Senior Principal Systems Engineer- Surgical (Finance)

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 May 2025

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life
Change begins with you. We look for bold ideas and fresh insights - that's what drives innovation. Come drive the future of healthcare with us.
Medtronic's Surgical Operating Unit is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations. With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve.

This role is part of the Systems Engineering Center of Excellence and is responsible for defining and delivering solutions that address the unmet needs of the physicians and patients we serve and are aligned with our business' product roadmaps and technology initiatives.

Engineers and Scientists create our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Join us to make a lasting impact. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. Join us to make a lasting impact.
Medtronic is looking for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer. This role will collaborate across the Surgical OU Research and Development organization to bring innovation to patients. The successful candidate will be accountable for the definition, integration, and validation of system solutions to meet the ever-evolving needs of our patients, physician partners, and our business. She or he will be accountable for systems design control deliverables and exert significant influence over the design solution with a special focus on risk management and system safety. She or he will lead a cross functional team to perform needs analysis, functional analyses, requirements development, and system and subsystem architecture documentation. This role will have a heightened focus on patient and user safety, risk management, and implementation of safety strategies across systems of systems. She or he will also coordinate and lead trade-off studies, prototype evaluations, and clinical acceptability studies.

You will:

• Report to a Systems Engineer Manager within the Systems Center of Excellence of the Surgical Operating Unit
• Actively participate in regular R&D project team meetings for the development of new complex surgical systems
• Lead a group of systems engineers in the development and timely delivery of systems design control deliverables
• Develop and review solution architectures and safety strategies for systems of systems
• Apply Systems Engineering principles and best practices to new product development
• Actively contribute to risk management including hazard analysis, usability risk analysis, and risk mitigation
• Communicate progress and roadblocks to project management organization and technical leadership
• Direct the day-to-day activities of, and mentorship to junior systems engineers
• Provide post commercialization product support including root cause investigation and resolution activities

Must Have: Minimum Requirements:

• Mastery of Systems Engineering principles and practices
• Track record of working independently and setting priorities to implement strategic goals
• Experience developing risk management files and applying risk management best practices and principals to medical device development
• Demonstrated expertise in new product development of complex, software controlled electromechanical systems; ideally systems of systems
• Robust ability to effectively communicate complicated information with internal, external, and non-technical audiences
• Excellent understanding of design controls and good documentation practices
• Advanced knowledge of standards including IEC 60601, ISO 14971, ISO 13485 and 62366
• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering required
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
• Fluency in English and authorization to work in the US is required

Nice to have:

• Advanced degree in Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering
• Experience with ANSI/AAMI/UL 2800-1:2022
• Experience with medical robotics and combination capital-disposable equipment
• History of negotiating with internal and external groups to reach common understanding and achieve shared goals
• Demonstrated ability to strongly influence the design of new products and direct team activities without direct authority
• Mastery-level knowledge of requirements management, risk management, and system architecture development
• Deep knowledge in hardware, software, and electrical engineering practices and product development
• Practical experience utilizing Model Based Systems Engineering in product development
• Proven track record of developing complex products in a highly regulated environment
• Experience working with multiple teams on concurrent, interdependent projects
• Solid understanding of structured product development (requirements-driven engineering, documentation, rigorous verification, etc.)

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid work designation that combines remote work from home and standard office setting
• Based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Travel as needed, approximately 20%

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):$156,000.00 - $234,000.00

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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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

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 95,000+ 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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here .

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