Principal R&D Project Engineer

Careers That Change Lives
As a member of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Diabetes Operating Unit(OU), the Principal R&D Project Engineer (SPPE) plays a significant role to transforming the treatment of the Diabetes disease state. We look for leaders who have a clear vision of where we are going and how to get there, bold inclusive thinkers who create new ideas and bring our best solutions forward to benefit our patients, business partners, and customers.
This engineering leader will make an impact through planning, scheduling, and increasing the rigor of technical product development, with oversight of products, accessories, and cross-functional initiatives.
The PPE will become part of a dynamic and fast-paced R&D group with a strong history of successful product developments. This individual will interface with the end customer and various functional groups within the Diabetes OU while representing the Mechanical Engineering function in Core Teams and engagements with external partners.
The ideal candidate for this position has experience in medical and consumer device design and development, with a new product introduction emphasis. This individual has experience managing projects of medium to high levels of complexity through the various phases of the project lifecycle: definition, planning, execution, and delivery. This individual is responsible for creating and maintaining schedules, budgets, and technical risk trackers, providing feedback to the engineering team, working with vendors, contract manufacturers, and cross-functional partners through technical issues, and collaborating across the matrix within the organization.
A Day in the Life
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Develop project schedules within Microsoft Project and Excel and report outs in PowerPoint, as appropriate.
• Demonstrate knowledge of variable and fixed asset costs of a technical development project to build accurate project budgets.
• Translate voice of customer (VOC), and voice of business (VOB) feedback into engineering design inputs and outputs.
• Present technical capability assessments, and program updates and lead design reviews to a broad audience, including Diabetes’ Senior Staff.
• Plan, schedule, track, and provide technical feedback on mechanical concept design, tolerance analysis, finite element analysis, or other design analysis. Ensure designs meet and exceed product specifications, regulatory requirements, and local and international standards.
• Ensure specification, methodologies, and test equipment used to evaluate design concepts meet program objectives.
• Facilitate collaboration on various development projects within the mechanical engineering team and between functional groups. Support chartering and maintenance of program objectives and milestones with engineering staff and core team leads.
• Be the primary point of contact as a Core Team Member representing the Mechanical Department and with external vendors and contract manufacturers. Coordinate and oversee the development and testing activities within Medtronic facilities and at the vendor/contract manufacturers.
• Grow and upkeep technical knowledge with a thorough understanding of technologies related to product development of diabetes therapies and accessories, including electromechanical design, high volume consumables design, and injection molding.
• Review and vet the quality and technical rigor of designs, analysis, and other engineering assets developed by the team. Lead teams of mechanical engineers and technical staff around evolving issues to arrive at robust technical solutions.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineering staff and review their work assets.
• Oversee day-to-day development, within mechanical engineering, of one or more projects/program which have matured to the point of product development, per Medtronic Standard Operating Procedures and proven industry practices.
• Create, review and release documents within the product lifecycle control system according to Medtronic quality requirements and process engineering change orders.