We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Jan 2025

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The Mechanical Engineer for Medtronic NEUROMODULATION/PELVIC HEALTH RPE will be responsible for device hardware design for market released implantable Neurostimulation devices and instruments. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional partners such as reliability, regulatory, operations, and sourcing colleagues to evaluate and implement design changes. Represent the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects.

Position Responsibilities:

Researches, plans, designs, verifies, validates, and develops mechanical and electromechanical products and systems, such as metals, instruments, controls, plastics, robots, engines, machines, and mechanical, resonance, hydraulic, or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy.
Interact with personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations
Identifies and oversees testing required to obtain necessary data to support field actions, regulatory renewals, submissions and deficiency responses
Provide critical evaluation manufacturing and supplier change impact on fielded products
Initiates change activity (CA) to modify maintain design documentation (BOM’s, Specs, drawings)
Supports CAPA’s (Corrective & Preventive Actions) and RPI’s (Released Product Investigations) including possible CAPA ownership
Provides RPE input to new product development teams
Recommends various technology options or approaches for system, processes, facility, or program improvements regarding safety, performance, efficiency, or costs.
May be responsible for the transfer from R&D to manufacturing.
Interact with personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or scientific discipline and 2+ years’ experience in technical design and testing or engineering experience
OR Advanced Degree in engineering or scientific discipline.

Nice to Have:

Able to work effectively and proactively on cross-functional teams.
Ability to clearly document work, articulate and present ideas and tests results to a variety of audiences.
Experience with concept design, prototyping and evaluation
Demonstrated ability for independent work
Strong organization, prioritization, and communication skills.
Excellent communication skills, including written and verbal.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others.

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 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 or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$80,800 - $121,200

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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.