Principal Systems Engineer

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 Principal Systems Engineer is responsible for both leading and contributing to investigations and root causing of issues associated with Robotically Assisted Surgical System the successful candidate will work with a cross functional team to support sustaining activities perform impact assessments evaluate requirements and document system and subsystem architectures She or he will own the planning execution and documentation of sustaining-supporting systems activities In this role he or she will be a critical member of projects in a visible and fast-paced role Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned Understand evaluate and communicate system performance desired behavior and usability in the context of clinical use Investigate internally and externally reported issues to determine root cause and propose process or technical resolution Lead and Contribute to Corrective and Preventative Action CAPA and field Issue Investigation processes Evaluate functional and performance impact of proposed design changes related to enhancements cost-down and component end-of-life issues and others Perform subsystem requirement impact assessments changes review and reconciliation Work with engineers to develop an understanding of the technological underpinnings of system architecture and detailed design Employing Model Based Systems Engineering best practices to document and communicate system design changes Oversee and be deeply acquainted with regulated development processes and standards for risk management usability and safety to ensure systems design changes and documentation meet relevant safety and regulatory standards Provide leadership and mentoring to junior engineers Track and communication status of deliverables Must Have Minimum Requirements Bachelor s Degree with 12 years to less than 16 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with 3 years of relevant experience Nice to Have Expert knowledge of Systems Engineering principles and best practices Excellent communication skills Experience developing complex electromechanical medical devices Prior experience in Released Product Engineering or product sustaining activities Expert understanding of design controls and good documentation practices Demonstrated cross functional leadership experience Experience in requirements management risk management and system architecture documentation 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 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 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 95 000 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