Senior R&D Engineer

Medtronic; Geleen; On-site; EUR 69,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)

Job summary

Medtronic Articulating Technologies in Geleen, Netherlands, is seeking a Senior R&D Engineer to develop advanced surgical devices for next generation endoscopic therapies and minimally invasive surgery.

Join a multidisciplinary team of engineers focused on design, development and testing of instruments, with ownership of technical documentation and collaboration across project managers, production, and users.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Proficiency in CAD software AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
• Experience with FEM analyses.
• Understanding of materials and manufacturing principles.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Creating designs, technical drawings, calculations and models, prototypes and test results.
• Enable realization of projects from concept through production and market introduction.
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, production teams and users to ensure high-performing, manufacturable, and cost-effective design solutions.
• Designs, develops, analyses, troubleshoots and provides technical skills during research and/or product development.
• Designs studies to investigate specific life science questions within field of expertise.
• May be involved in product research and development and/or clinical trials and translates research discoveries into usable and marketable products.

Skills

Design engineer

CAD drafting

Analytical calculations

Dutch & English

Manufacturing knowledge

Education

Master's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

FEM analysis

Job description

Onsite

Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands

Full time

R74366

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

As a Senior R&D Engineer at Medtronic Articulating Technologies, you will get the opportunity to develop advanced medical devices to enable next generation endoscopic therapeutic interventions and minimally invasive surgery. In a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, you work on design, development and testing of surgical instruments and its related manufacturing processes.

You are a smart, eager and result driven engineer who thinks in terms of solutions rather than problems. You present your ideas convincingly and to the point. Collaboration is in your nature, and you value different opinions and perspectives. You have strong analytical skills, and you can suggest out-of-the-box solutions. You show a strong sense of ownership. You have strong technical writing expertise to support the development, documentation, and protection of innovative technologies. You combine deep engineering knowledge with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear technical documentation.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Creating designs, technical drawings, calculations and models, prototypes and test results

• Enable realization of projects from concept through production and market introduction

• Work closely with project managers, engineers, production teams and users to ensure high-performing, manufacturable, and cost-effective design solutions

• Designs, develops, analyses, troubleshoots and provides technical skills during research and/or product development

• Designs studies to investigate specific life science questions within field of expertise

• May be involved in product research and development and/or clinical trials and translates research discoveries into usable and marketable products

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field with proven experience as a Design Engineer, CAD Drafter or similar role preferably in the field of precision mechanics
• Proficiency in CAD software preferably AutoCAD and SolidWorks and skilled in performing analytical mechanical calculations supported by FEM analyses
• Strong understanding of materials, manufacturing and construction principles and ability to interpret technical specifications and engineering standards
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills combined with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Mastering the Dutch & English language

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: Netherlands: 69,040.00 EUR - 103,560.00 EUR |

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.

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

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