Prin Electrical Engineer
About The Position
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will serve as a recognized technical expert and engineering leader within the Released Product Engineering (RPE) organization supporting Medtronic’s Surgical Hardware portfolio. This role is responsible for leading complex electrical engineering activities across sustaining engineering, product enhancements, quality investigations, regulatory compliance, cost optimization, supplier changes, and lifecycle management initiatives. The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in mixed-signal electronics, system integration, and product development within regulated industries. In addition to electrical engineering leadership, this individual will collaborate closely with mechanical, firmware, software, systems, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, supplier quality, sourcing, and operations teams to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant products throughout their lifecycle. This role requires a systems-thinking mindset, strong technical problem-solving skills, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams while mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence across the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline with 7+ years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience OR PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience
- Experience with all phases of mixed-signal board design, including: Architecture development, Circuit design, Schematic capture, Component selection, PCB layout and reviews, Design verification
- Strong fundamentals in: Analog and digital circuit design, Signals and systems, Frequency-domain analysis, Power electronics, System integration
- Experience with OrCAD schematic capture and PCB design tools.
- Hands-on experience using laboratory equipment including: Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Logic analyzers, Spectrum analyzers, Network analyzers
- Experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting high-voltage systems (up to approximately 5 kV).
- Experience working within regulated industries, preferably medical devices.
- Knowledge of IEC 60601 family of standards and medical device development processes.
- Strong root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting released products within a medical device environment.
- Experience with EMC and electrical safety testing.
- Experience with supplier qualification, supplier-driven changes, and component obsolescence management.
- Experience leading VAVE and cost optimization initiatives.
- Exposure to systems engineering practices and requirements-driven development.
- Experience working in Agile product development environments.
- Familiarity with Surgical Hardware or electrosurgical products.
- Lean, Six Sigma, or A3 problem-solving experience.
- Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions across organizations.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the electrical engineering subject matter expert for complex sustaining engineering, quality, compliance, and product enhancement initiatives.
- Lead the design, development, integration, verification, and validation of mixed-signal electrical systems and subsystems used in surgical medical devices.
- Define hardware architectures and technical solutions that balance product performance, reliability, manufacturability, compliance, and cost objectives.
- Review and approve electrical designs, schematics, test plans, engineering changes, and qualification strategies.
- Drive system-level troubleshooting and root cause investigations involving electrical, mechanical, software, and firmware interactions.
- Lead electrical engineering activities supporting released products, including: Design changes and engineering change orders (ECOs), Obsolescence management, Supplier-driven changes, Lifecycle and End-of-Life (EOL) initiatives, Cost reduction and VAVE projects, Manufacturing and field quality improvements.
- Assess product impacts associated with component, material, and supplier changes and determine requalification requirements.
- Support manufacturing and supplier quality teams in resolving production issues and field-related concerns.
- Ensure designs comply with applicable standards and regulations, including: IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-2-2, FDA Quality System Requirements, ISO 13485, Risk Management requirements.
- Lead technical assessments and investigations related to customer complaints, CAPAs, nonconformances, audits, and field performance issues.
- Evaluate complaint trends and reliability data to determine if systemic quality issues exist and develop appropriate corrective actions.
- Support EMC, electrical safety, environmental, reliability, and performance testing activities.
- Perform and oversee: Circuit design, Schematic capture, PCB layout reviews, Component selection, Design analysis and simulation, System integration, Design verification testing.
- Develop detailed technical specifications, requirements, test protocols, and engineering documentation.
- Ensure hardware designs meet performance, reliability, safety, and manufacturability requirements.
- Partner with Systems Engineering, Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing Engineering teams.
- Work with external test laboratories, suppliers, consultants, and contract manufacturers as required.
- Provide technical leadership during cross-functional design reviews, risk reviews, and business decision-making processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve product performance, reliability, compliance, manufacturability, and cost.
- Drive adoption of engineering best practices, tools, and methodologies.
- Support platform strategies, design standardization, and technology roadmaps across the Surgical Hardware portfolio.
- Contribute to the evaluation and implementation of emerging technologies.
- Mentor and coach electrical engineers and cross-functional team members.
- Lead technical reviews and provide guidance on engineering approaches and problem-solving techniques.
- Influence technical direction across multiple projects and product platforms.
- Serve as a technical leader for major cross-functional initiatives and strategic engineering projects.
Benefits
- Health, Dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan plus 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 (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
