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You will be a key member of the Medtronic Engineering teamresponsible for developing Medtronics Robotic Assisted Surgery platform through commercial launch and production scale-upimpacting patient outcomes.

The Medical Surgical Group strives to enable earlier diagnosis better treatment faster complication-freerecovery and enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical Surgical Operating Unit sets the standard for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) by creating innovative surgical products andservices.

A Day intheLife

The Principal Mechanical Design Engineer is a key contributor responsible for the released product engineering (RPE) of multiple subsystems supporting both Capital and Consumable Robotics across Medtronics Robotic Surgery Technology platform. The primary focus of this role will be on Robotic Consumables and Instrumentation with secondary support provided for Capital Robotics.

You will have responsibility for:

• Acting as first point of contact for Released Product Engineering in order to:
  • Provide rapid response for line-down issues for consumable and capital robotics product lines.
  • Coordinate between R&D subject matter experts and other Released Product Engineering counterparts.
  • Maintain electromechanical products as relevant for capital and consumable products
  • Participate in hardware deliverables of the Change Development Process for capital medical equipment.
  • Determine change impact on mechanical and/or electromechanical design and document rationales.
  • Maintain bill of materials using product lifecycle management software (Agile)
  • Perform structural analyses to inform design changes evaluate product performance and safety
  • Compose engineering drawings reports and presentations to document and communicate design deliverables and analyses
  • Collaborate with the Medtronic R&D new product development engineering team who will be responsible for designing developing and supporting the next generation of capital equipment for the minimally invasive surgical robotic platform.
  • Interact and negotiate with contract manufacturers suppliers and external partners
  • Provide guidance coaching and mentorship to junior team members with a primary focus on supporting those working on Consumables and Instrumentation within the ME team

The ideal candidate has a background in electro-mechanical systems and integration of electronic components. It is expected that the engineer has technical knowledge and has demonstrated application of engineering principles theories and concepts in related field of expertise. This person will be expected to generate solutions that are imaginative thorough practical and consistent with organizational objectives.

Must Haves

• Bachelors Degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent; Masters Degree preferred. Minimum of 9 years relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 7 years relevant experience

Nice to Haves

• Significant experience in the design and development of complex dynamic electromechanical mechanisms and assemblies for production
• Solid knowledge and experience with 3D CAD software (CREO preferred)
• Expertise in designing for manufacturability & assembly creating engineering drawings for production applying geometric dimensioning and tolerancing selecting materials and performing tolerance stack analyses
• Strong communication skills to effectively work with a variety of stakeholders
• Be a team player who works well with others to achieve project goals and can proactively and independently drive projects forward

• Experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle including input creation design prototyping verification and transfer to production
• Experience with typical manufacturing processes for production including milling turning injection molding thermoforming MIM casting and sheet metal forming
• Knowledge of kinematic analysis stress analysis and FEA
• Hands-on experience developing medical products is highly desired - regulatory and quality processes safety considerations and designing to meet IEC60601 testing
• Experience in robotics is a plus
• Experience integrating electronic components into mechanical assemblies and designing for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

Working Conditions

• Standard office setting surgical lab operating room pilot lab external research organizations supplier visits limited travel as required.
• Based in North Haven CT with some hybrid work allowed

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$134400.00 - $201600.00

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 insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple 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 matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.