A Day in the Life

　　As a Engineering Manager working at Medtronic, you will be a leader contributing to the Systems Verification and Validation functional area. This involves building and managing a highly engaged team of engineers to ensure that they are positioned for growth and success.

　　You Will:

　　· Lead a team of engineers of Systems Verification and Validation

　　· Expected to have extensive technical knowledge and expertise in Design of Experiments, Measurement system Analysis, Test Method Development, Root Cause Analysis, Capability studies, Fixture Qualification, Statistical process control, Risk Management & Non-Product software validation. Should be well-versed in verification and validation methodologies, industry standards, and best practices.

　　· Work closely with cross-functional teams, including design engineers, project managers, and quality assurance teams, to ensure seamless integration of verification and validation activities into the overall development process.

　　· Shall poses strong technical leadership skills to guide, and mentor team of engineers involved in the system verification and validation process

　　· Shall drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the verification and validation process

　　· Shall effectively communicate with internal teams and external stakeholders, providing technical insights and updates on verification and validation progress.

　　· Participate in the documentation, communication, and review of undesirable test outcomes, and/or design enhancements, and determine impact of changes to test plans

　　· Represent your team to the wider software organization

　　· Partner with the greater R&D organization (quality, systems, etc.)

　　· Build sustainable processes for product development

　　· Drive best practices within your functional area

　　· Remove barriers for the team

　　· Participate in design reviews

　　· Mentor and coach your team members

　　Combine the best of your experience with training and mentorship to move your career forward. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

　　If you are a pioneer and would like to have a big impact into the new world of medical robotics – then come join our team!

　　Must Have: Minimum Requirements

　　· Bachelor’s or master’s degree required with Minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience

　　· Manage a cross functional engineering technical team size of 20 or more.

　　· Provide a blend of people management and technical savviness. Should have worked in matrix reporting structures with accountability on successful delivery of solutions.

　　· Deep understanding in product development processes & regulations (ex: ISO 13485, ISO 14971) Design controls for medical device development in order to coach and guide the technical leads is expected.

　　· Identify the needs and prepare capabilities in the cross functional areas, SW development and verification and validation areas to foster full turnkey solution to the business.

　　· Provide a deep understanding of the embedded and application SW development processes (Agile, waterfall methodology) and help establish SW metrics & recommended the processes for the team.

　　· Experience with validation of test methods, hard and software, test fixtures.

　　· Knowledge of principles and applications of biomechanics, physics, mechatronics, and electrical, mechanical and software development

　　· Experience writing technical reports for the medical device industry

　　· Solid understanding of Design Controls, Medical Device Design Verification, and GDP (Good Documentation Practices)

　　Nice to Have

　　· Mechanical engineering or mechanical system modeling/physics experience

　　· Knowledge for how to manage teams in a large organization, especially at multiple locations and remotely.

　　· Great communication skills: Strong ability to coordinate people and teams around unstructured challenges and moving project priorities.

　　· Knowledge of software development workflow. Not necessarily a former developer but need to understand the process and expectations.

　　· Fluency in English

　　· Excellent teamwork skills

　　· Medical robotics, medical capital equipment, or highly regulated industry experience

　　· Knowledge of medical device development process: 60601, 13485, 62304. Not necessarily an expect, but understand the work required to release medical products and the general process.

　　· Software architecture and model-based development best practices

　　· Can inspire a team and show vision.

　　· A passion for learning new things.

　　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.