Senior R&D Engineer - Cardiovascular Surgery

Medtronic • Santa Ana, CA

2d • $105,600 - $158,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Medtronic’s Cardiovascular Surgery R&D group is seeking a Senior R&D Engineer to maintain the design integrity and support the continuity of commercially available medical devices used to treat diseases of the vascular system. The role applies advanced engineering principles, theories, and concepts to complex technical problems and provides technical leadership on post-market objectives. It is based in Santa Ana, California, in the Cardiac Surgery Operating Unit, and is performed on-site four days per week with less than 10% travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and at least 4 years of technical work experience, or a master’s degree and at least 2 years of technical work experience.

Nice To Haves

• High proficiency in technical principles, theories, and design concepts in medical device design.
• Experience with failure analysis and statistical techniques.
• Nitinol material and stent processing experience.
• Experience with textile and suture development and testing.
• Experience in design verification and validation.
• Experience with design and process qualification.
• Ability to provide technical leadership while fostering a collaborative work environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the design integrity of commercially available products using sound engineering principles and appropriate Design Control requirements.
• Apply problem-solving, critical-thinking, and engineering principles to complex problems in aortic disease treatment.
• Investigate product design and reliability issues with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, and other cross-functional teams to determine root causes and implement solutions.
• Review and approve post-market product change orders, ensuring design integrity and reliability targets are met.
• Review and approve design and process qualifications.
• Review and approve verification and validation documentation.
• Oversee process development objectives at internal and external manufacturing partners.
• Develop technical solutions, conduct testing, evaluate results using appropriate statistical analysis tools, and generate test reports.
• Collaborate with external suppliers, business partners, and internal cross-functional teams to maintain post-market product quality.
• Provide technical input for submissions to regulatory bodies and governmental agencies.

Benefits

• 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/reimbursement
• Global well-being program
• Incentive plans, including eligibility for the Medtronic Incentive Plan
• 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

What This Job Offers

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