Principal Materials Engineer
About The Position
The Principal Materials Engineer will work in a team environment representing Materials Science and Engineering with a focus on metallic, magnetic, and ceramic materials. Duties include materials selection, processing, problem-solving, biostability, and materials regulations. This position will focus on supporting released product reliability and improvement teams in the identification and mitigation of product-related risks, knowledge gaps and the communication of such issues to project and functional leadership teams. The individual will serve as a materials expert with an emphasis on metallic, magnetic, and ceramic materials and interfaces by participating in technical activities for materials selection, processing, characterization, analysis, material stability, biostability, as well as understanding of process-property-performance relationships for medical devices. This position will also support scoping/planning of product strategy and identification of technologies and initiatives needed to develop innovative, reliable and cost-effective therapies. The candidate will develop and execute strategies to address those needs. 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 are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
Requirements
- Requires a Baccalaureate degree AND minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience
- For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
- U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a regulated environment on medical devices
- Possesses proven expertise in the following business critical skill sets with focus on metallurgical science: Metals Physics, Chemistry, Processing and Characterization
- Magnetic physics
- Electrochemistry, corrosion and stability
- Expertise in materials, with the ability to identify and develop testing methods, correlate material properties with product performance, and predict various failure modes
- Experience working with multiple classes of engineering materials: metals, polycrystalline, and single crystal ceramics, and glasses as well as their interface to the product as a whole
- Experience performing failure analysis
- Knowledge of external standards, e.g., ASTM and ISO and their use, limitations, and applications
- Demonstrated ability to apply skills and knowledge of technical/operational theories and principles to resolve real-world biomaterials challenges
- Demonstrated ability to deliver quality technical work within project schedules and timelines
- Knowledge of Design, Reliability & Manufacturability (DRM), and Six Sigma improvement methodology; Knowledge of statistical methods and Design of Experiments (DoE)
- Knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy curiosity and critical thinking to a range of projects in the hard materials space
- Bring focus and technical depth to subsystems and components within a broader project scope to address challenging and complex problems and enable project success
- Conduct laboratory work and data analysis to drive data-driven technical decisions
- Act as a technical contributor within functional and project teams, driving a focus on quality and technical rigor while mentoring less experienced personnel
- Possess the necessary drive and determination to promote the highest level of customer satisfaction, quality, reliability, performance, cost, and development predictability
- Contribute to the design of products or processes based on business strategy
- Contribute to and develop strategies and prepare evaluation plans in consideration of gaps in materials, design and process to achieve optimal solutions that satisfy timeline, cost and technical requirements as they relate to patient safety and product reliability
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
