Together, we can change healthcare worldwide\. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life\. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday\. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be\.We can accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations \- but we will only succeed with the right people on our team\.Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives\.Help us shape the future\.
**JOB TITLE:** **R&D Engineer**
**REPORTS TO:** **Manager Mechanical Design**
**SUPERVISES:**
**SUMMARY**
The Product Engineering Center of Excellence \(COE\) at Covidien is an engineering discipline that deals with both design and manufacturing support for a product under development\.It entails, but is not limited to, activities commonly carried out during the product development process\.Examples include FEA, solid modeling, prototype development and testing \(electrical, mechanical and software\), documentation, packaging and label development, and manufacturing process development\.Ultimately, the Product Engineering Center of Excellence will design and develop products for the emerging markets\.
**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**
The R&D Engineer is responsible for the design and development of medical systems and instrumentation as directed by the Global Business Units \(GBUs\) and emerging market needs\.This position is also responsible for leading product development activities throughout the design and development process of medical devices\. The R&D engineer designs and develops appropriate technical solutions to a wide range of difficult to solve problems\.
Typical functions essential to theR&D Engineer position are as follows:
99. Conceptualize ideas, understand product gaps & requirements and propose and develop several possible solutions
99. Has good understanding of commonly used materials in the medical device industry
99. Has good understanding of regulatory requirements for developing medical products
99. Has a good understanding of prototyping methods and equipment along with manufacturing methods
99. Creates manufacturing drawings in accordance with appropriate company standards\. Has good knowledge and understanding of tolerance analysis and GD&T principles & application\.
99. Maintains accurate records during the design and development process of devices
99. Establish testing protocol and test process for new and existing designs\.
99. Serves as primary contact to the GBU with respect to the projects assigned\.
99. Ability to put in the extra effort to meet deadlines and participate in occasional late evening meetings with US product development teams\.
99. Mentors junior engineers\.
99. Maintains design history files, as applicable, in accordance with company procedures and standards\.
99. Interface to Agile PLM system and process ECO’s and Run CDPs independently\.
99. Responsible for time management and completion of assignments\.
99. Stays informed about all applicable new rules, regulations and standards\.
**JOB QUALIFICATIONS:**
99. Ability to work extensively with 3D & 2D CAD packages primarily ProE & Solidworks\.
99. Ability to demonstrate proper use of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing principles
99. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability, trigonometry, and statistical inference\.
99. Ability to read & interpret drawings and datasheets required
99. Ability to read and interpret technical documents, test protocols & reports, procedure manuals, schematics, data books, handbooks, etc\.
99. Familiarity with Electronics Industrial Association \(EIA\), American Society for Mechanical Engineers \(ASME\), American National Standards Institute \(ANSI\), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers \(IEEE\), Military Standards \(MIL\-STD\), and other industry standards, quality standards, and best practices
99. Has strong knowledge of appropriate design\-related and business\-related software, tools, etc\.
99. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence\.
99. Experience with electronic products
99. Displays ability to appropriately analyze designs and potential technology applications
99. Demonstrates leadership skills, both as a team leader and as a strong technical contributor
99. Collaborates well with team members and functional area representatives
99. Has the ability to accurately scope and plan tasks and projects
99. Has strong verbal and written communication skills
99. Strong communication skills, project management fundamentals, and interpersonal skills\.
99. Ability to speak effectively in groups
99. Works well with cross functional teams
99. Must have significant project management experience and the ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines\.
**DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:**
99. Operates light machine tools and laboratory instruments
99. Experience with medical products development process and FDA regulations
99. Familiarity with various component manufacturing processes
99. General knowledge of physics and chemistry
**EDUCATION:**
99. Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering \(BSME\) or Biomedical Engineering \(BSBE\) with 5\-7 years of product development experience
99. Masters in Mechanical Engineering \(MSME\) or Biomedical Engineering \(MSBE\) and 3\-5 years of product development experience
**EXPERIENCE:**
99. 3\-5 years of mechanical design & product development experience required\.
99. Proficiency in ProE & or Solidworks\.
99. Preferred:Experience with product development in the medical device field
**WORKING ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:**
99. Usual office environment with frequent\* sitting, walking, standing, kneeling, crouching, crawling, balancing, stooping and occasional\* climbing\.
99. Frequent\* use of eye, hand and finger coordination enabling use of office machinery\.
99. Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone\.
99. Light physical effort required by handling objects up to 20 pounds occasionally\* and/or up to 10 pounds frequently\.
\*Occasional:Activity exists less than 1/3 of the time\.
\*Frequent: Activity exists between 1/3 and 2/3 of the time\.
