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A Day in the Life

Medtronic is looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Implant Performance Modeling, Simulation, and Reliability Engineering team at our Santa Ana, CA facility. As a Modeling, Simulation and Reliability Engineer, you will develop and deploy state-of-the-art capabilities to support product development teams in efficiently and predictably developing novel therapies for the Structural Heart and Aortic (SH&A) operating unit.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing, developing, and validating new first principles and computational models to simulate and predict the performance of SH&A implants

• Designing, developing, and validating advanced test methods, measurement techniques, and fixtures to evaluate the performance of SH&A implants in clinically relevant boundary and use conditions

• Creating and executing integrated strategies to evaluate the performance and reliability of SH&A implants using bench testing and modeling, where appropriate, to support the entire product development lifecycle including prototyping, concept selection, design verification/validation, and field support

• Contribute to the development of design solutions that address broad development problems involving class III implantable devices and accessories

• Preparing submission level documentation for the FDA and other regulatory bodies to describe performance evaluation methodology and demonstrate credibility and acceptability of results

• Interfacing with internal and external stakeholders to identify and translate customer/business needs into requirements and concepts. Collaborating with subject matter experts to ensure performance assessment methodologies are clinically relevant and credibly justified

• Working effectively with Core and extended team members and other staff, across multiple geographic locations, to achieve goals

• Developing subject matter expertise to support multiple projects in meeting business, technical, and regulatory requirements

• Directing the activities of technicians and engineers to ensure project milestones are completed correctly and on schedule

• Generating intellectual property (IP) and documenting invention disclosures to secure IP on therapies, procedures, and associated devices

• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to develop material suitable for publication in external conferences and academic journals

• Applying techniques from machine learning and data science to automate and accelerate existing processes or enable new capabilities

• Organizing, preparing, and presenting technical information material in a clear, effective, and skillful manner to internal and external stakeholders including peers, management, and customers

• Reviewing and approving document change requests for design, materials, and process documentation. Creating new documents for performance, design, and process specifications, test/modeling protocols and reports

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required

• 2-4 years of relevant work experience or advanced degree with relevant training

The ideal candidate for this position should have the following qualifications and qualities:

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Biomedical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Chemical Engineering, Physics, or Applied Mathematics, or another related field

• Strong understanding of theoretical, experimental, and computational fluid dynamics. Experience working with Ansys LS-DYNA is preferred.

• Strong understanding of engineering mechanics, mechanical design, and structure/properties of materials

• Working knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, particularly the cardiovascular system, and the relevant physical, chemical, and biological phenomena that impact cardiovascular implants

• Previous experience developing and validating test methods is preferred

• Previous experience with computation model validation including the application of the ASME V&V 40 standard is preferred

• Experience creating CAD models and professional engineering drawings (SolidWorks preferred)

• Experience using common engineering software tools. MATLAB and Python experience is preferred.

• Experience working with medical imaging and nondestructive testing techniques.

• Strong knowledge of data analysis and statistical techniques. Experience working with Minitab or JMP is preferred. Experience with reliability engineering is preferred.

• Understanding of applied engineering principles and best practices including design for reliability/manufacturability, lean six sigma, etc. Demonstrated experience applying these tools and techniques is preferred.

• Understanding of the Product Development Process (PDP) and the principles of Engineering Design Control. Prior work experience within the PDP is preferred.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Open-minded, self-motivated, collaborative, curious, strategic, hands-on, and can succeed in both collaborative and independent environments

• Prior experience working in highly regulated industries, with experience working in the design and application of minimally invasive implantable being preferred

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.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$100,000 - $ 151,000

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).

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About Medtronic

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 90,000+ 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.

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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 90,000+ 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. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

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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