Sr Product Engineer
About The Position
The Sr Product Engineer is a team member responsible for Released Product Engineering (RPE) activities for surgical stapling devices. RPE is responsible for product design, Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions (CAPA), and product enhancements that ensure product sustainability and improve clinical performance. The engineer is expected to lead and/or champion initiatives from concept through implementation, present initiative information and status to management, and provide leadership and mentorship to junior engineers. The role addresses complex technical issues and contributes innovative solutions, develops and evaluates testing and product specifications, investigates customer complaints and supports root-cause analysis and corrective actions, and incorporates applicable regulatory standards. It also conducts project management and documentation activities under design controls and risk analysis in accordance with established procedures. The position prepares analytical reports, presentations, and spreadsheets for peers, executives, and customers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree and at least 2 years of 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.
Nice To Haves
- Mechanical design experience.
- Ability to interpret varied technical information and work with abstract and concrete variables.
- Knowledge and understanding of the design change control process.
- DRM, DFSS, and/or Six Sigma training or experience.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Experience designing and redesigning medium- to high-complexity medical devices and subsystems.
- Experience testing and optimizing designs through experiments and evaluations, including numerical verification such as finite element analysis (FEA) and tolerance analysis.
- Experience preparing documentation in accordance with internal SOPs and Design Control.
- Experience interacting with suppliers and participating in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) processes to assess component and assembly manufacturability.
- Experience participating in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and following up on recommendations.
- Experience participating in pre-clinical in vivo labs, observing hospital cases, and engaging in planned and unplanned customer interactions.
- Experience creating and evaluating prototypes to generate concept and model approvals.
- In-depth knowledge and application of Microsoft Office.
Responsibilities
- Provide imaginative, practical solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific products, consistent with organizational objectives.
- Anticipate and identify challenging technical problems, including problems requiring research or analysis.
- Resolve highly complex technical problems with innovative solutions.
- Collaborate with peers to develop and manage testing that verifies products meet internal and external customer requirements.
- Review and evaluate development protocols, results, and conclusions.
- Understand functional and customer requirements, and develop appropriate tests and specifications to support product reliability and manufacturability.
- Investigate customer complaints about existing products, help determine root causes, and identify corrective actions when necessary.
- Incorporate required regulatory standards into developmental and sustaining engineering projects.
- Contribute inventions, new designs, and techniques; provide primary technical contributions and/or lead subprojects.
- Adhere to safety policies and procedures.
- Lead and/or champion initiatives from concept through implementation and present initiative status to management.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
- Conduct project management tasks and prepare documentation for design controls and risk analysis in accordance with established SOPs.
- Prepare analytical and interpretative reports, presentations, and spreadsheets for peers, executives, and customers.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
- Short-term incentive through the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
- 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.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
