME), Systems, Robotic Platforms Product Development Organization (PDO), Robotics Instrument Testing (RIT), Released Product Engineering (RPE), Reliability, Compliance, and Software to accomplish activities in the following areas:
The primary roles you will collaborate with are: Robotic Capital Center of Excellence ( CoE ) PDO Project Leads, Instrument CoE R&D Mechanical Engineers, Instrument CoE Mechanical Leads, PMO, RIT Project Managers , and RIT Engineers .
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Nice to Have
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in mechanical medical device development.
• Experience applying or developing a product according to system engineering principles.
• A strong understanding of regulatory requirements for design controls and design verification.
• Ability to compile and analyze technical data using Minitab, Excel, JMP, and/or Matlab.
• Experience determining engineering specification and test requirements.
• Industry experience with statistical analysis of data.
• Experience developing mechanical systems / products, robotics, or electro-mechanical systems.
• A strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving ability.
• Experience using electrical and mechanical test equipment.
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills.
• Successful experience working on highly complex medical device projects with multi-location teams.
Differentiating Factors
• Autonomy: Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes.
o Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager.
o 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.
o 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.
o 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.
o 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.
o Negotiates 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.
o Typically manages major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader.
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Learn more about our benefits here .
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6 here .
The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations).The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience,certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.
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, recruiter 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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