Senior R&D Engineer
Job Description
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
The Senior R&D Engineer role is based out of North Haven, Connecticut. The role works within the Fleet Management team which is part of the Product Development group within the broader Robotics Center of Excellence.The Fleet Management team is tasked with oversight, maintenance, and support for our global R&D fleet of Hugo robotic assets.
This Senior R&D Engineer position will work as part of a wider team. Key responsibilities for this job include software troubleshooting/deployments to robotic hardware, hardware repair, issue triaging, and associated documentation. Additionally, this employee will be expected to contribute generally toward the governance, best practices, and positive culture of the Fleet Management team. Fostering an environment which supports our goal of being highly proficient at our daily tasks and strong supporters of the wider robotics business.
This role will involve working closely with multiple groups within R&D.
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to do our work. We're working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
This role requires on site work and offers limited opportunity for remote work.
Work is typically completed during first shift, ~9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, 40 hours/week.
Primary responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Represent the Fleet Management team in planning and strategy meetings, use your knowledge of the Hugo system and components to provide input on new product development and planning.
- Conduct debugging and support analysis of hardware and software issues to enable unimpeded use of the Hugo Robotic systems by development teams.
- Perform robotic repairs which involve replacing mechanical and electrical components with some associated software work on Hugo robotic systems.
- Maintain working knowledge of the team needs and variants of the hardware and software versions on each component.
- Create and update documentation related to hardware usage.
Must Have- Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and 4 + years of IT experience
Specialized Skills or Experience:
- Extensive experience and abilities to work independently and complete surgical robotic repairs.
- Understanding and familiarity with the Hugo robotic platform, subsystems, and components.
- Strong and clear communication over email, messaging apps, and in person.
- Self-motivating - Has a desire to learn and achieve.
- Growth mindset – Ability to learn new skills and continuously re-examine assumptions in the way we work.
- Strong organizational and time management both with individual and team tasks.
- Ability for interpreting, analyzing and translating information.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
Nice to Have:
- Experience working in Jira databases
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.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
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 95,000+ 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.
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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Company Information
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Type: Hybrid