Lead Medical Equipment Design Engineer

Medtronic; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Equipment Design Engineer to design and implement manufacturing equipment, fixtures, tooling, and automation for medical device development in a regulated environment. The AME team collaborates across mechanical, electrical, software, and quality to meet performance and compliance requirements.

This role requires strong SolidWorks skills, experience with design reviews, and hands-on involvement in qualification, validation, and troubleshooting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; 4+ years of relevant experience, or Master's with 2+ years, or PhD with 0 years.
• Experience in machine design, automation, manufacturing equipment, or capital equipment development.
• Advanced SolidWorks proficiency, including complex assemblies, detailed mechanical drawings, and formal design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical design and development of custom machines, automation systems, tooling, fixtures, and manufacturing equipment for medical device development and production environments.
• Create and maintain detailed 3D CAD models, assemblies, drawings, and bills of materials in SolidWorks with high accuracy and revision discipline.
• Support equipment qualification and validation activities.
• Contribute to functional specifications of externally designed manufacturing equipment.
• Collaborate across mechanical, electrical, software, controls, manufacturing, quality, and operations teams to meet performance, reliability, safety, and compliance requirements.
• Participate in and lead design reviews focusing on robustness, manufacturability, maintainability, risk mitigation, validation support, and readiness for release.
• Support equipment FAT, SAT, commissioning, troubleshooting, and post-installation performance investigations.
• Perform engineering analyses such as tolerance stack-ups, failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and design for manufacturability/assembly assessments.

Skills

Machine design

Automation

Manufacturing equipment

Capital equipment development

SolidWorks

Mechanical drawings

Engineering documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

PhD in a related field

Tools

PDM/PLM systems

FEA

IQ/OQ/PQ protocols

Job description

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Equipment Design Engineer to design and implement manufacturing equipment, fixtures, tooling, and automation for medical device development in a regulated environment. The AME team collaborates across mechanical, electrical, software, and quality to meet performance and compliance requirements.

This role requires strong SolidWorks skills, experience with design reviews, and hands-on involvement in qualification, validation, and troubleshooting.