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A Day in the Life

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In this role as a Principal Systems Engineer you will have responsibility for developing new Neuromodulation products from early feasibility through to market release. You will act as an influential systems engineer working within a matrix organization to support the Systems Engineering organization in the definition design development and testing of complex medical device systems within the Neuromodulation Operating Unit. Neuromodulation products provide therapy for a variety of conditions including Chronic Pain Cancer Pain Severe Spasticity Epilepsy Dystonia Essential Tremor and Parkinsons Disease. Products include implantable and external neurostimulators implantable infusion pumps and associated device recharge and programming instruments as well as cloud based digital solutions.

You will work closely with and act as a technical leader within a cross-functional engineering team to synthesize feature needs and technology trends into system requirements and design specifications. Typical system designs involve complex electronic circuits wireless communication batteries and a mix of consumer and medical technologies. System are designed with the user in mind to provide innovative solutions in the marketplace. This individual will apply proven communication skills problem-solving skills and knowledge of best practices to guide his/her team on issues related to the design integration and verification testing operations support and product release.

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A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Collect and analyze design inputs (customer needs business needs etc.) and transform them into high quality engineering requirements.

• Perform system architecture and design for all phases of system development to include: concept design fabrication test installation operation maintenance and disposal.

• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of system requirements and design into product requirements that acknowledge technical schedule and cost constraints.

• Performs functional analysis timeline analysis detail trade studies requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

• Lead coordinate execute and document system analysis and design activities including but not limited to architecture definition interface management performance modeling system integration and design failure modes and effects analyses.

• Develop digital platform solutions including defining maintaining and integrating the architecture of data and data flows provided by those systems and their users

• Defines the technologies policies and data models to be used in collecting organizing storing and accessing information.

• Identify technical development risks develop and execute risk burn-down plans

• Facilitate cross-functional engineering and project team communication to drive design decisions align on test and integration strategies perform hands-on testing and review test results identify technical issues and manage their resolution

• Verify system requirements have been properly implemented (writing leveling tracing) through inspection demonstration test or analysis.

• Validate that implemented systems meet customer needs

• Support regulatory body submissions and facilitate knowledge transfer to continuation engineering teams

• Represent the organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels. May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement and influence decision-making.

• Manage moderately complex projects involving delegation of work and review of work products at times acting as a team leader.

• Provide guidance coaching and training to other employees within job area.

• Establish and advocate for best practices and continuous improvement as to mature the Systems Engineering knowledge and processes.

• Understand and advocate for technology evolution and participate in the development of system and product roadmaps.

• This individual is expected to be a thought leader proficient in building consensus and establishing strong links between business and engineering and technology sectors.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Requires a Bachelors degree in in Biomedical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline with minimum of 7 years of experience.

• Or advanced degree with minimum of 5 years of experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience developing system definition system design and requirements requirement tracing to subsystems and interface requirements and system verification and validation strategy and testing.

• Previous medical device experience with a history of developing products from technology to market release

• Experience with designing for the Hardware/Firmware/communication interfaces of electronic devices

• Experience in troubleshooting firmware/software interfaces

• Experience developing sensor-based systems including closed-loop feedback control systems.

• Experience developing data analytics algorithms and machine learning algorithms.

• Product Risk Assessment and Risk Management Experience (Fault Tree Analysis Failure Modes and Effects Analysis etc.)

• Experience working with and designing systems to meet ISO and Quality System Regulation requirements including IECIEC-62304 ISO-14971 FDA 21CFR820.30 for Class I II and III medical systems

• Experience planning and providing guidance on architecting automated software and system integration solutions including DevOps CI/CD pipelines and best practices.

• Previous experience establishing and maintaining information systems IT cloud infrastructure health software and firmware designs.

• Demonstrated strong verbal/written communication

• Demonstrated ability to make decisions quickly and guide a team through complex problems

• Experience working in cross-functional and team environments

• Experience working in FDA regulated and/or medical device environment

• Experience interfacing with physician customers and therapy consultants.

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.

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

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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.

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