Principal R&D Engineer - CRDN

Principal R&D Engineer - CRDN

Medtronic

Galway, Ireland

A Day in the Life

We are looking for a Principal R&D engineer with a proven track record of experience and success in balloon design with extensive balloon catheter, medical device product development experience to join our Coronary & Renal Denervation (CRDN) therapies are a vital component of the Medtronic interventional cardiology portfolio. In addition to our core products that treat blocked coronary arteries, we are seeking to solve unmet needs in the rapidly growing field of complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). We are also leading the way with the transformational Blood pressure reduction therapy, which has the potential to be a powerful tool in battling the global hypertension epidemic.

If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

This Principal R&D engineer will have experience in development with extensive engineering knowledge and skills in some or all of the following: balloon catheter component and system design, materials (polymers), sterilization of polymer based medical devices, test method development, design for six sigma principles, CAD (Solidworks preferred), pre-clinical evaluations, physician interactions, knowledge of anatomical use conditions (anatomy, physiology etc.), system requirements development, design control, application of ISO standards for medical devices.

A Day in The Life Of:

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and provides technical skills during research and/or product development;
• Effectively represent Medtronic while interacting with physicians to distil their needs into product requirements and concepts;
• Provide direction in technical innovation across the department;
• Identify and mitigate technological risks throughout the design process;
• Apply understanding of anatomy & physiology with engineering knowledge in materials and processes to come up with working designs;
• Interface effectively and build relationships with team members, other staff and key technology and component suppliers, both locally and globally;
• Progress a project from concept phase into commercialization phase and play a key role on the product/process/engineering/technical fronts;
• Resolve technical obstacles with existing designs and support portfolio sustaining activities;
• Continually contribute to generation of intellectual property;
• Coach, mentor, and delegate work to less experienced engineers;
• Partake in cross site Technical Forums and build a network within the technical community;
• Define and implement strategic goals in the technical community in line with the business unit strategy.

Key Skills & Experience

• Degree level 8 in Engineering or related discipline with a minimum 7 years of relevant experience, or PHD with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience – additional relevant qualifications may be advantageous;
• A dynamic team player that can work effectively and proactively on cross-functional teams;
• A proven track record in innovation and technical advisory with complex problem solving;
• We are looking for strong communication and presentation skills.