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Our Purpose
Medtronic's Electrophysiology Therapies (EPT) division is searching for a dynamic Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our growing team! The chosen candidate will be supporting the design work for the Released Product Engineering (RPE) team.
As the RPE team, we drive best in class clinical outcomes, customer satisfaction and business value for all commercialized CAS products by ensuring consistent quality, supply continuity and market competitiveness while elevating the technical careers of employees. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will serve as the design owner, supporting released product engineering teams by planning, developing, and executing testing and analysis activities during product change implementation. This role focuses on driving improvements in product performance and manufacturability, reducing cost, improving quality and ensuring supply continuity while maintaining design intent.
Electrophysiology Therapies team is engaged in development of medical technologies that save lives and improve the quality of life for millions of patients across the world. This is a hybrid role with the onsite requirement in accordance with the Parkmore, Galway site requirements.
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A Day in The Life Of:
- Cross-functional collaboration with other stakeholders including program managers, manufacturing and quality.
- Incorporate risk-based decision-making into the design process
- Apply DRM methodologies to all aspects of the design/development process
- Ensure on-time completion of Design Control deliverables
- Translate VoX feedback into product requirements.
- Design, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots, and provides technical support during product development and manufacturing.
- Designs studies to investigate root cause or identify process parameters.
- Perform hands-on root cause analysis on the manufacturing floor, leveraging direct observation of physical processes and sample evaluations to identify and resolve technical issues related to design.
- Leads activities to support product development, improvements to existing products and pre-clinical studies.
- Defines and performs verification and validation activities ensuring products meet user needs and intended use.
- Lead the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies.
- Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, or processes related to existing product manufacturing.
- Coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
- Writes engineering reports and creates presentations as required to document and communicate results.
- Collaborate with peers to lead and manage the development of appropriate testing to verify product meets internal and external customer requirements.
- Mentors and guides junior level engineers, delegating and reviewing work
- Work will be performed in R&D laboratories and in manufacturing facilities
- Travel to suppliers as well as design and manufacturing sites as required
Key Skills & Experience
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's of Engineering NFQ level 8 degree and 4+ years of experience in mechanical product development or Masters of Engineering degree and 2+ years of experience in mechanical product development.
Nice to Have
- Experience in the medical device industry & high volume manufacturing
- Experience in complex mechanical system design & product risk management
- Issue investigation and CAPAs.
- Experience in 3D modelling, finite element analysis, and statistical design analysis.
- Process and test method development &validation
- DRM Greenbelt or above
- Team oriented, with the ability to work well on common deliverables with diverse cross-functional teams and to interact at the highest professional manner with all organizational levels
- Hands-on mentality
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and interpersonal skills to successfully partner on varying levels ranging from cross functional to global multi-site and multi-business unit
- Ability to apply statistical methods and science-based decisions to design experiments and implement improvements
- Demonstrated ability to deliver quality technical work within project schedules and timelines. Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package
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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.
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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.
Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 64,640.00 EUR - 96,960.00 EUR |
The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job-related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering at NFQ Level 8 and 4+ years of mechanical product development experience, or a Master's degree in Engineering and 2+ years of mechanical product development experience
- Experience in the medical device industry and high-volume manufacturing
- Experience with complex mechanical system design and product risk management
- Experience with issue investigation and CAPAs
- Experience in 3D modeling, finite element analysis, and statistical design analysis
- Experience with process and test method development and validation
- DRM Greenbelt certification or above
- Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all organizational levels
- Hands-on working mentality
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to apply statistical methods and science-based decision-making to design experiments and implement improvements
- Ability to deliver quality technical work within project schedules and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
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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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is considered comprehensive, with high-quality medical, dental, and vision options through major providers and added mental-health resources. These programs are frequently highlighted as a core strength of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family benefits stand out, including up to 24 weeks paid leave for U.S. birthing parents, 12 weeks for other parents, and a global Family Care Leave at 100% pay. Family-building support (fertility, adoption/surrogacy reimbursements) and backup care further reinforce this strength.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is described as competitive and reliable for long-term savings. Additional financial programs, such as tuition assistance and charitable-gift matching, complement retirement planning.
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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.
