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A Day in the Life

In this role as a Senior R&D Sensor Mechanical Engineer you will design and develop patient monitoring consumables for physiologic sensing applications. You will contribute across the full product lifecycle from concept development and prototyping through design transfer and sustaining engineering.

This role will support technologies across the sensor portfolio including Nellcor pulse oximetry INVOS regional oximetry and BIS depth of anesthesia monitoring solutions.

The position is intended for an engineer who can own complex mechanical and optomechanical design work guide technical decisions within project teams and translate early concepts into robust manufacturable sensor products.

Key Responsibilities:

Mechanical Design Product Development & Technical Execution

• Lead mechanical product design activities for patient monitoring consumables including concept development component design prototyping verification/validation builds and design transfer.

• Own complex design tasks that balance product performance manufacturability usability patient safety cost quality and schedule.

• Develop product specifications material specifications assembly drawings manufacturing documentation and component/subsystem requirements with traceability to user needs and system requirements.

• Apply engineering analysis methods such as GD&T tolerance analysis material characterization finite element modeling statistical analysis and design for manufacturability.

• Design and execute experiments simulations and test methods to evaluate sensor adhesion durability optical performance patient interface performance and component/system interactions.

• Build CAD models prototypes fixtures test units and engineering builds using SolidWorks lab equipment and rapid prototyping methods.

• Analyze test data and communicate technical findings risks tradeoffs and recommendations to support design decisions.

Cross-Functional Execution & Design Transfer

• Lead technical workstreams within product development or sustaining projects including planning technical tasks coordinating inputs and driving closure.

• Partner with R&D manufacturing quality regulatory systems engineering clinical marketing suppliers and operations to ensure designs are feasible manufacturable and aligned to product needs.

• Support design transfer and sustaining activities including DFM/DFA supplier engagement process development input manufacturing qualification released-product investigations material changes and cost-reduction opportunities.

• Interpret applicable specifications standards regulatory requirements and quality system expectations as they apply to product design testing and documentation.

Minimum Qualifications (Must Have):

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Materials Engineering or a related engineering discipline with 4 years of relevant engineering experience
  OR

• Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Materials Engineering or a related engineering discipline with 2 years of relevant engineering experience

• Experience in an engineering role within the medical device industry.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with sensor development product development sustaining engineering or regulated manufacturing experience.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical workstreams influence design direction and coordinate cross-functional engineering activities.

• Design engineering and CAD expertise with SolidWorks preferred.

• Experience applying engineering analysis techniques and tools such as MATLAB Python Minitab Excel Ansys or equivalent tools.

• Finite element modeling experience.

• Experience with thin films adhesives liners flexible materials laminates and related mechanics including adhesion durability and failure modes.

• Experience developing test methods for material properties reliability design characterization verification or requirement development.

• Experience designing test fixtures equipment and data analysis methods to evaluate material component or system performance.

• Experience with flexible material manufacturing converting assembly processes or high-volume consumable product manufacturing.

• Strong communication prioritization and organizational skills with the ability to work effectively in local and global team environments.

• Experience with tissue optics optical sensing optomechanical systems physiological signals LEDs/photodetectors spectroscopy or oximetry systems.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor or coach less experienced engineers.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B TN J etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewhere your unique background and perspective are valued.

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.

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