Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (m/f/d)

at  Medtronic

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.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent; Master’s Degree preferred. Minimum of 4 years relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience
• Experience in the design and development of (electro-)mechanical components, mechanisms, and assemblies for production
• Solid knowledge and experience creating components and assemblies with 3D CAD software (CREO preferred)
• Expertise designing tight-tolerance precision parts for manufacturability & assembly (DFM/DFA), creating engineering drawings for production, applying geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and performing tolerance stack analyses
• Experience with all phases of the product development lifecycle including input creation, design, prototyping, verification, and transfer to production
• Professional written and spoken working proficiency with English is required; good German language skills are beneficial. Strong communication skills to effectively work with a variety of stakeholders is essential

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.

• Design and develop mechanical components and assemblies for robotic-assist surgical-platforms
• Collaborate with a multinational, multidisciplinary team of electrical, software, and clinical engineers from the conceptual design phase through implementation, to design products, root cause issues, and implement design changes
• Design, procure, assemble, and evaluate prototypes
• Perform kinematic, structural, and empirical analyses to evaluate product performance and safety
• Compose engineering reports and presentations to document and communicate design deliverables and analysesInteract and negotiate with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and external partners