Careers that Change Lives

You will be a key member of Medtronic's Minimally Invasive Therapies Group (MITG) Business Unit new product development team working to commercialize a Surgical Robotics Platform.

Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career.

The Minimally Invasive Therapies Group strives to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, and enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions.

SURGICAL INNOVATIONS set the standard for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) by creating innovative surgical products and services that focus on obesity and diseases and conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, abdominal wall, pelvic region, and the head and neck.

A Day in the Life

In the Controls SW Test Engineer I role you will join a team of Mechanical, Electrical and Software Engineers responsible for developing a surgical robotics platform. This Controls SW Test Engineer I will focus on verification testing, data analysis, and documentation for Medtronic's surgical robotics platform.

You will:

• Develop, document, and execute verification test methods to evaluate performance metrics of complex, electromechanical medical systems
  
  
• Update test architecture with focus on Continuous Integration
  
  
• Setup and debug verification test apparatus and fixtures that include oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, force sensors, digital measurement systems, and other electronic measurement equipment
  
  
• Analyze multidimensional datasets using Python and MATLAB scripts
  
  
• Write test reports following proper SOP and QA procedures
  
  
• Release components, test fixtures, and documents in Agile
  
  
• Develop and perform test method validations
  
  
• Specify and purchase measurement equipment and maintain calibration records
  
  

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• 0 years of experience required

• Bachelor's in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, or equivalent)
  
  
• 1 to 3 years of experience in the medical device industry highly preferred.
  
  
• Experience developing design verification methods and test method validations.
  
  
• Effective communication skills and ability to work cooperatively within a multidisciplinary team, including written and oral communication
  
  
• Experienced in report writing and development of presentations
  
  
• Clinical knowledge of surgery and uses of product
  
  
• Working knowledge of IEC60601 electrical and safety standards
  
  
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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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Additional Information

• Posting Date: Nov 30, 2020
• Travel: Yes, < 25 % of the Time