Mechanical Eng Ii - Santa Clara, United States - Medtronic

Medtronic

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Santa Clara, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

**Careers that Change Lives
**At our R&D Department in Medtronic Neuromodulation, we focus on the development of cutting-edge medical devices in the Neuromodulation area. Interventional Pain develops mínimally invasive therapies that treat musculoskeletal pathologies such as vertebral compression fractures, metastatic and benign bone tumors, and nerve pain.

Join a Culture of Collaboration and Innovation.

**A Day in the Life
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

Designs, develops and tests mínimally invasive procedures in bone and soft tissue per medical device standards and internal procedures.
Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
Maintains and monitors commercially released products on an as needed basis.
Participates in design reviews and technical drawing reviews.
Writes and executes hardware and software verification and validation protocols.
Writes test reports documenting verification and validation.
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses for total systems.
Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results.
Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.
May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lowerlevel professionals.

**Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Bachelors degree in Engineering required
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience

Nice to Have

Knowledge of SolidWorks (parametric modelling, assembly, and drafting), metal machining and materials, injection molding and polymer flow/behavior, design for machining and overmolding, finite element analysis (ANSYS Mechanical, CFD, Multiphysics preferred)
Knowledge of heat and mass transfer, basic electrical engineering principles, and interaction between electrical currents and biological tissue
Solid knowledge of anatomy with focus on central nervous system/spinal cord
Foundation in applied mathematics and lumped modelling approach of transient problems
Dynamic team player who can work effectively and proactively on crossfunctional teams.
Strong interpersonal, leadership and team skills
History working in regulated industries such as medical or defense or ability to quickly embrace and learn and follow policies and procedures that comply with regulations and standards from FDA and CE
Experience Medical device technology, ideally in neuromodulation, processing knowledge and medical device design procedures
Track record in innovative design, product development and manufacturing.
Experience designing small parts, assemblies of small parts, RF ablation probes, machined bone access tools and balloon catheters
Knowledge of electrical safety testing and troubleshooting failures as well as electrical safety standards
Solid knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and ASME Y14.5 standard
Basic knowledge of software development and computer programing (functional and object oriented)

**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.

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.

Learn more about our benefits _here _.This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) _here _.

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.

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