Sr Systems Engineer

Medtronic • Lafayette, CO

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About The Position

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 Careers that Change Lives In this role, you will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers responsible for further development and enhancement of the globally launched Robotic Assisted Surgery platform within the Surgical Operating unit: https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/robotic-assisted-surgery/hugo-ras-system.html Medtronic’s Surgical Operating Unit is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations. With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve. Make your impact by exploring a career with the world’s leading Medical Device company, striving “to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.” A Day in The Life Medtronic is looking for a Senior systems engineer to join the Systems Engineering Team within the newly formed Surgical Operation Unit. This role will collaborate across the Surgical OU Research and Development organization to bring innovative new medical devices to patients. The successful candidate will work with a cross functional team to execute functional decompositions, customer and product requirement development, and system and subsystem architecture documentation. She or he will also actively participate or lead trade-off studies, prototype evaluations, and clinical acceptability studies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 2 years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced knowledge of Systems Engineering principals and best practices
• Strong communication skills
• Experience developing complex electromechanical medical devices.
• Strong grasp of design controls and good documentation practices.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and contribute to a cross functional team.
• Experience in requirements management, risk management, and system architecture documentation.

Responsibilities

• Report to a Systems Engineer Manager within the Systems Center of Excellence of the Surgical Operating Unit, R&D division.
• Translate user needs and business inputs to customer and stakeholder requirements.
• Analyze use cases, document product lifecycle, and define use conditions.
• Perform functional analysis and functional allocation; develop and manage product requirements; document system and subsystem architecture.
• Partner with design quality assurance in risk management activities including preliminary hazard analyses and risk mitigation strategies.
• Employ Model Based Systems Engineering to document and communicate system design.
• Oversee, and be deeply acquainted with, regulated development processes and standards for risk management, usability, and safety to ensure systems design and documentation meet relevant safety and regulatory standards.
• Hands-on work with the Robotic System to evaluate user facing behavior.
• Support Systems Engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle including design change impact analysis, labelling and packaging requirements, field issue investigation.
• Investigate system integration issues to identify root cause and propose resolution.

Benefits

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
• This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
• The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location.
• Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
• The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
• The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees