Careers that Change Lives

You will be a key member of the R&D Verification Team as we develop and commercialize a Surgical Robotics Platform, responsible for verifying that our system design meets our product requirements.

Come for a job, stay for a career.

The Surgical Robotics business is part of the Minimally Invasive Therapies Group. 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.

A Day in the Life

As a System R&D Engineer, you will be responsible for the verification of our product requirements. This includes:

• Reviewing and providing feedback on proposed product requirements
• Utilizing System Engineering and DRM principles to assist in the decomposition requirements into meaningful sub-requirements
• Developing engineering studies and utilizing DRM tools to thoroughly investigate potential sources of variation inherent to the design of the system
• Developing an efficient verification strategy for product requirements assigned to you
• Providing feedback and reviewing test methods against your proposed verification strategy
• Writing engineering reports documenting analyses, conclusions and recommended actions
• Performing analysis of data using a range of statistical and predictive analysis tools (DRM tools strongly encouraged)
• Investigating test method issues and proposing efficient, successful solutions
• Planning needed testing activities, and participating in SCRUM processes as needed
• Authoring Design Verification Protocols and Reports
• Facilitating root cause investigations as required

Must Have: Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering

• Experience in surgical robotics/medical device verification strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of complex, electro-mechanical, software controlled devices
• Working knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 14971, 21 CFR 820, IEC 60601-1 and MDD
• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles and tools
• Strong understanding of or certification in Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM) or related programs
• Demonstrated use of statistical analysis tools commonly used in Engineering, preferably using Minitab.
• Experience with sample size rationales for low-sample size availability for verification and test method validation
• Experience with capital medical equipment strongly preferred

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.

Additional Information

• Posting Date: Mar 3, 2021
• Travel: Yes, < 25 % of the Time