Senior R&D Engineer

The Senior R&D Engineer will support R&D Hugo Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) systems by triaging failures, investigating root cause, and helping restore systems to working. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are critical to success in this role, as are analytical and hands-on troubleshooting abilities.

Location: North Haven, CT

Careers that Change Lives

Our space, the medical device and healthcare industry, is rapidly changing. It always has been that way. With remote monitoring, wearables, robotics, AR/VR, telemedicine, and much more, agility and responsiveness are key to our success. Experience what it’s like to work at a company with an exciting product pipeline full of patented inventions driving innovation in the healthcare space.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare.

Join us for a career that changes lives.

A Day in the Life

• Provide rapid response triage (log analysis) for reported R&D RAS system issues.
• Perform hands on hardware troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Manage root cause investigations with external suppliers and help drive corrective actions.
• Document investigation findings in Medtronic quality systems.
• Present investigation findings to internal customers
• Recommend repair actions to the Fleet Management team.
• Perform statistical analysis and trend monitoring related to component failures.
• Work hand in hand with the Released Product Engineering and R&D Reliability teams to share knowledge and support field investigations.
• Support CAPA investigations.
• Maintain Design History Records for work performed on fleet hardware.
• Give input on design changes related to failure investigations.
• Designs, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots and provides technical skills during research and/or product development.
• Designs studies to investigate specific life science questions within field of expertise.
• Additional tasks as assigned

• Bachelor's degree with 4 years of engineering experience

OR

• An advanced degree with 2 years of engineering experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced degree in relevant Engineering field (Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical, Aerospace, etc.)
• Strong troubleshooting & analysis skills
• Disassembly of complex components using basic hand tools.
• Understand mechanical and electrical assembly drawings.
• Write technical reports.
• Analyze Software logs.
• Debug software issues.
• Manage multiple tasks and customers simultaneously.
• Experience with mechanical failures.
• Familiarity with QNX and Linux operating systems, both GUI and command line interfaces
• Experience with highly regulated and/or safety-critical systems.
• Knowledge of relevant technologies including:
• Mechatronics / Robotics
• Mechanical and electrical interfaces
• Communication protocols
• Sensors, actuators, controllers
• Kinematics of mechanisms
• Vision and display systems

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. Learn more about our benefits here.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6 here. 

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.