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A Day in the Life
SUMMARY OF POSITION
The R&D Principal Engineer will be a member of the Engineering R&D team working on the development and support of medical devices. Works closely with other members of the engineering staff to provide technical solutions to engineering problems.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Expected to have extensive technical knowledge and expertise in Design of Experiments, Measurement system Analysis, Test Method Development, Root Cause Analysis, Capability studies, Fixture Qualification, Statistical process control, Risk Management & Non-Product software validation. Should be well-versed in verification and validation methodologies, industry standards, and best practices.
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including design engineers, project managers, and quality assurance teams, to ensure seamless integration of verification and validation activities into the overall development process.
Develop and Validate HW/SW Fixtures and shall demonstrate high-quality standards.
Write validation protocols and reports based on requirement inputs
Shall poses strong technical leadership skills to guide, and mentor team of engineers involved in the system verification and validation process
Shall maintain comprehensive documentation of all verification and validation activities, including test plans, test results, drawings and reports. Provide regular updates and reports to stakeholders and management.
Responsible for the end-to-end process involved in demonstrating the System meets our product requirements.
Shall drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the verification and validation process
Shall effectively communicate with internal teams and external stakeholders, providing technical insights and updates on verification and validation progress.
Participate in the documentation, communication, and review of undesirable test outcomes, and/or design enhancements, and determine impact of changes to test plans
PRINCIPAL WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to the Sr. Engineering Manager/Engineering Manager
Accountable to Project Manager(s) for project-related responsibilities
Frequent interaction with team members from other disciplines, particularly hardware engineers, to develop project requirements and other project artifacts such as project schedules. Possible interaction with clinicians, third-party vendors, manufacturers, subcontractors, and other users.
EXPERIENCE
16+ years of experience with validation of test methods, hardware and software, test fixtures.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY
Experience with validation of test methods, hard and software, test fixtures.
Knowledge of principles and applications of biomechanics, physics, mechatronics, and electrical, mechanical and software development
Experience writing technical reports for the medical device industry
Solid understanding of Design Controls, Medical Device Design Verification, and GDP (Good Documentation Practices)
Experience in Minitab, MATLAB or Labview and Python
EDUCATION
Required: - B.E or B.Tech in Mechatronics , Mechanical or Electrical.
Preferred: - M.E or M.Tech in Mechatronics , Mechanical and Electrical.
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 90,000+ 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
