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Senior R&D Engineer
Medtronic's Cardiovascular Surgery R&D group is looking for a motivated engineer to be part of a high-performing team that is revolutionizing the design and development of medical devices. In this role, you will leverage both your technical breadth and business acumen to maintain the design integrity of commercially available products. The work you do will impact patients globally and help support Medtronic's mission of alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions.
This position requires strong technical and leadership skills to support commercial product continuity and global supply of products designed to treat diseases of the vascular system. The Sr. R&D Engineer will apply advanced engineering principles, theories, and concepts in working on complex technical problems and will provide technical leadership on post market objectives.
This position is in Santa Ana, CA, within the Cardiac Surgery (CS) Operating Unit. Employees work on-site 4 days per week as part of a commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
Responsibilities
In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Senior R&D Engineer role, including but not limited to:
•Maintain product design integrity of commercially available products using sound engineering principles while working within appropriate Design Control requirements.
•Apply problem solving skills, critical thinking, technical principles, and theories to solve complex problems in the field of aortic disease treatment.
•Investigating product design and reliability issues in partnership with other R&D Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, and other cross-functional departments to determine root cause and implement solutions.
•Review and approve change orders of post-market products ensuring design integrity and reliability targets are met.
•Review and approve design and process qualifications.
•Review and approve verification and validation documentation.
•Oversee process development objectives of internal and external manufacturing partners.
•Develop technical solutions and conduct testing, evaluate results using appropriate statistical analysis tools, and generate test reports.
•Work collaboratively with external suppliers and business partners as well as internal cross-functional team members to maintain post market product quality.
•Provide technical input supporting submissions to regulatory bodies and governmental agencies.
Qualifications
Must Have – Minimum Requirements
•Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or math and a minimum of 4 years of technical work experience OR a Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years technical work experience.
Nice to Have
•High level proficiency of technical principles, theories, and design concepts in the field of medical device design.
•Experience with failure analysis and statistical techniques.
•Nitinol material and stent processing experience a plus.
•Experience with textile and suture development and testing a plus.
•Experience in design verification and validation.
•Experience with design and process qualification.
•Demonstrated ability to lead others from a technical perspective while building a collaborative work environment.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
Salary ranges for U.S. (excl. PR) locations (USD): $105,600.00 - $158,400.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location.
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).
