Job Description

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide. 

In this exciting role as a Principal Design Quality Engineer, you will have primary focus on supporting new product development and test method validation for the Neurovascular business within the Brain Therapies Group. As a member of the Design Assurance Engineering team, you will have primary responsibility for influencing product quality and reliability outcomes across new product development projects.

 Day in the Life

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

Actively represent Quality Engineering function as Quality Core Team Member (QCTM) on product development teams
Mentor less senior Quality Engineers and technicians
Apply knowledge of Design Control principles and quality engineering to positively influence new product development efforts, including those for Voice of the Customer, establishing design inputs/outputs, Design Verification & Validation, Process Characterization & Validation, Component Qualification, and Risk Management.
Hands on participant in early stages of product development including but not limited to physician interaction, component engineering, competitive product and prototype testing.
Identifies quality characteristics and validation criteria for components, subassemblies, and finished devices.
Ensure product development activities are conducted in accordance with FDA, QSR, ISO 13485 and internal Quality System requirements.
Drive predictive engineering methodology principles (DRM) incorporating reliability and capability analysis assessments in Design and Manufacturing processes.
Travel less than 25%

Must Have: Minimum Requirements 

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 7+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality OR Advanced degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 5+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality.

Nice to Have:  Preferred Requirements  

Master’s Degree Engineering, Science or technical field with 5+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality.
Experience with medical device design for reliability tools and modeling.
Experience with vascular devices, embolic coils, stents and/or catheters
Design, Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM) and/or Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)
Experience with Risk Management
Self-motivated, driven and committed to a team approach
Strong interpersonal, organizational and project management skills
Strong oral, presentation and technical writing skills