Electro-Mechanical Engineer - Senior

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The Senior E/M Engineer in Released Product Management (RPM) contributes to the support of released products as well as to the design, development and launch of new medical devices. Responsibilities may include assisting with testing and analysis on medical devices for improvement, cost reduction, and other product changes and enhancements; and collaboration with contract manufacturers to support released products.

This position requires collaborative interaction with Manufacturing, Quality, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs and other key functions and external partners to achieve business deliverables.  This role is an individual contributor within Medtronic’s Peripheral Vascular Health (PVH) business.

A Day in A Life
As a Senior Engineer you will focus on maintaining design integrity through the post-market lifecycle of products.  This role supports and sometimes leads projects which are in alignment with manufacturing operations or R&D sponsored initiatives.  The role requires effective management and prioritization of multiple concurrent projects and tasks in an ambiguous environment.  

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Represents the R&D organization for a specific product platform.  Provides design technical guidance and consultation throughout cross-functional team projects to ensure effective planning, execution, and completion;
Coaches lower level specialists;
Reviews, assesses impact to assure design requirements are continuously met, and approves design and manufacturing process changes;
Defines, plans, and executes on owned design control evidence deliverables and across led projects (including CAPA projects);  
Maintains electrical, firmware, and software designs by updating drawings and design documentation to the latest national and international standards;
Performs or guides lower level personnel in circuit analysis, schematic entry and updates, PCB layout updates, executing design sample and equipment preparation and testing.  Electrical laboratory equipment typically used includes oscilloscopes, electrical safety test equipment, thermocouple calibration, variable impedance loads, and others;
Develops, troubleshoots, configures, and implements electrical / mechanical tests;  
Uses statistical and structured problem-solving techniques, experimental design methodologies and analytical modeling, facts, and data to promote and facilitate problem definition, investigation for root cause, the design of medical devices, and/or the basis for change implementation;
Creates and ensures detailed, accurate, and compliant engineering documentation in support of changes.  Examples are: measurable and verifiable product specifications and mechanical drawings, change orders, dFMEA, and Installation Qualification, Test Method Validation, and Design Characterization / Verification / Validation Testing protocols and reports.  
Supports analysis and evaluation of returned products;
Provides input to regulatory submissions;
Communicate status frequently;
Performs job functions in accordance with applicable standards, such as GMP, IEC and ISO standards.  Ensures understanding of all quality policy/system items that are personally applicable.  Trains to and follows all quality policy / system work-related procedures to ensure quality system compliance and high-quality work.
Designs, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots and provides technical skills during research and/or product development.
Designs studies to investigate specific life science questions within field of expertise.
May be involved in product research and development and/or clinical trials.
Translates research discoveries into usable and marketable products.