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 Sr. Principal R&D Engineer Careers that Change Lives As part of the Surgical Released Product Engineering (RPE) Team, we drive best in class clinical outcomes, customer satisfaction and business value for all commercialized Surgical products by ensuring consistent quality, supply continuity and market competitiveness while elevating the technical careers of employees. The Sr. Principal R&D Engineer will support R&D RPE activities related to polymerization, fiber extrusion, and assembly processes for absorbable and non-absorbable polymer sutures and devices. They will serve as the design owner and technical expert, supporting released product engineering teams by planning, developing, and executing testing and analysis activities during product change implementation. This role focuses on driving improvements in product performance and manufacturability, reducing cost, improving quality and ensuring supply continuity while maintaining design intent. A Day in the Life Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Design, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots, and provides technical support during product development and manufacturing. Designs studies to investigate root cause or identify process parameters. Perform hands-on root cause analysis on the manufacturing floor, leveraging direct observation of physical processes and sample evaluations to identify and resolve technical issues related to design. Leads activities to support product development, improvements to existing products and pre-clinical studies. Serve as a technical expert, exercising considerable latitude in determining deliverables with limited oversight. Defines and performs verification and validation activities ensuring products meet user needs and intended use. Investigation and evaluation of existing technologies. Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, or processes related to existing product manufacturing. Coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery. Writes engineering reports and creates presentations as required to document and communicate results. Collaborate with peers to lead and manage the development of appropriate testing to verify product meets internal and external customer requirements. Mentors and guides junior level engineers, delegating and reviewing work Work will be performed in R&D laboratories and in manufacturing facilities