Principal Design Engineer-AME at Medtronic

Posted in General Business 15 days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: Lafayette, Colorado





Job Description:

Careers that Change Lives


  • Recognized expert, managing large machine design projects and processes
  • Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager
  • Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists
  • Contributes to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results
  • May manage large projects or processes that span outside of equipment design
  • Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation
  • Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area
  • Implements solutions to problems.
  • Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels
  • May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision-making.
  • Typically provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area
  • Typically manages major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader
  • Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience
  • May have broad knowledge of project management

A Day in the Life
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

  • Design assembly and test equipment using CAD software (PTC Creo / SolidWorks)
  • Define design requirements, conduct design reviews, attend others reviews and provide feedback
  • Prototype and test designs throughout the development process
  • Support product design engineers with prototype builds, give input to design for assembly and test
  • Participate in manufacturing planning and analysis activities
  • Partner with outside suppliers to develop production equipment
  • Support qualification and manufacturing launch activities

Must Have: Minimum Requirements


  • Bachelors degree required
  • Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

  • BS Mechanical Engineering
  • 7+ Years machine design experience
  • 7+ Years CADsoftware experience (PTC Creo / SolidWorks)
  • Automation design experience

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, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)





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