Sr Product Engineer

Medtronic plc; North Haven (CT); On-site; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Tuition assistance / reimbursement

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a seasoned engineer for Released Product Engineering (RPE) of surgical stapling devices. Lead design improvements, CAPA activities, and project initiatives from concept to implementation.

You will mentor juniors and present status to management, ensuring product reliability and manufacturability. The role requires strong technical skills, collaboration with peers, and adherence to SOPs and design controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 4+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 2+ years.
• Nice to have mechanical design experience.
• Ability to interpret varied technical information and manage abstract/concrete variables.
• Knowledge of DRM, DFSS and/or Six Sigma concepts.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills; experience with medical device design and validation.
• Experience with FEA, tolerance analysis, and design verification.

Responsibilities

• Provide imaginative, practical solutions to technical issues in product design.
• Lead or champion initiatives from concept through implementation and present to management.
• Provide leadership/mentorship to junior engineers.
• Develop testing to verify product meets requirements; review protocols and results.
• Investigate customer complaints and determine root causes and corrective actions.
• Incorporate regulatory standards in development projects.
• Contribute new designs and prototypes; participate in DFx processes.
• Collaborate with suppliers; participate in FMEA; design for manufacturability/assembly.
• Prepare documentation per SOPs; manage project documentation.

Skills

Mechanical design

Interpret technical data

Communication skills

DFM

DFA

FMEA

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Nov 2026 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.

Day in the Life

Team member responsible for Released Product Engineering (RPE) activities for surgical stapling devices. RPE is responsible for product design, Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions (CAPA) and product enhancements that ensure sustainability and improve clinical performance. Engineer will be expected to lead and/or champion initiatives from concept through implementation including presenting information/status of initiatives to management. Engineer would also be expected to provide leadership/mentorship to junior engineers.

Responsibilities

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

Technical Functions Represents the organization in providing imaginative, thorough, practical solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific products that are consistent with the organization’s objectives. Anticipates and identifies problems of a unique and challenging nature, including those requiring research and/or analysis to identify. Work on highly complex technical problems and provide solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious to a broad range of problems. Collaborate with peers to manage the development of appropriate testing to verify product meets internal and external customer requirements. Reviews and evaluates development protocols, results and conclusions. Demonstrates an understanding of functional and customer requirements. Collaborates with peers to develop appropriate testing to verify product meets requirements and sets appropriate specifications to ensure product reliability and manufacturability. Investigates customer complaints on existing products and helps to determine root cause of complaint and corrective actions if necessary. Incorporates required regulatory standards in developmental and/or sustaining engineering projects. Contributes inventions, new designs and techniques associated with the completion of specific projects. Provides primary technical contributions and or may lead sub projects. Adheres to safety policy and procedures.

Project Management Conducts project management tasks and documentation with design controls and risk analysis in accordance with established SOPs. Prepares reports, presentations and spreadsheets of an analytical and interpretative nature to be presented to peers, executives, and customers.

Requirements

Must Have: Minimum Requirements Requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 2 years of experience.

• Nice to Have Mechanical design experience
• Demonstrated ability to interpret a variety of technical information and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Knowledge and understanding of design change control process DRM, DFSS and/or Six Sigma training/experience
• Good communication and teamwork skills. Designs and redesigns medium-high complexity medical devices and subsystems. Tests and optimizes the design by conducting experiments and evaluations including numerical verification (finite element analysis (FEA), tolerance analysis etc.)
• Prepares documentation in accordance with relevant internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Design Control. Interacts with suppliers, participates in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) processes to access component and assembly manufacturability. Participates in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and follows up on generated recommendations. Participates in pre-clinical in vivo labs, observing cases in hospitals and through planned and unplanned customer interactions. Creates and evaluates prototypes to generate concept and model approvals. In depth knowledge and application of Microsoft Office.
• 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):$104,000.00 - $156,000.00

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, and Simple Steps (global well‑being program).
• The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico. Further details are available at the link below: Medtronic benefits and compensation plans.

Diversity & Inclusion (EEO)

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.

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