Full Job Description
SUMMARY OF POSITION
Be a part of the Medtronic Engineering and Innovation center (MEIC) by applying your skills to the growth and development & sustaining efforts of Medical Devices products at MEIC.
As a member of the MEIC team, you will collaborate with the broader Medical Devices engineering team, clinical and commercial teams globally. You will enable design & development of medical devices/products and the associated infrastructure & capability building elements in close conjunction with the Global teams.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage a cross functional (ME, HW, Systems) engineering technical team
Responsible for all areas of electro-mechanical development including motor drives, electric HW and FW interfaces.
Work with engineers on critical issues, developing action plans and driving corrective actions
Provide a blend of people management and technical savviness. Should have worked on development of products and on successful delivery of solutions.
Review and verify technical drawings and specifications of electrical systems, mechanical systems, and motor drives to ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and requirements.
Should have knowledge of CTQs for review and verification of detailed multi-view drawings of assemblies and sub-assemblies
Identify the needs and prepare capabilities in the cross functional areas including mechanical, HW, development, and verification & validation to foster full turnkey solution to the business.
Provide a deep understanding of the mechanical systems and application of motor controllers
Research and maintain solution architecture, technical design, tools and technology stack and related system and drive proof of concept efforts in MEIC.
Must be able to support the global team in organic, blended, inorganic product development projects.
Support the technology road map of Medical Devices by proactively pitching for technology development and turnkey projects.
Develop junior members by coaching, empowering, reviewing results, both in technical areas and in “soft” skills.
Identify solution knowledge gaps within MEIC in Medical Devices solutions and prepare plans to address them ( strategic alliances and self-managed teams )
PRINCIPAL WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The incumbent would work with the project management office at MEIC to ensure that resource forecasts, project metrics are correctly captured and presented to the leadership
Frequent interaction with team members from other disciplines, cross functional teams, to understand project requirements and to adhere to project schedules.
Possible interaction with clinicians, third-party vendors, manufacturers, and subcontractors.
EXPERIENCE
Experience of minimum of 15+ years in product development with at least a min of 10+ years in electro-mechanical device development & verification.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY
Experience in development of distributed electro-mechanical products, team building skills, talent management, conflict resolution, and global cross-functional stake holder management are critical to the role.
Good hands-on experience in motor controllers and their FW development, mechanical design of drive trains and HW development and systems integration is essential.
Deep understanding in product development processes & regulations (IEC 60601, IEC 62304, ISO 13485, ISO 14971) design controls for medical device development in order to coach and guide the technical leads is expected.
Experience to guide the team to conceptualize new methodologies, materials, machines, processes, and products.
Manage feasibility studies of the design/change to determine intended functionality.
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree in either Electronics & communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
A Master’s degree is preferred.
SHORT-TERM SUCCESS METRICS (6-12 MONTHS)
Establish executable goals for team and Identify gaps to accomplish them
Establish stakeholder management plan, operating mechanisms
Establish product (software) development quality metrics
Internal customer feedback on performance and effectiveness to lead the teams
No of short term projects delivered successfully from MEIC
LONG-TERM SUCCESS METRICS (1+ YEAR)
Effectiveness – No of successful projects delivered successfully with on-time delivery and quality (first time pass through)
Ability to operate independently with minimal support from leadership
Team engagement and employee retention
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations – but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
Travel
Yes,