Prin Engineer Robotics Modeling and Simulation at Medtronic in North Haven, Connecticut

Job Description:

Careers that Change Lives

n this role, y ou will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers responsible for further development and enhancement of the globally launched Robotic Assisted Surgery platform within the Surgical Operating unit : https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/robotic-assisted-surgery/hugo-ras-system.html

Medtronic's Surgical O perating Unit is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations . With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve.

Make your impact by exploring a career with the world's leading Medical Device company, striving " to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life."

A Day in The Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Drive adoption of model-based design for develop ing innovative robotic surgical solutions
• Develop c omputational m odels of robotic assemblies
• Assess model credibility , drive model improvement and validation
• Analyze performance , reliability and safety of the robotic assisted surgery system
• Build simulation framework s integratin g mu ltiple models
• Enhance and m aintain a suite of simulation and data analy sis tools
• Collaborate with internal customers determine customer needs and define model use cases
• Present findings and capabilities to cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Contribute to design decisions , requirements breakdown, testing and ma nufacturing str

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Candidates with less professional experience are encouraged to apply . The job le vel can be adjusted to experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience with r obotics or electro-mechanical systems
• Proficient in m ultibody d ynamics and k inematics
• Experience in p arameter e stimation and h ardware c haracterization
• Expert in Matlab/Simulink, Python and/or other s oftware for s imulation and d ata a nalysis
• Knowledge in control theory and closed loop systems
• Proficient in f inite e lement m ethods for structural and t he rmal a nalysis of complex assemblies
• Expert in Ansys , LS-Dyna and/or other FEA Software
• Experience with d esign of e xperiment and t est f ixtures
• Knowledge in s erver / c loud based simulation frameworks and processing of data
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to c ollaborat e in projects with multi-site teams and across engineering discip lines
• Experience in m edical d evice Industry or other regulated Industry

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)