Medtronic · 3 months ago
Principal Systems Engineer -Architect (CRDN), Mounds View, MN
Mounds View, Minnesota, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$128K/yr - $192K/yr
5+ years expMedtronic is a leader in global healthcare technology, committed to innovating and improving healthcare access. The Principal Systems Engineer will lead system engineering activities to define, verify, and validate CRDN systems, focusing on the design and development of next generation medical devices that support the company's mission of alleviating pain and restoring health.
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Responsibilities
Lead system engineering activities with the goal to define, verify, and validate CRDN systems through the integration of sub-systems, features, and technologies
Identification of customer needs
System definition by translating customer needs into engineering requirements
System architecture, partitioning, and development
Technical risk management activities
System verification and validation
System support and education
Owns the decisions for the systems team that drives the architecture and is responsible for the modeling and theory of operation
Perform technical planning, system design and architecture, evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses for total systems
Lead technical architecture activities to drive complete system definition, establish performance metrics, and define system interfaces across program and platforms
Provide input to integration planning and test execution across electrical, mechanical, and software
Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal
Define and/or review requirements for medical device systems that meet the expectations and uses of the customer, regulatory agencies, and the business
Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
Perform/participate in Risk Analysis activities, such as FMEAs and Hazard Analyses, for systems, features, and implementations with the intent to eliminate or mitigate the risks in the identified scenarios
Provide guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area
Establish and advocate for best practices and continuous improvement to mature Systems Engineering knowledge and processes
Champion consistent implementation of the Quality System across projects
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related degree program required
Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience
Preferred
The ideal candidate will have depth in one or more of the following areas: understanding, defining, and designing to use cases
extensive catheterization lab experience
experience with requirement management/ A&PLM tools
biomedical sensors, software development, wireless communications
The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and the capability to make trade-offs between risks, benefits, and performance
Understanding and experience in design, development, and testing of embedded, electro-mechanical medical devices
Understanding and experience with developing Test Methods and Test Equipment
Experience with general electronic bench test equipment: oscilloscopes, DMM's, Data Acquisition devices
Experience with IEC 60601-1
Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering
Experience with Minitab, Python, R, or Power BI for statistics and data analysis
Experience with capital equipment
Experience with cyber security
Experience with product concept development, customer interaction, systems engineering, verification of engineering requirements, and validation of customer needs/design requirements
Benefits
Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
Company
Medtronic
Medtronic is a healthcare technology company that designs and develops AI-based products and solutions for the medical industry.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$18.16BKey Investors
NHS EnglandBlackstone Life SciencesTrade Capital Funding
2025-09-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.76B
2024-05-29Post Ipo Debt· $3.24B
2023-03-23Post Ipo Debt· $2B
Leadership Team
Geoffrey Martha
CEO and Chairman Of The Board Of Directors
Linnea Burman
SVP & President, Neurovascular
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