Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
A Day in the LifeMedtronic’s Interventional Cardiology Therapy (ICT) Operating unit is looking for a Principal Design Assurance Engineer to be part of a high-performing team that is revolutionizing the design and development of energy based therapeutic medical devices to treat hypertension.In this exciting role, you'll be a key member of the Premarket Design Assurance team. Our mission is to provide technical leadership in Design Assurance throughout the product development lifecycle, partnering with cross-functional teams to develop robust, safe, and reliable medical devices. We lead the Design Verification strategy and execution, ensuring designs meet user and product requirements through rigorous design controls, effective risk management, and objective evidence that supports successful regulatory approval and market launch.
Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident — we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
What’s in it for you:
- Impact that matters: Contribute directly to the development of life-saving medical devices in a novel and innovative and growing market sector
- Leadership growth: Lead a skilled team and collaborate with world-class experts across multiple disciplines
- Innovation at scale: Shape the future of testing through automation, advanced validation techniques, and cutting-edge equipment
- Professional development: Stay at the forefront of regulatory and technical advancements while growing your expertise in a highly regulated, innovative industry
- A mission-driven culture: Join a team where your work not only challenges you technically but also makes a real difference in patients’ lives worldwide
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Lead Design Assurance activities across full product cycle in alignment with the overall project phase and project target milestones
- Own design verification activities, ensuring test strategy and plans aligned with design inputs
- Liaise with R&D and act as the design assurance SME for design validation and human factors strategies
- Support design requirements flow down from user needs to design requirements to outputs and test methods
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure traceability between design requirements, risk management and design verification test strategy
- Contribute to risk management activities, including DFMEA/FMECA development, hazard analysis, and risk file updates aligned to ISO 14971
- Build strong partnerships across Systems, Software, Hardware, Mechanical Engineering, Clinical, Regulatory Affairs, and Manufacturing to deliver complex technical milestones
- Exhibit strong problem-solving skills, lead and support project investigations as needed
- Quality lead for any mechanical design support required including supporting design updates and mechanical design reviews
- Identify, escalate, and resolve reliability and technical risks early, ensuring appropriate mitigation and decision-making
- As part of ongoing professional development, you will maintain expert, up to date knowledge of developments in regulatory compliance requirements for product design, development, transfer, and commercialization activities
- Work through extended team members and partner with test labs to facilitate timely completion of design verification activities in alignment with the overall project phase and project target milestones
- Be able to distill complex issues into concise and clear messages
- Work independently to plan and schedule activities necessary to meet timelines
Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications):
- Experience in engineering development with extensive engineering knowledge and skills in some or all of the following: test method development, design for six sigma principles, pre-clinical evaluations, system requirements development, application of ISO standards for medical devices, capital equipment
- Medical Device Industry experience
- Familiarity with these regulations: FDA 21 CFR Part 820 cGMP, ISO 13485, ISO 14971:2019
- Experience in management of complex data sets and statistical data analysis
- Practical knowledge of project management
- Ability to manage project timelines to execute deliverables in a timely manner
Must Have (Minimum Requirements):
- Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, math or related technical field with a minimum of 7 years of technical experience OR
- Advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, math or related technical field with a minimum of 5 years of technical experience
- Strong understanding of design control principles
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
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Benefits & CompensationMedtronic 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).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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, math or related technical field with a minimum of 7 years of technical experience
- Advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, math or related technical field with a minimum of 5 years of technical experience
- Strong understanding of design control principles
- Ability to work onsite a minimum of 4 days per week
- Willingness/ability to travel (less than 10% of the time)
Medtronic Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Medtronic and has not been reviewed or approved by Medtronic.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid leave for birthing and non-birthing parents is positioned as notably generous, with additional Family Care Leave available for a range of caregiving needs. Fertility, adoption, donor, and surrogacy support adds depth for different paths to family-building.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match and an employee stock purchase plan are presented as meaningful long-term savings tools. Scholarship and tuition programs further reinforce financial security beyond salary.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is consistently described as a strong part of the total rewards package. Mental health resources, critical illness coverage, and wellness supports broaden the overall health offering.
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What We Do
Medtronic is a global healthcare solutions company operating in approximately 160 countries. We are committed to improving lives through our medical technologies, services, and solutions. Since our beginning, 60 years ago, our Mission has remained the same: to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for people around the world. The Mission is our ethical framework and inspirational goal guiding our day-to-day work. It reminds us that our efforts are transforming millions of lives each year. To meet the needs of patients and healthcare professionals around the globe, we operate from more than 370 locations in approximately 160 countries.
