Distinguished Engineer (CRM)

Medtronic • Mounds View, MN

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Medtronic’s Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Research & Development organization is seeking an experienced engineer to serve as a Distinguished Systems Engineer on product development programs and research feasibility studies. The role focuses on feasibility analyses, system development, integration, verification, and validation for CRM products. The engineer partners with systems engineering peers, marketing, product design, quality, and program management to define meaningful design inputs, develop robust systems, and establish effective verification and validation strategies. The position is an opportunity to provide technical leadership, establish best practices, and contribute to reliable products that serve Medtronic’s mission. The successful candidate can define work for others and execute independently from high-level scope and constraints.

This is an onsite role in Mounds View, Minnesota, with onsite work four days per week and travel of less than 10% (approximately one to two trips per quarter).

The position provides overall technical leadership for system solutions, from translating customer and business needs into designs through integration, risk reduction, verification, validation, evaluation, and launch. The engineer leads system teams, coordinates cross-functional decisions, develops and mentors systems engineers, and remains accountable for the technical correctness of the delivered solution. Responsibilities may also include technical oversight and on-site support during initial product launch until the product is stable and ready for transfer to Released Product Engineering.

Candidates must have a relevant technical degree and substantial relevant experience, with the required years depending on degree level. They must bring in-depth knowledge of the clinical application of CRM products and recognized technical expertise in the medical device field. The role also calls for project-planning and problem-solving ability, strong organization and communication, and the judgment to assess technical risks and opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical discipline; computer science or electrical engineering is preferred.
• 15 years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree, or at least 13 years with a master’s degree, or 11 years with a Ph.D.
• In-depth understanding of the clinical application of products within Cardiac Rhythm Management, including patient populations, indications, physicians, and market dynamics.
• Demonstrated technical expertise and thought leadership, with broad and deep knowledge in the medical device field and ability to work across multiple technical areas.
• Demonstrated success planning R&D or systems projects or strategic functional initiatives and recommending technology application projects or solutions to meet medium- to long-range objectives.
• Demonstrated success solving complex problems that require broad consideration of variables affecting multiple areas of an organization.
• Recognized technical authority and innovator in a field of expertise, or a recognized organizational resource within that field.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Ability to define work for others and execute independently after receiving high-level scope and constraints.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading development organizations in adopting or refining Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and/or system-level test automation.
• Experience with Design for Reliability and Manufacturing or related product development processes.
• Versatility, technical curiosity, broad systems-thinking ability, and proven effectiveness working amid ambiguity.
• Sound judgment in assessing solution risks and opportunities.
• Customer focus and service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical leadership for system solutions and translate customer and business needs into quality solutions.
• Drive and monitor technical content, system integrity, and integration, collaborating with cross-functional partners to achieve technical alignment.
• Present technical solutions and associated risks in relation to business objectives for senior leadership approval.
• Evolve solution concepts based on risk-reduction and system-integration learnings; work with cross-functional partners on trade-offs and subsystem allocation.
• Communicate solution concepts to core teams, business partners, and cross-functional teams, and build organizational alignment through influence.
• Identify systems engineering activities, durations, dependencies, and work breakdown structure; delegate appropriate tasks to systems engineers.
• Coach and mentor systems engineers, lead the project Systems Team, review technical content, make technical decisions, and escalate challenges with recommendations.
• Prepare solution and risk-reduction materials for independent technical review by domain experts; remain accountable for the technical correctness of the final solution.
• Lead user engagement sessions to collect user input.
• Define design input requirements and system design, including use cases and system interfaces; allocate functionality and performance to subsystems and review subsystem designs.
• Define and execute plans to mature technology and algorithmic features and reduce risk, including clinical or preclinical download studies as appropriate.
• Develop and execute system risk-reduction activities to retire risks and demonstrate system capability.
• Lead teams in developing and executing robust, efficient system verification and validation strategies.
• Establish evaluation and launch strategies, including alpha/beta testing and key performance indicators.
• Participate in defining and executing clinical trial design or Limited Release Evaluation strategy, if required.
• Provide technical guidance on customer training and deliver training on new system features.
• Monitor key performance indicators and proactively detect and manage system issues arising during early launch, including field corrective actions.
• Provide technical oversight and on-site support during initial product launch until the product is stable in the market and ready for transfer to Released Product Engineering.
• Lead identification and documentation of technical lessons learned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and flexible benefits package.
• Long-term incentive plan (LTIP) and Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account.
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term disability leave.
• Dependent daycare spending account.
• Tuition assistance or reimbursement.
• Global well-being program (Simple Steps).
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution and match.
• Short-term disability.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement, subject to IRS earning minimums.
• Capital Accumulation Plan for Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal