Principal Product Engineer

Medtronic•North Haven, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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 Life You will be a key member of Medtronic’s Robotic Surgical Technologies R&D - Released Product Engineering (RPE) team, working to support the design of our launched HugoTM robot within instrumentation. You will be a critical member of projects related to cost down, component end-of-life issues, field complaint resolution implementation, and more, in a very visible and fast-paced role. Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career. Medtronic strives to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, and enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions. The Medical Surgical business unit set the standard for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) by creating innovative surgical products and services that focus on obesity and diseases and conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, abdominal wall, pelvic region, and the head and neck. This position will be based out of Medtronic’s campus in North Haven CT. The RPE Product Engineer will work closely with the project management office, Medtronic design engineers, Plant operations within North Haven, CT and our contract manufacturing sites supporting the consumables products for HugoTM. Product Engineering will be able to dive in deep technically, and lead design change initiatives as well as participate in process work for the instrumentation products used in Robotic Surgery. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are critical to success in this role, as is the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering specific or related Engineering.
Experience with highly regulated and/or safety-critical systems (medical device experience strongly preferred).
Root cause analysis tool knowledge/Problem solving management.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills / ability to negotiate with cross functional team and influence decision making.
Strong leadership skills.
Comfortable working in a fast passed, cross disciplinary environment.
Ability to discuss technical details with engineering staff.
The ideal candidate will have strong engineering and product development skills.
Ability to create and track a project budget and timeline.
Knowledge of Project Management.
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.

Responsibilities

Lead change development plan for design changes to Hugo
Key driver in product improvement plans
Consulted as R&D on process improvement and validation work
Perform engineering testing and participate in test method development
Be central communication point for all project related activities
Work with engineers to develop a deep understanding of the technological underpinnings of the system
Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders / contract sites to drive change management
Lead investigation both for new project exploration and in response to CAPAs (corrective and preventive action)
Evaluate field returns and participate in complaint trending
Assess timeline impacts against project schedule in coordination with Project Management partners
Perform action item follow up and participate in SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) methodology for project planning and resource establishment
Create purchase requisitions
Deliver meeting minutes

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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)