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A Day in the Life

Medtronic is looking for a Senior Principal Systems to join the Systems Engineering Team within the newly formed Surgical Operation Unit. This role will collaborate across the Surgical OU Research and Development organization to bring innovative new medical devices to patients. The successful candidate will be accountable for systems design control deliverables and exert significant influence over the design solution. She or he will lead a cross functional team to perform use case analyses, functional analyses, user needs and product requirements development, and system and subsystem architecture documentation. She or he will also coordinate and lead trade-off studies, prototype evaluations, and clinical acceptability studies.

You will:

· Report to a Senior Systems Engineer Manager within the Systems Center of Excellence of the Surgical Operating Unit, R&D division

· Actively participate in regular R&D project team meetings for the development of new complex electromechanical systems

· Lead a group of systems engineers in the development and timely delivery of systems design control deliverables

· Contribute to planning and execution of pre-clinical laboratory studies to evaluate the acceptability of product prototypes

· Apply Systems Engineering principles and best practices to new product development

· Actively contribute to risk management including hazard analysis, usability risk analysis, and risk mitigation

· Communicate progress and roadblocks to project management organization and technical leadership

· Direct the day-to-day activities of, and mentorship to junior systems engineers

· Provide post commercialization product support including root cause investigation and resolution activities

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required

• Requires a University Degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience

Nice to Have

Advanced degree in Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering

· Experience with medical robotics and combination capital-disposable equipment

· History of negotiating with internal and external groups to reach common understanding and achieve shared goals

· Demonstrated ability to strongly influence the design of new products and direct team activities without direct authority

· Advanced knowledge of requirements management, risk management, and system architecture development

· Proficiency in hardware, software, and electrical engineering practices and product development

· Practical experience utilizing Model Based Systems Engineering in product development

· Proven track record of developing complex products in a highly regulated environment

· Experience working with multiple teams on concurrent, interdependent projects

· Solid understanding of structured product development (requirements-driven engineering, documentation, rigorous verification, etc.)

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)

Min Salary

156000.0

Max Salary

234000.0

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.