Prin. Systems Hardware Engineer
About The Position
Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. In the role as Principal Hardware Engineer, you will work to advance existing technology or introduce novel technologies and therapies, specifically in Digital Health. You will work with key stakeholders to help consider system and hardware requirements, integrate systems solutions and organize technical objectives of the products in HealthCast Acute Care and Monitoring. Additionally, the individual will be responsible for building tight collaboration and a culture of trust within the Digital Health organization. As a Principal Hardware Engineer, you will be accountable for supporting Digital Health projects as a Systems Hardware Engineer for R&D. The Hardware Engineer will work closely on new product development while also supporting sustaining projects as a hardware focused pillar on the team. The Hardware Engineer should be able to provide technical leadership in design, development, and verification of complex hardware systems. This role will serve as a technical expert and mentor within the engineering organization, helping to elevate the capabilities of a growing team while driving the development of reliable, high-quality products.
Requirements
- 10+ years' experience in the medical device industry in systems, digital or software development with proven record of accomplishment.
- Experience in 5+ major product or portfolio releases.
- Ability to quickly understand complex system behaviors, engineering problems, technical and architectural constraints.
- A robust design portfolio articulating past design work
- Excellent verbal and written and communication skills with an aptitude for convincing others, both internally and externally, of the value of their ideas.
- Strong electrical engineering fundamentals with extensive hands-on hardware development experience and passion for coaching and developing engineers
- Deep knowledge of international standards (IEC 60601-1, 60601-2, CC 47CF$, ANSI C63.27, etc.)
- Deep knowledge of various wireless technologies, batteries, and battery powered systems
- Deep knowledge of CAD and other similar tools
- Experiencing working with patient contacting devices and understanding of regulations around it
- Ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously and keep organized and multitask.
- Understand of stage gate processes for projects within the medical device project lifecycle
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Agile methodology is nice to have.
- Experience in a regulated product industry is nice to have.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for owning hardware and electrical requirements for new and existing product
- Serve as a subject matter expert for electrical and hardware design challenges.
- Responsible for owning electrical testing deliverables on new and sustaining products
- Provide technical direction for hardware platforms, ensuring performance, reliability, manufacturing and scalability
- Drives root cause investigations and resolution of complex technical issues
- Develop and review schematics, PCB layouts and component selection
- Perform hardware debugging, verification and system integration activities
- Collaborate closely with software, mechanical, systems and manufacturing teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to existing hardware architectures
- Organizational collaborator on DH&AI enabled initiatives to leverage cross disciplinary and globally distributed teams to craft high-quality products and services that customers love and drive preference
- Collaborate with other leaders to ensure successful development, release, and launch of world-class product (portfolio/program)
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
