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Medtronic Sr Systems Sustaining Engineer in Northridge, California
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 22 Nov 2024
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.
A Day in the Life
As a Senior Systems Sustaining Engineer for Diabetes, you will be part of the Sustaining team in the Systems group. You will focus on supporting design input changes for released product across the Diabetes organization. You will ensure that all changes and updates comply with design controls and follow good engineering practices.
You will interact with other functions including but not limited to Software, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, IT, and Regulatory to ensure all stakeholders concerns, feedback, and decisions are addressed and accounted for to ensure the highest possible quality and safety of our products.
Key Responsibilities
Update design changes on existing Diabetes products through process, and regulatory changes to maintain product safety and quality
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, objectives, and timelines
Support and collaborate with applicable stakeholders across the Diabetes organization
Evaluate field returns and perform root cause analysis to assess the patient/user risk associated with the post market life-cycle phase
Assess applicable System and product requirements for updates to released products
Participate in meeting departmental goals and objectives
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Designs, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots and provides technical skills for new product development.
May be involved in triaging, troubleshooting, and supporting Field Corrective Actions and CAPAs
Drive collaborative design and development of medical devices; mobile apps, insulin pumps and glucose sensors
Drive collaborative design and development of features in apps connected to cloud data systems with machine learning
Perform technical analysis such as functional analysis, timeline analysis, and trade studies
Develop system concepts, capture user needs, and create use cases or user stories
Develop and manage multiple levels of requirements
Develop and document interface designs and protocols
Define, plan, and conduct formal technical design and test reviews
Guide, develop, and review verification strategies, test designs, test tools, planned execution and documentation
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses for total systems.
Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements :
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or another technical field of study with 4+ years of experience in engineering
OR
- An advanced degree in engineering or another technical field of study with 2+ years of experience in engineering
Nice to Have:
Experience capturing architectures, system designs, or product definitions
Experience writing technical documentation
Requirements Management Tools such as DOORS or PTC Integrity
Experience in technical design techniques such as use cases, functional analysis, timeline analysis, and sequence diagrams
Experience in mobile app or web-based systems design, development, verification, and documentation
Experience with mobile apps deployment and post launch maintenance
Experience working with communications protocol design, definition and documentation
Experience working in a regulated industry such as medical device, defense, or automotive.
Experience with medical device design, development, and manufacturing
Familiarity with design, development, and sustaining requirements of medical devices
Knowledge of medical device regulations and various technical standards
Understanding of common manufacturing processes (i.e. Injection Molding, Metal Forming, Machining, Heat Treating etc.)
Knowledgeable in engineering change control processes and product life cycles
Trained/Certified in Lean and/or 6 Sigma and statistical analysis tools
Ability to compile and analyze technical data using Minitab, Excel, R, and/or Matlab
Proficiency with 3D modeling software such as Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCad, and Windchill PLM
Proven problem-solving abilities
Strong communication and inter-personal skills
Hands-on mentality
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.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic 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.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$104,800.00 - $157,200.00
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).
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here (http://www.medtronic.com) .
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.
We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.
This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…
Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities
Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning
These commitments set our team apart from the rest:
Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.
Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.
Better outcomes for our world . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.
Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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