Senior R&D Engineer - CRM

Medtronic plc; Athenry-Oranmore Municipal District; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medtronic Incentive Plan

Benefits package

Flexible work policy

Job summary

Medtronic plc in Ireland (Galway area) seeks an experienced Senior R&D Engineer for CRM Delivery System & Catheters. You will lead cross-functional teams through all stages of medical device development, from concept through design freeze, verification, validation and commercialization, translating clinical needs into robust device concepts.

You will mentor peers, manage risk, and collaborate with physicians to refine requirements, contributing to IP generation and sustaining activities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering.
• 4+ years in medical device environment.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with DOE, Six Sigma, DFM.
• Experience interfacing with physicians.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new medical devices from concept to commercialization.
• Translate clinical needs into device concepts and requirements.
• Interact with physicians to distill needs into specifications and concepts.
• Identify and mitigate risks throughout the design process.
• Delegate/guidance to less experienced engineers and mentor teammates.

Skills

Engineering degree

Cross-functional teamwork

Medical device development

Design of Experiments

Physician interaction

Education

Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering degree

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 At Medtronic

We lead the market in Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) solutions, developing innovative technologies for patients across the Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Patient Monitoring therapy spaces. Our Galway based product development teams focus primarily on the creation of catheter technologies that deliver these therapies to patients, ensuring the procedure is safe and reliable for patients and physicians.

As a Senior R&D Engineer within the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Delivery System & Catheters Team, you will be tasked with supporting the cross functional technical team and leading projects in all aspects of new product development engineering. Come for a job, stay for a career!

A Day in The Life Of

Medtronic R&D seeks an experienced engineer to focus on all stages of the product development process from concept generation through to commercializing of innovative medical devices.

• Design and develop new medical devices from initial concept phase through design freeze, verification, and validation and finally into commercialization phase
• Work from basic clinical need through opportunity assessment and device concept to prototype
• Effectively represent Medtronic while interacting with physicians to distil their needs into product requirements and concepts.
• Participate 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 produce working designs.
• Interface effective and build relationships with team members, other staff and key technology and component suppliers, both locally and globally.
• Contribute to resolution technical obstacles with existing designs and support portfolio sustaining activities.
• Contribute to generation of intellectual property.
• Delegate/direct work of experienced engineers.
• Provide coaching/guidance to less experienced team members.

Key Skills & Experience Level 8

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering or related discipline with minimum 4 years relevant direct engineering experience within medical device environment.
• dynamic team player and can work effectively and proactively on cross-functional teams and across organizational boundaries and take appropriate actions when problems occur.
• Medical device product development experience desirable
• Technical experience in DOE (Design of Experiments), Six Sigma, DFM, Problem Solving etc.
• Experience in interfacing with physicians and reducing feedback to device concepts

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

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

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).

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.

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. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here.