Design Technician II at Medtronic in Plymouth, Minnesota

Job Description:

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 Nov 2024

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
This role is an individual contributor within Medtronic's Peripheral Vascular Health operating unit, which employs the full breadth of our talent, technologies, products, services, and solutions to address the needs of customers and patients across the globe. We focus on transforming global vascular disease management.

The Design Technician II will provide technical support in areas such as production, operations, maintenance, safety, testing, process improvement or product development for treating the unmet needs of patients suffering from peripheral vascular and venous disease.

A Day in A Life
As a Design Technician II you will focus on technical tasks to support R&D initiatives to new therapies, from design to implementation and changes to the commercial product while adhering to policies using specialized knowledge and skills. The role requires effective collaboration and prioritization of multiple concurrent tasks in an ambiguous environment. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
• \tWork independently with moderate supervision;
• \tPerform day-to-day activities in the R&D laboratory, including following 5S lab norms and lab safety practice, supply ordering, instrument maintenance, and product/samples testing;
• \tUse of schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions or defined plans to perform testing using established procedures, and detailed mathematical calculations;
• \tOperate, troubleshoot, qualify, and/or validate fixtures, equipment, and test methods utilized to evaluate product and process design and performance;
• \tCoordinate design criteria with engineering and manufacturing, and perform studies on process characterization, optimization and validation;
• \tReport results and findings to the engineering team;
• \tAssist in writing protocols and reports;
• \tParticipate in test method development, verification and validation as required;
• \tWork effectively with internal cross-functional team members;
• \tPerform job functions in accordance with applicable GMP, GLP and ISO standards;
• \tComply with applicable FDA and international regulatory laws and standards;
• \tMaintain required documentation per GDP procedures.

Nice to Have
• \t2+ years of experience in R&D or operations within medical device or pharmaceutical industries;
• \tExperience in medical device industry, preferably with vascular therapies, products and technologies;
• \tExperience in stents fabrication and testing;
• \tWorking knowledge of process development and validation;
• \tExperience of using vision and measurement equipment: Instron, MTS, Keyence (or equivalent)
• \tAbility to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects;
• \tAbility to compile, organize, and communicate technical data using Excel or other applications;
• \tExperience with equipment qualification and troubleshooting;
• \tExperience working with Design for Manufacturing and Assembly or Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (or equivalent).
• \tExperience using common electronic documentation software (e.g. MAP, Agile or equivalent).

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

• Designs components or portions of systems and modifies existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing and field service operations.


• Utilizes computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools, such as CAD, CAM, CATIA, ProEngineer, Solidworx or Siemens NX Software.


• Gathers information, makes studies, computes calculations, and prepares original rough layouts, sketches to present design proposal.


• Coordinates design criteria with engineering, manufacturing, tooling, material, and planning group such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials, and contractual specifications.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
Requires high school diploma or equivalent (United States), vocational or technical education or certification (all other countries).

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):$53,200.00 - $79,800.00

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.