R&D Engineer II - Memphis, TN

Medtronic • Memphis, TN

1d • 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 Careers that Change Lives Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career. As a R&D Engineer II, you will develop life-saving medical device products for spine surgery. Key responsibilities include collaborating with a team to lead new product development; developing and designing implants, instruments, and systems; conducting product and use testing; and managing system interfaces. You will actively seek out Voice of the Customer (VOC) input and translate that into product requirements, design specifications, and mechanical concepts. You will work under general direction and may serve as a key functional core team member or as an engineer on an extended team. The product focus will be on spinal implants and instrumentation to treat degenerative, deformity, and tumor/trauma conditions. A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of people worldwide. We seek out and hire a diverse workforce at every level: We need fresh ideas and inclusive insights to continue to be an innovative industry leader — that’s why we make it a point to seek out, attract, and develop employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and who represent the same wide variety of life experiences as our patients. 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. Day in the life: Plans and implements all aspects of multiple simultaneous designs and the development of new medical device products from initial design through market release, in accordance with agreed project timelines and NPI Development processes. Defines medium to high complexity spinal systems and conceptualizes designs that meet the needs and uses of the customer, regulatory agencies, and the business Provides technical leadership in the definition, evaluation, and mitigation of system design risks. This includes understanding system interfaces, use cases, and conditions; investigating and resolving system and design issues; making improvements to address customer feedback and requests; and leading testing activities. Engages with customers (internal and external) to understand and prioritize their needs and apply feedback to improve designs Translates customer needs into stakeholder and system requirements Optimizes designs by designing and conducting relevant tests, experiments, and evaluations, including numerical verification Defines and performs verification and validation activities, ensuring products meet user needs, system requirements, and intended use Writes engineering reports and creates presentations as required to document and communicate results Contributes and builds domain knowledge around spinal systems, their clinical use and application via customer and field visits, pre-clinical in vivo labs, literature searches, and training Documents tradeoffs, rationales, and potential solutions Supports documentation throughout all phases of research and development Participate in meetings with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery. Investigates and evaluates existing technologies Contributes inventions, new designs, and techniques regarded as advances in the medical and technical/scientific community Provides training and mentorship to less experienced team members, and learn from more experienced team members Maintains training and ensures personal understanding of all quality policy/system items that are applicable. Follow all work/quality procedures to ensure compliance with the quality system and high-quality work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical-related degree – Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering preferred
• 2+ years of engineering design and development experience
• 2+ years of medical device experience - in spine, trauma, orthopedics, or dental preferred

Nice To Haves

• Engineering MS degree
• Clinical knowledge for the use of products
• Knowledge of spinal anatomy relative to surgical procedures
• Experience in the use of systems engineering methodologies, including requirements development, analysis, allocation, review, tracing, and verification/validation
• Ability to effectively communicate and work collaboratively with others as a member of a team
• In-depth knowledge and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the related field of expertise to develop innovative approaches to work
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, including machining and 3D printing.
• Understanding of the spinal medical device industry and competitor products.
• Working knowledge of other disciplines.
• Proven proficiency with CREO, SolidWorks, or similar 3D CAD program
• Proven proficiency with engineering drawing standards, including GD&T and tolerance stacks
• Demonstrated track record of successful designs of surgical instruments (Spinal instruments are a plus)
• Knowledge of Agile and Windchill or equivalent PLM System
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative in keeping current with technology developments in a specialized area
• Experience working in an FDA-regulated and/or medical device environment with ISO and Quality System Regulation requirements
• Design and project execution agility in a fast-paced environment with a quality and customer service mindset, along with a sense of urgency and ownership
• Creativity in design, documentation, and problem-solving, with speed as a priority
• Capability to define and follow priorities with multiple simultaneous projects
• Knowledge of surgical instruments use conditions and OR setup (Spine is a plus)
• Strong collaborator in a cross-functional and multi-cultural team environment
• Strong team player aiming to win as a team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience training and mentoring less experienced engineers, learning/listening mindset with more experienced team members
• Excellent written and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Plans and implements all aspects of multiple simultaneous designs and the development of new medical device products from initial design through market release, in accordance with agreed project timelines and NPI Development processes.
• Defines medium to high complexity spinal systems and conceptualizes designs that meet the needs and uses of the customer, regulatory agencies, and the business
• Provides technical leadership in the definition, evaluation, and mitigation of system design risks. This includes understanding system interfaces, use cases, and conditions; investigating and resolving system and design issues; making improvements to address customer feedback and requests; and leading testing activities.
• Engages with customers (internal and external) to understand and prioritize their needs and apply feedback to improve designs
• Translates customer needs into stakeholder and system requirements
• Optimizes designs by designing and conducting relevant tests, experiments, and evaluations, including numerical verification
• Defines and performs verification and validation activities, ensuring products meet user needs, system requirements, and intended use
• Writes engineering reports and creates presentations as required to document and communicate results
• Contributes and builds domain knowledge around spinal systems, their clinical use and application via customer and field visits, pre-clinical in vivo labs, literature searches, and training
• Documents tradeoffs, rationales, and potential solutions
• Supports documentation throughout all phases of research and development
• Participate in meetings with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
• Investigates and evaluates existing technologies
• Contributes inventions, new designs, and techniques regarded as advances in the medical and technical/scientific community
• Provides training and mentorship to less experienced team members, and learn from more experienced team members
• Maintains training and ensures personal understanding of all quality policy/system items that are applicable.
• Follow all work/quality procedures to ensure compliance with the quality system and high-quality work.

Benefits

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values.
• We recognize their contributions.
• They share in the success they help to create.
• We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
• 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, and 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

What This Job Offers

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