R-D Engineer II

Careers That Change Lives

The Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) OU is committed to excellence in innovation and commercialization to pursue our vision and long-term business growth. The ACM OU R&D organization is refining its product delivery, innovation, and commercialization approach to enable product leadership across all segments of our product portfolio. This will require enhancing our innovation processes, refining our design and delivery approaches to deliver an integrated and comprehensive portfolio that enables product development excellence across ACM.

We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result - and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

This role will be based out of Boulder, CO.

A Day in the Life

We are looking for a R&D Engineer II who will support continued product focused excellence for oximetry products.

• You will possess a deep understanding of oximetry measuring systems from foundation technical knowledge to product specific expertise.

• You will implement design changes and develop test methods to ensure continued safety and efficacy of patient monitoring devices.

• You will interpret specifications, international standards, and regulatory requirements for all aspects of products.

• You will document patient monitoring product development activities to support design traceability.

• You will investigate the impact of design changes, considering alternate options to meet the business continuity goals for ACM.

• You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to support product management over the entirety of the product lifecycles.

• You will support from R&D in field and product launch activities to drive continued customer centric engagement and collection of product needs for future development activities.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with 2+ years of experience

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

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills with high attention to detail.

• Effective communication and presentation skills at all levels of the organization.

• Ability to work in a team environment both locally and globally.

• Excellent prioritization and organizational skills.

• Demonstrated experience in taking design requirements from concept through final design.

• General knowledge of related principals including electromechanical, tissue optics, physiological signals, fluid dynamics etc.

• Thorough understanding and wide application of technical principals, theories and concepts in patient monitoring, wearable monitors, etc.

• Experienced in design for six sigma or similar engineering practices.

• Ability to apply engineering analysis techniques and tools (Solidworks, Matlab, Minitab, Excel, etc.)

• Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering plus 4 years of experience or 2 years of experience with an advanced degree

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. Learn more about our benefits here.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan.  Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6 here.

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services 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 want to 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.

Physical Job Requirements

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, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)