Sr Principal Hardware Electrical Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Jul 2025

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

Senior Principal Electrical Design Engineer - Robotic Surgical Technologies Released Product Engineering

You will be a key member of the Medtronic Engineering team responsible for developing Medtronic's Robotic Assisted Surgery platform through commercial launch and production scale-up, impacting patient outcomes.

The Medical Surgical Group strives to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, and enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions. The Surgical Operating Unit sets the standard for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) by creating innovative surgical products and services.

A Day in the Life

The Senior Principal Electrical Design Engineer is a primary contributor within the Medtronic R&D released product engineering (RPE) team to support released Robotic Capital Platforms for Medtronic's Robotic Surgery Technology platform.

This Senior Principal Electrical Design Engineer is a key contributor in a fast-paced environment, working within a team as a technical lead to deliver advanced technical expertise and solutions to complex engineering problems.

Working Conditions

• Standard office setting, surgical lab, R&D lab, external research organizations, supplier visits, limited travel as required.
• Based in North Haven, CT, USA

Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Acting as first point of contact for Released Product Engineering (EE HW Design) in order to:
• Provide rapid response for line-down issues.
• Coordinate between R&D subject matter experts and other Released Product Engineering counterparts.
• Maintain electrical/electromechanical products and capital medical equipment.
• Participate in EE hardware deliverables of the Change Development Process for capital medical equipment.
• Determine change impact on electrical/electromechanical design and document rationale
• Maintain bill of materials using product lifecycle management software (Agile)
• Perform electrical analyses to evaluate product performance and safety
• Compose engineering drawings, reports and presentations to document and communicate design deliverables and analyses
• Collaborate with the Medtronic R&D new product development engineering team who will be responsible for designing, developing, and supporting the next generation of capital equipment for the minimally invasive surgical robotic platform.
• Interact and negotiate with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and external partners
• Provide guidance, coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team
• Researches, plans, designs, verifies, validates and develops electrical and/or electromechanical products and systems, such as PCBAs, Power Architecture, Visualization systems, Networking, Sensor Measurement, Motor Control, Robots, eat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy.
• Leverages expert understanding of engineering principles and practices, product safety and root cause analysis to design and develop product hardware.
• Works on highly complex technical problems and provides solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious to a broad range of problems.
• Recommends various technology options or approaches for system, processes, facility or program improvements in terms of safety, performance, efficiency or costs.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Demonstrated proficiency in working in electrical engineering or computer engineering or related discipline;
• Demonstratable experience bringing hardware designs from concept through production, including coordinating with contract PCBA manufacturers;
• Advanced knowledge of analog circuit design, digital circuit design, or embedded system design.
• Experience with the following software packages: Agile, Jama, Jira, Confluence, Cadence OrCAD/Allegro
• Medical device or laboratory analytical device experience
• Experience with Medical Battery Pack Design
• Experience with class II and class III medical device FDA submissions (PMA, 510(k), etc.)
• Experience with Field Corrective Actions and/or Corrective Actions - Preventative Actions as they pertain to launched medical equipment
• Thorough understanding of engineering practices, product safety, problem solving and root cause analysis
• In depth knowledge and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in electrical or computer engineering to develop innovative approaches to work
• Familiarity of verification and validation principles, including test method development and proper use of electronic test equipment
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma, DRM, or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of electro-mechanical product development experience

OR

• An advanced degree with 5+ years of electro-mechanical product development experience (Preferably specializing in Medical Device Design)

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge and experience with programmable logic (CPLD/FPGA)
• Working knowledge and experience with embedded programming of microprocessors / microcontrollers

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Conducts research, design, development, and testing of electrical or mechanical hardware such as computer chips, circuit boards, mechanical and electrical components.
• Ensures reliability, develops technical specifications for production, analyzes hardware configuration and processing solutions, and tests hardware conformance to specifications; may design new or modify existing products .

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies - from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Recognized master in professional discipline.

Works independently to implement strategic goals and establish operational plans for job area.

Assignments are often self-initiated. Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results.

Organizational Impact: Strongly influences the design of new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on functional results.

Implements strategic goals established by functional leadership.

Changes or may establish operational plans for job area with long-range impact on results.

Innovation and Complexity: Faces problems that span a wide range of difficulty and unique issues across functions and / or businesses which may cause redirection.

Develops solutions to unique issues. Improves upon existing processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation.

Communication and Influence: Interacts with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels, including executive leadership, on significant matters.

Conducts briefings with senior leaders within the job function.

Negotiates with others to reach understanding or agreement.

Leadership and Talent Management: Frequently provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees.

Typically manages large, moderately complex initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires mastery level knowledge of specialty area and working knowledge of several other areas, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.

May have deep knowledge of project management.

Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

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.

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 or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$168,000.00 - $252,000.00

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. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

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).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

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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.

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