Principal R&D 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 LifeHelp streamline and speed our time to market and build quality in at every step.
You will be a member of the Global Operation and Supply Chain - Strategy and Network team that supports the VAVE program for Surgical and other business portfolios.

This role involves collaboration with cross-functional partners such as R&D, Quality, reliability, regulatory, operations, and sourcing colleagues to evaluate and implement VAVE changes.
Represent the VAVE organization as a prime talent a wide variety of VAVE projects.

You can grow your career with us; we hope you'll consider joining our team

Help streamline and speed our time to market and build quality in at every step. 

You will be a member of the Global Operation and Supply Chain - Strategy and Network team that supports the VAVE program for Surgical and other business portfolios.

This role involves collaboration with cross-functional partners such as R&D, Quality, reliability, regulatory, operations, and sourcing colleagues to evaluate and implement VAVE changes. 

Represent the VAVE organization as a prime talent a wide variety of VAVE projects.

You can grow your career with us; we hope you'll consider joining our team

Interact with personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations

• Lead Change Development Process from start to finish and assess VAVE project deliverables and critical milestones, working in collaboration with multi-disciplinary functions and VAVE Program leads.
• Drive technical discussions related to critical activities for VAVE project execution
• Coordinate design technical reviews in collaboration with multi-disciplinary functions – Supplier Quality, Regulatory, R&D , Manufacturing, Project Management,
• Support on documentation and engineering change order creation in PLM System
• Support on Design Verification and Validation activities , performed locally or at US Site.
• Provides problem solving/trouble shooting support to manufacturing sites and key suppliers to increase yields, maintain process capability, and improve efficiency and cost.
• Own PPAP process (As applicable) in support of VAVE project execution activities
• Drive technical PPAP discussions at site and supplier levels
• Conduct Design Verification and Validation assessment support related to PPAP
• Conduct Risk Management file reviews and updates.

Must Haves

•   Bachelor's Degree and 15+ years of Mechanical or Equivalent Degree

• VAVE Experience

•    Knowledge of medical device industry standards, regulations compliance requirements

•    Strong knowledge of mechanical processes, materials, processes, manufacturing, PFMEA and DFMEA

•    Demonstrates good judgment pertaining to issue escalation and consultation with other SME's

•    Results focused. Able to deliver consistent, high quality work to meet product performance, compliance, schedule, and budget requirements

•    Able to provide solutions to a variety of technical problems of challenging scope and complexity

•    Possesses working knowledge of statistical and data analysis tools. SPC, DOE, Gauge R&R, CpK

•    Demonstrates clear, factual, and effective oral and written communication with variety of cross functional colleagues, technical peers, and senior-level management

•    Able to effectively prioritize and work on multiple assignments in parallel while keeping stakeholders updated

•    Excellent time management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver on time

•    Interpersonal skills including ability to effectively formulate and convey technical and cost/benefit/risk information with peers and senior leaders

•    Strong verbal and written communication skills including ability to articulate complex ideas in easy to understand terms

•    Working knowledge of Quality System Regulation (QSR 21 CFR 820), EU Medical Device Directive, and ISO (13485:2003)

•    Knowledge of 6 Sigma (DFSS) principles

•    Able to work well under pressure and maintain a positive, engaged, and enthusiastic attitude

Nice to Have :

• PMP Certification
• VAVE Certification

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.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).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 here  
 

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