Prin RD Engineer - Neurovascular

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 Oct 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

Careers that Change Lives 

• Lead engineering efforts for maintaining and improving released stent products, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and company policies, including driving corrective and preventative action (CAPAs).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, and Marketing) to identify and implement product enhancements.
• Analyze product performance data, customer feedback, and field issues to drive root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and execute test plans, protocols, and validation activities to support product updates or modifications.
• Serve as a technical expert and mentor for junior engineers, providing guidance on best practices and problem-solving.
• Partner with supply chain and manufacturing teams to address component obsolescence, supplier changes, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Author and review technical documentation, including engineering change orders, design history files (DHFs), and risk management reports.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements to ensure product competitiveness and compliance.
• Support internal and external audits as a subject matter expert for released products.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize product designs and processes.

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Minimum Must Have Requirements:  

• Bachelor’s degree required in engineering related field with 7+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience 

Preferred Qualifications and Competencies:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills in R&D or released product engineering
• Technical expertise in stent, flow-diversion stent and braiding medical devices.
• Hands-on experience with remediation activities and CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions) processes.
• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional teams, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.

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):$130,400.00 - $195,600.00

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).

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

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 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.

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.