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 This position will work in a team environment providing technical leadership in the area of materials science and engineering, including materials selection, problem-solving, and biocompatibility and biostability. This position will support new product development and released product reliability teams in identifying and mitigating product-related risks, resource gaps and communicating such issues to project and functional leadership teams. Careers That Change Lives The individual will serve as a materials expert emphasizing catheter polymer materials by participating in technical activities for materials selection, processing, characterization, analysis, material stability, biocompatibility, biostability, and understanding of process-property-performance relationships for medical devices. This position will also support the scoping/planning of product strategy and the identification of technologies and initiatives needed to develop innovative, reliable, and cost-effective therapies. The candidate will develop and execute strategies to address those needs. You can grow your career with us; we hope you consider joining our team! * This position may require travel, up to 10% for business needs.* As a leader in your professional discipline, you will serve as a materials expert by leading and participating in technical activities supporting new product development. You'll also engage in sustaining engineering efforts to support post-commercial/legacy products. * Addresses challenging and complex problems within a project spanning a wide range of difficulty and complexity. * Coordinates and conducts laboratory work and data analysis to drive data-driven technical decisions. * Maintains a focus on quality and possesses the necessary drive and determination to promote the highest level of customer satisfaction, quality, reliability, performance, cost, and development predictability. * Contributes to the design of new products or processes based on business strategy. * Develop strategies and prepare evaluation plans in consideration of gaps in materials, design, and process to achieve optimal solutions that satisfy timeline, cost, and technical requirements as they relate to patient safety and product reliability. Required Qualifications Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience. Preferred Qualifications * Experience working in a regulated environment on medical devices, including catheters and/or medical pacing leads * Possesses proven expertise in the following business critical skill sets with a focus on polymer science: * Polymer Physics, Chemistry, Processing and Characterization * Polymer degradation/ and stability * Expertise in materials with the ability to identify and develop testing methods, correlate material properties with product performance, and predict various failure modes. * Expertise in polymer bonding & adhesives * Experience working with multiple classes of engineering materials: metals, polycrystalline, single crystal ceramics, glasses, and polymeric materials. * Experience performing failure analysis * Awareness of biocompatibility testing by ISO 10993. * Knowledge of external standards, e.g., ASTM and ISO, and their use, limitations, and applications. * Demonstrated ability to apply skills and knowledge of technical/operational theories and principles to resolve real-world biomaterials challenges. * Demonstrated ability to deliver quality technical work within project schedules and timelines. * Knowledge of Design, Reliability & Manufacturability (DRM) and Six Sigma improvement methodology. * Knowledge of statistical methods and Design of Experiments (DoE). * Knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Outlook). 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):$101,600.00 - $152,400.00 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 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. 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. At Medtronic, most positions are posted on our career site for 3-7 days.