Principal Mechanical Design Engineer - Surgical Robotics

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.

Nice to have:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, science, or technical discipline; Master's Degree preferred. 
• Five years medical device experience preferred. Prior back-end product development experience, carrying a new product from feasibility through launch.
• Expertise with mechanical design, design for manufacturability, engineering prints and GD&T
• Expert knowledge and experience with 3D CAD software (Creo / Pro Engineer preferred).
• Expert knowledge of analytical software such as Ansys, CE-Tol, Minitab, MathCad, MATLAB, Simulink, LabView
• Expert knowledge and ability to design to Geometric Dimensioning &Tolerancing per ASME standards Y14.5M-1994.  Advance tolerance analysis in 2D and 3D.
• Understanding of medical device industry and competitor products. Full knowledge of other related disciplines including cross functional fields and market competition. 
• Understanding of clinical and regulatory pathways, IP and internal processes.
• Knowledge of electromechanical/mechatronic systems
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written. Effectively communicate and works cooperatively with others as part of a team.
• Thorough knowledge of laboratory instrumentation and computer software skills utilizing research-based applications.
• Outstanding abilities with and wide application of drafting practices, GD&T, 1D tolerance analysis and 3D analysis.
• Knowledge of kinematic and stress analysis of mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes including metal casting, sheet metal forming, injection molding, thermoforming of plastics, RIM, cable hardness design and assembly.
• Mastery of statistical process control in mass production as well as Six Sigma (DFSS) for design validation and optimization.
• Prior experience designing to meet IEC60601 testing.
• History of working with formal engineering requirements in DOORS, Jama or similar software.

Working Conditions: 

Standard office and laboratory setting in North Haven, CT.  Some travel may be required as necessary.

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 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 Day in the Life 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.

EEO:

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

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