**Qualifications**
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide\. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life\. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday\. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be\.We can accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations \- but we will only succeed with the right people on our team\.Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives\.Help us shape the future\.
**JOB TITLE:** **R&D Engineer**
**REPORTS TO:** **Manager Mechanical Design**
**SUPERVISES:**
**SUMMARY**
The Product Engineering Center of Excellence \(COE\) at Covidien is an engineering discipline that deals with both design and manufacturing support for a product under development\.It entails, but is not limited to, activities commonly carried out during the product development process\.Examples include FEA, solid modeling, prototype development and testing \(electrical, mechanical and software\), documentation, packaging and label development, and manufacturing process development\.Ultimately, the Product Engineering Center of Excellence will design and develop products for the emerging markets\.
**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**
The R&D Engineer is responsible for the design and development of medical systems and instrumentation as directed by the Global Business Units \(GBUs\) and emerging market needs\.This position is also responsible for leading product development activities throughout the design and development process of medical devices\. The R&D engineer designs and develops appropriate technical solutions to a wide range of difficult to solve problems\.
Typical functions essential to theR&D Engineer position are as follows:
99. Conceptualize ideas, understand product gaps & requirements and propose and develop several possible solutions
99. Has good understanding of commonly used materials in the medical device industry
99. Has good understanding of regulatory requirements for developing medical products
99. Has a good understanding of prototyping methods and equipment along with manufacturing methods
99. Creates manufacturing drawings in accordance with appropriate company standards\. Has good knowledge and understanding of tolerance analysis and GD&T principles & application\.
99. Maintains accurate records during the design and development process of devices
99. Establish testing protocol and test process for new and existing designs\.
99. Serves as primary contact to the GBU with respect to the projects assigned\.
99. Ability to put in the extra effort to meet deadlines and participate in occasional late evening meetings with US product development teams\.
99. Mentors junior engineers\.
99. Maintains design history files, as applicable, in accordance with company procedures and standards\.
99. Interface to Agile PLM system and process ECO’s and Run CDPs independently\.
99. Responsible for time management and completion of assignments\.
99. Stays informed about all applicable new rules, regulations and standards\.
**JOB QUALIFICATIONS:**
99. Ability to work extensively with 3D & 2D CAD packages primarily ProE & Solidworks\.
99. Ability to demonstrate proper use of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing principles
99. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability, trigonometry, and statistical inference\.
99. Ability to read & interpret drawings and datasheets required
99. Ability to read and interpret technical documents, test protocols & reports, procedure manuals, schematics, data books, handbooks, etc\.
99. Familiarity with Electronics Industrial Association \(EIA\), American Society for Mechanical Engineers \(ASME\), American National Standards Institute \(ANSI\), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers \(IEEE\), Military Standards \(MIL\-STD\), and other industry standards, quality standards, and best practices
99. Has strong knowledge of appropriate design\-related and business\-related software, tools, etc\.
99. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence\.
99. Experience with electronic products
99. Displays ability to appropriately analyze designs and potential technology applications
99. Demonstrates leadership skills, both as a team leader and as a strong technical contributor
99. Collaborates well with team members and functional area representatives
99. Has the ability to accurately scope and plan tasks and projects
99. Has strong verbal and written communication skills
99. Strong communication skills, project management fundamentals, and interpersonal skills\.
99. Ability to speak effectively in groups
99. Works well with cross functional teams
99. Must have significant project management experience and the ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines\.
**DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:**
99. Operates light machine tools and laboratory instruments
99. Experience with medical products development process and FDA regulations
99. Familiarity with various component manufacturing processes
99. General knowledge of physics and chemistry
**EDUCATION:**
99. Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering \(BSME\) or Biomedical Engineering \(BSBE\) with 5\-7 years of product development experience
99. Masters in Mechanical Engineering \(MSME\) or Biomedical Engineering \(MSBE\) and 3\-5 years of product development experience
**EXPERIENCE:**
99. 3\-5 years of mechanical design & product development experience required\.
99. Proficiency in ProE & or Solidworks\.
99. Preferred:Experience with product development in the medical device field
**WORKING ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:**
99. Usual office environment with frequent\* sitting, walking, standing, kneeling, crouching, crawling, balancing, stooping and occasional\* climbing\.
99. Frequent\* use of eye, hand and finger coordination enabling use of office machinery\.
99. Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone\.
99. Light physical effort required by handling objects up to 20 pounds occasionally\* and/or up to 10 pounds frequently\.
\*Occasional:Activity exists less than 1/3 of the time\.
\*Frequent: Activity exists between 1/3 and 2/3 of the time\.