Senior Electrical Engineer

Medtronic•Mounds View, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support its Electrophysiology Therapies (EPT) Operating Unit. The role is responsible for ensuring products meet and exceed the safety and reliability expectations of patients, clinicians, regulators, and the business. EPT develops devices and therapies for patients with abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure across cardiac pacing, cardiovascular diagnostics and services, defibrillation, and cardiac ablation businesses. The position is based at Medtronic’s Mounds View, Minnesota facility and requires at least four days per week onsite. Travel is 10% or less. The engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams on cardiac rhythm management product development and design changes, leads Design for Reliability activities, and supports risk assessment, reliability planning and demonstration, testing, statistical analysis, documentation, and quality-record reviews. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline and at least four years of experience, or a master’s degree and at least two years of technical experience. The position is eligible for the Medtronic Incentive Plan. Medtronic describes a broad benefits package for eligible regular employees, including insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and development assistance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or a related technical discipline and at least 4 years of experience, or a master’s degree and at least 2 years of technical experience.
For baccalaureate degrees earned outside the United States, a degree satisfying the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
Must possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment; sponsorship is not offered for roles below Principal level.
Work at the Mounds View, Minnesota facility at least 4 days per week and travel 10% or less.
For office duties, be independently mobile and able to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers.

Nice To Haves

Experience applying Six Sigma development methods, such as Design of Experiments, Robust Characterization (P-Diagram), and Capability Analysis.
Strong circuit analysis and hands-on electrical testing experience.
Design verification and troubleshooting skills, with working knowledge of quality and statistical methods.
Experience writing engineering documents such as test plans and reports.
Medical device industry experience or experience in another regulated industry.
Familiarity with FDA 21 CFR Part 820 cGMP, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and ISO 5841-2.
ASQ CRE certification.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and release new cardiac rhythm management products and design changes.
Plan, lead, and integrate Design for Reliability activities on product development projects to advance product safety, complaint reduction, reliability, and quality.
Evaluate designs for potential failure modes, assess hazards and harms, prioritize safety risks, identify risk controls, and compile evidence that product benefits outweigh risks.
Define and allocate reliability requirements and goals; develop and lead reliability demonstration strategies; manage reliability growth activities; and recommend design and manufacturing updates to achieve required reliability.
Understand legacy product performance and apply relevant learnings to new product development projects.
Develop test plans, determine statistically valid sample sizes, work with test labs to demonstrate performance, address test observations, analyze data statistically, and write test reports.
Document risk management and reliability activities and conclusions for regulatory submissions and audits.
Perform engineering reviews of quality records for safety and reliability impact.
Advocate for safety, reliability, and quality in design reviews and other project meetings.

Benefits

Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
Medtronic Incentive Plan (short-term incentive).
Health insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Health Savings Account.
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
Life insurance.
Long-term disability leave.
Dependent daycare spending account.
Tuition assistance or reimbursement.
Simple Steps global well-being program.
Incentive plans.
401(k) plan with 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.