Principal SW Product Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Nov 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
As a Principal Product Engineer within Released Product Engineering (RPE) you will use your understanding of software systems, systems engineering methodologies and product lifecycle management experience to ensure delivery of consistent clinical quality for the Hugo platform through Release Product Software for Surgical OU RPE organization. This role involves developing strategic product roadmaps, software version architecture and leading critical sustainability efforts by ensuring alignment with complex hardware subsystems. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are critical to success in this role, as is the ability to adapt in a dynamic environment with changing regulatory, customer needs and/or business goals. You will work closely with other software teams, mechanical, electrical and systems engineering teams to plan the technical details of the change, while coordinating with project management, manufacturing, marketing and quality to meet timelines and business needs. This person will be able to dive in deep technically, but also able to see the broader needs of the business and the surgical robotics organization.

In this role, you will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers responsible for further development and enhancement of the HUGO Robotic Assisted Surgery platform. Medtronic's Surgical Operating Unit is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations. With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve.

Location: Boston, MA (hybrid)

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

• Responsible for production support engineering with respect to testing methods, procedures, and problems; device specification and yield problems; minor redesign of devices and masks; analysis of customer returns; supplier related engineering changes and optimizing device production relative to cost constraints.
• Assumes responsibility for device and/or internally produced or externally purchased components after transfer into high-volume production and usually responsible for entire device manufacturing operations other than wafer fabrication.
• May assist customer in device usage problems or customer testing of complex devices.
• Additional tasks as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of engineering experience

OR

• An advanced degree with 5+ years of engineering experience

Nice to Have

• Bachelor's and/or advanced degree in a software or robotics related technical discipline
• 7-10 years of medical device engineering experience
• Experience with a large company with a global footprint, understanding of matrix structures, and having project management experience executing goals with cross functional teams using Agile/Scrum/SAFe methodologies.
• Thorough understanding of SW product development life cycle/process.
• Knowledge of project management tools.
• Understanding the role of a Product owner using an Agile environment.
• Experience building and prioritizing backlogs.
• Understanding of the change development process (CDP) for implementing small-med-large projects.
• Understanding/experience with executing corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) and championing cause-map activities with broad cross-functional teams.
• Medical product development experience including hands-on experience with medical/surgical devices/instruments; familiarity with medical device regulations including IEC 62304.
• Experience SDLC process and tools including JIRA, JAMA, and AGILE PLM/PQM.
• Ability to work with QA to ensure testing meets Quality and Regulatory needs.
• Ability to manage, track and upgrade multiple hardware and software configurations.
• Ability to work with Systems, Mechanical, Electrical and Software engineers when discovering, documenting, and resolving integration issues.

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):$120,000.00 - $180,000.00

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).

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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.

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