Senior Mechanical Design Engineer- CAS at Medtronic in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Job Description:

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

Medtronic's Cardiac Ablation Solutions division in searching for a dynamic Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our growing team! The chosen candidate will be heavily involved in supporting the design work for a critical ablation program. Cardiac Ablation Solutions team is engaged in developing next generation medical technologies that save lives and improves the quality of living for millions of patients across the world.

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

• Complex product design activities.


• Perform concept development and prototyping.


• Design / develop components to be manufactured via plastic injection molding, stamping, machining, extrusion, and related processes.


• Create and interpret analyses to determine suitability of design concepts.


• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineering staff.


• Incorporate risk-based decision-making into the design process.


• Apply Six Sigma (DFSS) methodologies to all aspects of the design/development process.


• Ensure on-time completion of Design Control deliverables.


• Grow and maintain knowledge current with related technologies.


• Work with manufacturing and suppliers to ensure feasibility of high-volume assembly.


• Translate VoX feedback into product requirements.


• Create and release engineering drawings, reports, and presentations.


• Travel to supplier and manufacturing sites as required.


• Present technical findings or project status to cross functional teams and management through meeting minutes, design reviews, presentations, and other means of communication.


• Research, plan, design, verify, validate electromechanical products and systems.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.

• Bachelor's of engineering degree and minimum 4 years of experience in mechanical product development


• Or, Master of Engineering degree and minimum 2 years of experience in mechanical product development

• Experience in the medical device industry.


• Minimum 4+ years experience in complex mechanical system design.


• Strong catheter background.


• Experience with plastic injection molding in a high-volume environment.


• Extensive experience in 3D modeling, finite element analysis, and statistical design analysis.


• Process and test method development, validation.


• Formal training in Six Sigma methodologies.


• Experience designing/developing catheters.


• Experience with high-volume manufacturing.

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):$98,400.00 - $147,600.00

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).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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 .

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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