Principal R&D Engineer – SH&A

Job title:

Principal R&D Engineer – SH&A

Company:

Medtronic

Job description

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 LifeAt our Medtronic plc, R&D (Research & Development) Department in Galway, Ireland, we focus on the development of cutting-edge medical devices in the Cardiac Rhythm Management, Coronary, Structural Heart, PVH and Neuro-modulation space. Our R&D Engineers are directly involved in working on the development of innovative products for use in medical procedures.If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.Come for a job, stay for a career!A Day in The Life Of:

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and provides technical skills during research and / or product development
• Effectively represent Medtronic while interacting with physicians to distil their needs into product requirements and concepts
• Provide direction in technical innovation across the department
• Identify and mitigate technological risks throughout the design process
• Apply understanding of anatomy & physiology with engineering knowledge in materials and processes to come up with working designs
• Interface effectively and build relationships with team members, other staff and key technology and component suppliers, both locally and globally
• May be required to progress a project from concept phase into commercialization phase and play a key role on the product / process / engineering / technical fronts
• May be required to resolve technical obstacles with existing designs and support portfolio sustaining activities
• Continually contribute to generation of intellectual property
• Coach, mentor, and delegate work to less experienced engineers
• Partake in cross site Technical Forums and build a network within the technical community
• Define and implement strategic goals in the technical community in line with the business unit strategy
• Design studies to investigate specific life science questions within field of expertise

Key Skills & Experience

• Degree level 8 in Engineering or related discipline with a minimum 7 years of relevant experience, or PHD with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience – additional relevant qualifications may be advantageous.
• We are looking for a dynamic team player that can work effectively and proactively on cross-functional teams.
• We are looking for an engineer with extensive medical device product development experience and a strong proven track record in innovation and technical advisory.
• This role is primarily technical in nature; thus, we seek someone who is passionate about Engineering concepts and principles – someone who gets a thrill from how and why things work.
• We are looking for a proven influencer and someone who exhibit skills in driving large scale technical initiatives.
• You are a seasoned professional in engineering development with extensive engineering knowledge and skills in some or all of the following: component and system design, materials (polymers and metals), sterilization of medical devices, test method development, design for six sigma principles, CAD (Solidworks preferred), pre-clinical evaluations, physician interactions, knowledge of anatomical use conditions (anatomy, physiology etc.), system requirements development, design control, application of ISO standards for medical devices
• We are looking for strong communication and presentation skills.

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package#IJAPhysical Job RequirementsThe 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.Benefits & CompensationMedtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).About MedtronicWe lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity

Expected salary

Location

Galway

Job date

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 06:35:30 GMT

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