Senior Principal R&D Engineer - Advanced Research NPD

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Bachelors degree and 10+ years experience or an advanced degree and 8+ years

Specialized Knowledge or Skills Preferred

• Guide wire experience
• Proven professional demonstration of an aptitude for inquisitive exploration of new technologic opportunity, a willingness and ability to institute change, and inter-organizational influence skills.
• Professional working experience with Medical device design and manufacturing technologies and/or products.
• Expert knowledge in materials associated with medical devices such as polymers (nylons, polyethylene, polypropylene, PEEK, Pebax, PTFE, FEP, polycarbonate, etc.) metals (stainless steel, aluminum, nitinol, etc.), ceramic, fiber, composites, etc.
• Expert knowledge in electro-mechanical rotary devices and their integration into vascular devices.
• Expert knowledge of polymer extrusion processes and equipment including medical polymeric materials, diameters ranging from 1.0 – 16 French, single and multi-lumen profiles, co-extrusion applications, bump tubing, striping, etc.
• Coating materials and processing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of center-less grinding processes and equipment preferred as applied to various wire and mandrel materials and profiles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills in order to interact with and influence all levels of the business as well as clients and partners.
• Expert level experience with Test Method development, protocol generation, execution, and reporting
• Experience reading and interpreting patents
• Experience mentoring junior members of the technical staff
• GMP and ISO 9000 training
• Expert level knowledge of atherectomy devices
• Expert level knowledge of electro-mechanical catheter systems and clinical background of the vascular system.
• Knowledge of equipment and tooling design
• Supervisory and motivational skills
• Project management associated with new process/product/technology development and the successful transfer into manufacturing.
• Process background (development, capability, optimization, validation) within a regulated industry

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.  We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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. (ADA-United States of America)