Sr Human Factors Design Eng.

Medtronic•Lafayette, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Medtronic, you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. The company emphasizes in-person exchanges, requiring a minimum of 4 days a week onsite to foster professional growth and cross-functional collaboration. As a Senior Human Factors Design Engineer, you will lead human factors and usability activities across the design, development, and sustaining engineering of innovative physiologic sensing technologies. Your role will ensure Medtronic products meet user needs and regulatory requirements through rigorous user research, Voice of Customer (VOC) collection, and usability evaluations, driving safe, effective, and intuitive solutions. This position may require traveling up to 25% of the time, mostly local and domestic, and occasionally international.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Factors Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent foreign degree)
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years of human factors engineering experience OR an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of human factors engineering experience
Possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment (for roles below Principal level)

Nice To Haves

Experience in human factors engineering within the medical device industry
Familiarity with global human factors guidance and regulatory standards (e.g., IEC 62366, ANSI/AAMI HE75, FDA Human Factors Guidance, NMPA, and other international equivalents).
Experience conducting and moderating formative and summative usability evaluations.
Experience working with clinical users and understanding of clinical use environments.
Experience supporting sustaining engineering and VOC collection.
Demonstrated ability to operate with autonomy, manage multiple projects, and influence outcomes through technical expertise
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong analytical, organizational, and detail orientation skills.
Ability to prioritize workload independently

Responsibilities

Serve as the human factors lead on cross-functional project teams focused on sensor design, development, and sustaining engineering for physiologic sensing technologies.
Plan, conduct, moderate, and analyze formative and summative usability evaluations—including simulated use studies.
Lead in-depth interviews, field observations, and surveys—to assess user needs and validate product safety and effectiveness.
Help collect and synthesize Voice of Customer (VOC) feedback from clinicians, patients, and stakeholders to inform design direction and requirements development.
Collaborate on sustaining engineering activities by evaluating use-related risks, assessing the impact of product updates or changes, and ensuring continued compliance with user needs and regulatory standards.
Collaborate with engineering, marketing, regulatory, and quality teams to develop and refine user requirements, user needs, use cases, and system specifications for sensor products.
Write and maintain usability engineering documentation (use specifications, use related risk analyses, study protocols, and test reports) to support regulatory submissions and internal design controls.
Analyze data from usability studies to identify root causes of use errors and drive actionable improvements in sensor system design and user interfaces.
Prepare and present findings, recommendations, and usability impact analyses to product teams and leadership.
Ensure usability engineering activities are planned, executed, and reported in accordance with relevant standards (IEC 62366, ANSI/AAMI HE75, FDA Human Factors Guidance, and other global guidance).
Manage schedules and status updates for usability engineering activities within sensor development projects.
Mentor and provide technical Human Factors guidance to team members.
Collaborate with team members across global time zones, including participating in off-hours meetings and communications as needed.
Domestic and international travel required to conduct or support usability evaluations, collect VOC, and collaborate with stakeholders and clinical users.

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Flexible Benefits Package
Incentive plans (Medtronic Incentive Plan - MIP)
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)
Health insurance (for regular employees who work 20+ hours per week)
Dental insurance (for regular employees who work 20+ hours per week)
Vision insurance (for regular employees who work 20+ hours per week)
Health Savings Account (for regular employees who work 20+ hours per week)
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (for regular employees who work 20+ hours per week)
Life insurance (for regular employees who work 20+ hours per week)
Long-term disability leave (for regular employees who work 20+ hours per week)
Dependent daycare spending account (for regular employees who work 20+ hours per week)
Tuition assistance/reimbursement (for regular employees who work 20+ hours per week)
Simple Steps (global well-being program) (for regular employees who work 20+ hours per week)
Paid sick time (for temporary employees, as required under applicable state law)