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.

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• The successful candidate will possess a minimum Level 6 Certificate/Qualification in Engineering, Polymer Science, Quality or a related discipline.
• 2 years experience in a similar role.
• Ability to work on own initiative, with attention to detail and tenacity to remain at tasks is essential.
• A good understanding of Design History File Management, Design Verification and Validation would be a distinct advantage for this role.
• Knowledge of MiniTab and Agile PLM software an advantage.
• Skilled in the use of Solidworks or other 3D Modelling software is beneficial.
• Excellent written, documentation, and oral communication skills and are fluent in English, both written and spoken.

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.

OUR PURPOSE

At our R&D Department, in Medtronic Athlone we focus on providing stable, flexible and cost-effective solutions to enhance our processes and systems that produce the highest quality products through the deployment of innovative engineering projects and solutions. Reporting to the R&D manager, as R&D Test Technician, you will have responsibility to develop and validate new test methods and perform Design Verification & Design Validation activities to ensure product design solutions meet pre-determined specifications and intended use.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Perform functional and dimensional testing of products, using custom test methods and off the shelf equipment to ensure product designs meet pre-determined specifications.
• Develop and validate new test methods using Measurement System Analysis Tools to ensure all measurement systems are suitable for intended use.
• Review and analyse test results using Minitab to ensure design solutions are robust and capable.
• Complete test reports to summarize results for the project team.
• Provide support to Calibration Engineer on equipment calibration regarding scheduling, issue resolution etc.
• Support purchasing of Lab supplies/consumables and implement 5s practices.
• Support shipment of samples etc to global team members