At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include:

• Analyze research design and develop materials and related fabrication/application processes to optimize materials for engineering design and application in structures systems and subsystems.

• Apply principles of chemistry physics and material science to develop metallic polymer and composite material and processing specifications fabrication and assembly processes.

• Develop analyze and apply material properties to design requirements processing parameters and engineering specifications.

• Partner with manufacturing engineers on key processes including: machining metals forming welding (primarily resistance welding and laser welding) injection molding extrusion coatings applications (both metals and polymers) adhesives & assembly techniques.

• Conduct material analysis including failure analysis of components systems and subsystems.

• Evaluate materials and designs for Materials of Concern and develop compliance evidence for Materials of Concern standards and regulations.

• Gather evidence to support biostability and biocompatibility of materials and designs.

• Cross functional collaboration supporting projects throughout the product life cycle including technology development new product development and released product support.

• Follow quality system requirements and industry standards to complete deliverables and other documentation. Identify areas for documentation improvement and implement solutions.

Technical Specialist Career Stream:

• Individual contributor responsible for advancing or introducing new technology and therapies and for supporting existing technologies and therapies.

• Manages projects and works with stakeholders to achieve results.

• May mentor colleagues or direct lower-level professionals.

• Ability to analyze data and solve complex engineering problems.

Differentiating Factors:

• Autonomy: Works independently with general supervision on larger moderately complex projects/assignments. Collaborates with experienced professionals to develop understanding of designs materials and processes. Possesses strong detail orientation and organizational skills.

• Technical Skills: Proficient in materials characterization testing methods and knowledge of material properties. Working knowledge of standards and regulations including those related to Materials of Concern and biocompatibility. Working knowledge of biomaterials specifically those intended for implantation within the body and methods used to analyze biostability. Working knowledge of materials processing and interactions between processing and performance. Innovation and Complexity: Problem-solving mindset may require understanding of broader context; makes adjustments or recommends enhancements to improve effectiveness.

• Communication and Influence: Communicates primarily with internal contacts across matrixed organization; shares information status needs and issues to inform and support decision-making. Strong written and verbal communication skills for reporting and collaboration.

• Organizational Impact: Sets objectives for own job area to meet project goals; develops relationships to support cross-functional assignments.

• Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance to entry-level professionals or support staff.

• Lab Skills: Cross sectioning metallography tensile testing (e.g. Instron or MTS) optical microscopy SEM DMA FTIR DSC XRF TGA XPS rheometry GPC electrochemical and corrosion characterization (EIS cyclic voltammetry potentiodynamic polarization electrodeposition).

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a Material Science Material Engineering Chemical Engineering with Materials or Equivalent Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR a Masters degree with a minimum of 0 years relevant experience.

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

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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.