Electrical Engineer II - Neuro Mod/ Pelvic Health at Medtronic in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Job Description:

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 6 Dec 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

The Electrical Engineer for Medtronic NEUROMODULATION/PELVIC HEALTH RPE will be responsible for device electrical hardware design for market released implantable Neurostimulation devices and instruments. In this position, the candidate will be involved in all aspects of patient care device electronics used as part of a system to treat neurological disorders. The ideal candidate will have familiarity of low power electronics design, strong circuit analysis skills, test requirement specification development, and an understanding of test development. Application of Six Sigma development methods, such as Design of Experiments (DOE), Concept Engineering (Pugh, AHP), Robust Characterization (P-Diagram), and Capability Analysis is a plus. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional partners such as reliability, regulatory, operations, and sourcing colleagues to evaluate and implement design changes.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Circuit level design and analysis to evaluate circuit function. Identify and qualify alternate electronic components to existing design through design analysis, characterization testing and design verification testing.


• Owns product changes and change control related activities, such as conducting change impact analysis, initiating change activity (CO/CA) to modify maintain design documentation (BOM's, Specs, drawings) etc.


• Supports IQ/OQ/PQ, DOE's, SPC, Gauge R&R, Sampling methodologies, Data Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Modeling/Predictive Analyses, Capability Studies (CpK) and Component Qualifications


• Provides problem solving/trouble shooting support to manufacturing sites and key suppliers to increase yields, maintain process capability, and improve efficiency and cost.


• Supports cost reduction and continuous improvement projects.


• Work with field returned products, conduct engineering analysis, and perform testing to determine root cause for failure.


• Supports CAPA's (Corrective & Preventive Actions) and issue escalation including possible CAPA ownership.


• Collaborates with reliability and manufacturing personnel to determine and execute appropriate tests/assessments to evaluate supplier, process, material, design, or component changes prior to implementation.


• Assists Regulatory Specialists by providing design & clinical use data and rationale to support worldwide regulatory submissions and certification renewals.


• Supports internal and external regulatory compliance audits.


• Actively participates in new product development to RPE transfers; ensures completion of all transfer deliverables.


• Interact with personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree required


• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience

Nice to Have:

• MS in Electrical Engineering.


• Experience with basic laboratory instruments and tools (e.g. DMM, oscilloscope, data acquisition and control, logic analyzer)


• Experience with schematic design and layout using CAD tools for PCB design


• Ability to work in a team environment; strong collaboration skills


• Effective verbal and written communication


• Demonstrated skills in writing engineering documents (specifications, test plans, etc)


• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision


• Excellent oral and written communication skills.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Willingness to learn and adapt to new challenges.


• Demonstrated work style of being a motivated, self-starter, requiring minimal direct supervision.

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):$82,400.00 - $123,600.00

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.