Senior Process Development Engineer
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Locations: Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 28 Days Ago
Job Requisition ID: R10329
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
At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.
Our Purpose
Our Galway-based New Product Introduction teams focus on the development of cutting-edge medical devices in the Coronary, Structural Heart, PVH, Cardiac Rhythm Management, and Neuromodulation space. Our Process Development Engineers are directly involved in working on the development of innovative products for use in medical procedures.
A Day in The Life Of:
Within Medtronic Neuromodulation, one key area of focus for reducing pain for patients is Interventional Pain. Interventional Pain develops minimally invasive therapies that treat musculoskeletal pathologies such as vertebral compression fractures, nerve pain, metastatic and benign bone tumors. The employee will be part of the Operations New Product Introduction team based in Minnesota and co-located with the R&D Team in Galway to define, develop, and test new products for the Neuromodulation business.
Employee responsibilities may include the following:
* Actively participate in all areas of new product development including process design, supplier selection, sub-tier supplier management, and project management.
* Provide leadership to process development activities and design transfer on multiple R&D projects.
* Effectively lead process development/validation activities with contract manufacturers to set up robust processes.
* Research technology solutions and collaborate on Design, Reliability & Manufacturability methodology (DRM), utilizing 3-D drawing/printing and Augmented Reality.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, execute, and deliver on New Product Development requirements.
* Take initiative and lead a team to innovate and develop best-in-class process technology with an emphasis on improving quality and reducing variation.
* Lead and support the process development, characterization, and validation activities to support new product introduction.
* Identify and carry out practical actions to solve technical problems using project management, six sigma tools, process characterization, and technology development.
* Collaborate, document, and present all learnings to project and functional teams.
* Participate in design and development activities like tolerance stack analysis and failure analysis.
* Represent manufacturability input on engineering drawings.
* Align on new/revalidation activities with the contract manufacturer.
* Responsible for all manufacturing and operation-related activities like IQ/OQ/PQ, control plans, co-suppliers documents, and precision.
Key Skills & Experience
* Level 8 Degree in Engineering / Science or related discipline with a minimum of 4 years relevant direct engineering experience.
* Experience in design transfer/process validation.
* Experience working with contract manufacturers.
* Experience in Design for Manufacturability assessment and early phase engagement leading up to concept selection.
* Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in process characterization/development.
* Knowledge of statistical methods and design of experiments (DoE).
* Ability to clearly document work, articulate, and present ideas and test results to a variety of audiences.
* Fluency in English, both in writing and speaking.
* Medical device industry experience.
Nice to Have
* Knowledge of plastics injection molding process and evaluating design for injection molding.
* Experience taking products from concept through launch.
* DRM certification.
Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
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.
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.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
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.
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