Prin Mechanical Design Eng

COV Covidien LP; United States; On-site; USD 131,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Medtronic in Lafayette, CO is seeking a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer for the Released Product Engineering team. You will drive design integrity across Vessel Sealing and Dissection product lines, partnering with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, and Regulatory to ensure safety, reliability, and timely delivery.

You will own design across cross-functional programs, contribute to PPAP processes, and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
• PhD with 3 years relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Qualification of new molds for plastic injection molded parts and new suppliers or processes for machined components, including part and assembly design.
• Manufacturing and supplier quality support for automated test and assembly processes.
• Finished device test method development and fixture design for electromechanical systems.

Skills

Plastic injection molding

Creo CAD

GD&T

PPAP

Medical device industry

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 Oct 2026.

Company Overview

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 Principal Mechanical Design Engineer for the Released Product Engineering group, you will be part of the Advanced Energy engineering team. You will focus on driving design integrity across multiple Vessel Sealing and Dissection product lines to attain business goals consistent with cost, high quality, reliability and delivery requirements. Interacts with other functions within Supply Chain, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality and Regulatory across the organization to support change management, drive quality, and improve existing processes for new and mature products. You will join a team of engineers, responsible for driving design ownership and integrity for our LigaSure™ and Sonicision™ product lines under the Core Surgical Innovations umbrella within Medtronic. This role will work cross‑functionally and communicate with others for feedback and decision making to ensure safety and efficiency across our programs.

Location: Lafayette, CO

Responsibilities

• Qualification of new molds for plastic injection molded parts and new suppliers or processes for machined components, including part and assembly design.
• Manufacturing and supplier quality support for automated test and assembly processes.
• Finished device test method development and fixture design for electromechanical systems.

Qualifications

• Extensive plastic injection molding part design and qualification experience.
• 5+ years in CAD (Creo preferred) part modeling and design experience and surface modeling a plus.
• 5+ years GD&T experience with ability to communicate to suppliers on metrology, fixturing, and control plans.
• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) or similar experience.
• Experience as a mechanical design engineer in the medical device industry.

Technical Specialist Career Stream

An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.

Differentiating Factors

• Autonomy: Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes. Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists.
• Organizational Impact: Contributes to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results. May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area.
• Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation. Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area. Implements solutions to problems.
• Communication and Influence: Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels. May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision‑making.
• Leadership and Talent Management: Typically provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area. Typically manages major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience.
• For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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. The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise‑wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H‑1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal‑level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long‑term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Benefits & Compensation

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $131,200.00 - $168,000. This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

• Health, Dental and vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account.
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
• Life insurance.
• Long‑term disability leave.
• Dependent daycare spending account.
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement.
• Simple Steps (global well‑being program).
• Incentive plans.
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match.
• Short‑term disability.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Non‑qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums).
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

E‑Verify Program

This employer participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.