Senior R&D Engineer - Cardiovascular Surgery
About The Position
Medtronic’s Cardiovascular Surgery R&D group is seeking a Senior R&D Engineer to help maintain the design integrity and continuity of commercially available medical devices used to treat diseases of the vascular system. Based in Santa Ana, California, within the Cardiac Surgery Operating Unit, the role applies advanced engineering principles, theories, and concepts to complex technical problems and provides technical leadership on post-market objectives. The work supports the global supply and quality of products and Medtronic’s mission to improve patient lives. The position is performed on-site four days per week and requires less than 10% travel. The engineer works with internal cross-functional teams, external suppliers, manufacturing partners, and business partners. The role also supports submissions to regulatory bodies and governmental agencies.
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.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership while building 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, technical principles, and theories to address 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 of 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 and business partners, as well as internal cross-functional team members, 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 or reimbursement
- Global well-being program
- Incentive plans, including eligibility for the Medtronic Incentive Plan short-term incentive
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
