Principal R&D Engineer - PVH

Medtronic plc; Parkmore; On-site; EUR 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Benefits Package

Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)

Job summary

Medtronic plc in Galway seeks a Principal R&D Modelling & Simulation Engineer to develop multi-disciplinary models for design risk assessment, reliability, and performance of peripheral vascular devices. You will build predictions to inform design decisions and support regulatory submissions, with a focus on validated modelling workflows and novel algorithm development.

The role requires senior expertise in FEA, CFD/FSI, fatigue analysis, and validation experiments, plus experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical discipline (Materials Science, Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics)
• 7+ years industry experience or 5 years with a Master’s or 3 years with a PhD
• Experience with FEA software and validation experiments
• Knowledge of design for implantable devices and reliability testing
• Proficiency in modeling techniques for tissue–device interactions
• Familiarity with FMEA or reliability design analysis

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to define modelling and simulation strategy for design optimization and reliability evaluation
• Develop predictive engineering tools to support the product development process
• Execute modelling and simulation studies to assess stress, strain, and fatigue in implant components
• Virtually design and prototype new implants or delivery systems
• Use non-linear FEA to handle large deformation, multibody contact, and dynamic events
• Translate patient anatomy into meshed FEA models for realistic loading conditions
• Apply CFD or FSI to predict flow conditions related to peripheral interventions

Skills

Finite element method

Abaqus/LS-DYNA

CFD & FSI

Fatigue analysis

Model validation

Algorithm development

Post-processing automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science or related field

Master’s or PhD with relevant experience

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

The Peripheral Vascular Health (PVH) operating unit partners with clinicians to treat peripheral arterial and venous disease—helping people return to fuller lives by saving limbs, reducing pain and swelling, and restoring healthy blood flow.

As a Principal R&D Engineer in Galway, Ireland, you will develop and execute multi‑disciplinary models to assess design risk and ensure device and system reliability, safety, and performance. You will build fundamental understanding and provide insights for design decisions by building robust performance predictions. This is a very exciting time for this organization as we focus on expanding our product portfolio to treat more patients.

If you want a challenging, energizing, and rewarding career that changes lives, join us and help bring life‑changing medical technology to patients worldwide! Come for a job, stay for a career!

In general, the following responsibilities apply to a Principal R&D Modelling & Simulation Engineer. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Collaborate with cross functional team to execute a modelling and simulation strategy for design optimization and reliability evaluation of peripheral vascular devices
• Develop predictive engineering tools, techniques, and approaches to support the product development process
• Execute modelling & simulation studies to assess stress/strain magnitudes and distributions in implant components
• Virtual design and prototyping of new implants, delivery systems, or single‑use devices used for peripheral intervention.
• Using expertise in non‑linear finite element software tools to incorporate large deformation, complex multibody contact, dynamic impact, modal analysis and multiaxial cyclic fatigue failure modes
• Interpretation of complex in‑vivo loading modes derived from patient imaging and mathematical conversion to Finite Element Analysis boundary conditions.
• Research into realistic device‑anatomy interaction simulations including reconstruction of patient anatomies into meshed FEA models
• Application of CFD or FSI software tools to predict flow conditions related to peripheral vascular interventions

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong technical aptitude with a deep understanding of the finite element method, and its application using commercially available software packages, and a strong understanding of fundamental engineering principles in mechanics and/or CFD and FSI.
• Experience in the application of the principles of fatigue analysis for metals including superelastic and shape memory alloys.
• Simulation of highly deformed metals, polymers, fabrics, biological tissue and pulsatile flow conditions.
• Demonstrated proactive creation of novel algorithms and scripts to automate post‑process finite element output databases.
• Exposure to the development of novel model validation experiments and analogous finite element modelling, and development of material testing protocols to calibrate constitutive models, as well as FEA model validation.
• Development of hydrodynamic testing protocols (e.g. PIV) to facilitate validation of CFD and/or FSI models.
• The candidate shall be familiar with the application of the principles of ASME VVUQ10, 20 & 40 to drive model credibility.
• Has prepared detailed modelling and simulation engineering reports to support product design characterization and verification, for example in direct support of new product regulatory submissions.

Qualifications MUST HAVE - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of industry experience, or a Master’s degree with 5 years of technical experience, or a PhD with 3 years relevant experience.

Nice To Have

• Significant experience using Abaqus, LS‑DYNA or similar FEA software.
• Extensive experience meshing complex 3D structures.
• Experience with CAD software.
• Knowledge of engineering mechanics, mechanical design, material processing, fatigue analysis, metallurgy and strength of materials.
• Knowledge and experience with application of technical principles, theories, and design concepts in implantable product design including product, process, and technology development and evaluation.
• Knowledge of risk management analysis including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and statistical techniques relevant for design and test for reliability.

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

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.

Benefits & Compensation

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 81,120.00 EUR - 121,680.00 EUR. The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job‑related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.

This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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 95,000+ 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. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are.

Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life‑changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life‑long learning.

Our commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career‑building resources you need. Life‑transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight‑driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting‑edge AI, data, and automation. You’re shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.