Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - CAS RPE

Medtronic plc; Parkmore; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic Ireland in Parkmore, Galway, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to own design activities for released product engineering and drive testing, analysis, and improvements. The role focuses on performance, manufacturability, cost, and quality while ensuring supply continuity and compliance.

The successful candidate will implement DRM, risk management and design controls, collaborate across functions, mentor juniors, and travel to suppliers and sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's NFQ level 8 in Engineering with 4+ years in mechanical product development OR
• Masters in Engineering with 2+ years in mechanical product development.
• Experience in medical device industry and high-volume manufacturing is a plus.
• Ability to apply DRM, risk management, and design control processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead design development and testing for released product workflows.
• Perform verification, validation, and CAPA activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing and quality.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide testing strategies.
• Translate user needs into robust product requirements and specifications.

Skills

Mechanical design

DFMEA / DRM

3D modelling

Finite element analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

3D modelling software

Finite element analysis 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 Medtronic

At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

Our Purpose

Medtronic's Electrophysiology Therapies (EPT) division is searching for a dynamic Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our growing team! The chosen candidate will be supporting the design work for the Released Product Engineering (RPE) team. As the RPE team, we drive best in class clinical outcomes, customer satisfaction and business value for all commercialized CAS products by ensuring consistent quality, supply continuity and market competitiveness while elevating the technical careers of employees. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will serve as the design owner, supporting released product engineering teams by planning, developing, and executing testing and analysis activities during product change implementation. This role focuses on driving improvements in product performance and manufacturability, reducing cost, improving quality and ensuring supply continuity while maintaining design intent. Electrophysiology Therapies team is engaged in development of medical technologies that save lives and improve the quality of life for millions of patients across the world. This is a hybrid role with the onsite requirement in accordance with the Parkmore, Galway site requirements. Come for a job, stay for a career!

Key Responsibilities

• Cross-functional collaboration with other stakeholders including program managers, manufacturing and quality.
• Incorporate risk-based decision-making into the design process.
• Apply DRM methodologies to all aspects of the design/development process.
• Ensure on-time completion of Design Control deliverables.
• Translate VoX feedback into product requirements.
• Design, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots, and provides technical support during product development and manufacturing.
• Designs studies to investigate root cause or identify process parameters.
• Perform hands‑on root cause analysis on the manufacturing floor, leveraging direct observation of physical processes and sample evaluations to identify and resolve technical issues related to design.
• Leads activities to support product development, improvements to existing products and pre‑clinical studies.
• Defines and performs verification and validation activities ensuring products meet user needs and intended use.
• Lead the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies.
• Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, or processes related to existing product manufacturing.
• Coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
• Writes engineering reports and creates presentations as required to document and communicate results.
• Collaborate with peers to lead and manage the development of appropriate testing to verify product meets internal and external customer requirements.
• Mentors and guides junior level engineers, delegating and reviewing work.
• Work will be performed in R&D laboratories and in manufacturing facilities.
• Travel to suppliers as well as design and manufacturing sites as required.

Key Skills & Experience – Must Have

• Minimum Requirements – Bachelor's of Engineering NFQ level 8 degree and 4+ years of experience in mechanical product development or Masters of Engineering degree and 2+ years of experience in mechanical product development.

Nice to Have Experience

• Experience in the medical device industry & high volume manufacturing.
• Experience in complex mechanical system design & product risk management Issue investigation and CAPAs.
• Experience in 3D modelling, finite element analysis, and statistical design analysis.
• Process and test method development &validation DRM Greenbelt or above Team oriented, with the ability to work well on common deliverables with diverse cross‑functional teams and to interact at the highest professional manner with all organizational levels Hands‑on mentality Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and interpersonal skills to successfully partner on varying levels ranging from cross functional to global multi‑site and multi‑business unit Ability to apply statistical methods and science‑based decisions to design experiments and implement improvements Demonstrated ability to deliver quality technical work within project schedules and timelines. Ability to work in a fast‑paced, deadline driven environment.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package #INDJ #LI-Onsite 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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 64,640.00 EUR - 96,960.00 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).

Company Culture & Commitment

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 These 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. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. 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 further information about the E‑Verify program, please click here. This employer participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly‑hired employees.