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In this role, you will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers responsible

for further development and enhancement of the global Medtronic Surgical Operating Unit.

Medtronic’s Surgical Operating Unit is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and

product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations. With the Medtronic Mission as our North

Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and

digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve.

Make your impact by exploring a career with the world’s leading Medical Device company, striving “to

alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.”

A Day in The Life

Located in the Medtronic office in the Boston office as a Principal Industrial Designer, you will help to

execute Industrial Design efforts within the User Centered Design team as part of the Systems Center of

Excellence, working in a fast-paced environment with a team of human factors engineers. This role will

work on exciting, challenging, and fast-paced projects to support the Surgical Operating Unit. Your focus

will be on concepting physical interface and interactions that align with surgeons’ and surgical staff’s

expectations and abilities, with a particular eye towards safety and ease of use. Specifically, this in this

position, you will be responsible for maintaining and/or improving user experience reducing usability risks

for patients and surgical staff, improving usability workflows, and adhering to our visual design guidelines

for Industrial Design such as:

• Defining the industrial design, implementing the Medtronic’s brand language for complex

medical devices in the Surgical Operating Unit’s product portfolio.

• Participating in research activities to identify user needs/requirements and translating those

findings, insights into design solutions.

• Driving decision making on product features and functionality partnering with Product

Management, Engineering and the Research & Technology team.

• Leading concept definition for new products and platforms using “systems thinking” and user

centered design methodologies.

• Conceptualizing and visualizing product designs and physical interactions using sketching, 3D

CAD and renderings, and physical mock-ups.

• Support ing design and development of user interfaces working with UI designers, software

developers. Creating sketches, CAD models prototypes, a range of low to high-fidelity mockups

and effectively communicating design intent to engineering, software, requirements, and product

management functions

• Creating proof of concept models that effectively communicate design intent and demonstrate

product potential.

• Supporting and guiding the product labeling in creation of images and technical documentation

such as User manuals, IFUs and Quick Reference Guides, instructional help content.

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• Leading the design of new products from initial concept to manufacturing. Develop product

concepts, with clear and compelling visual communication, prototype continuously, test designs

with users, translate results back into the design process.

• Collaborating with broader design team, engineering, operations, and manufacturing partners to

identify opportunities, solve design issues, preserve brand, and create manufacturable solutions.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Experience and requirements to be successful in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, or related design field with relevant or equivalent

experience.

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience working in Industrial Design role, 5 years’ experience in medical

device or related industry preferred. 5 years Demonstrated experience in the capacity as a User

Experience lead for new product development.

• Proficient and experienced in all phases of the product development process - from research to

concept development and detail design for manufacturing. Highly motivated self-starter able to

achieve results with minimal oversight.

• Apply persuasion to change the thinking of and/or gain acceptance from various stakeholders,

cross-functional teams and drive decision making while maintaining an effective working

relationship.

• Experience in managing physical user experience of a system such as User Interface(s),

Industrial Design, and Usability.

• Broad project management skills and the ability to seamlessly switch between big picture thinking

and product-level details.

Skill Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong creative, analytical, and problemsolving, technical judgement, leadership, and interpersonal skills.

• Effectively visually communicate and present design vision, research findings, concepts, detailed

design both verbally and visually. Ability to present complex ideas to multiple levels.

• Be familiar with relevant quality regulations (21 CFR Part 820.30), human factors/usability

engineering standards (IEC 62366-1, ANSI HE75), risk management (ISO 14971), and FDA

guidance.

• Develop collaborative working relationships with a range of functions including, but not limited to

R&D, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain functions.

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suites (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) KeyShot, Solidworks,

CREO is a plus.

• Excellent sketching, form development, CAD modeling, physical (soft & hard) model making

skills, 3D printing, rendering, and graphic skills is a plus. Impeccable craftsmanship and attention

to detail.

Working Conditions:

This is a hybrid position that will be required to be on-site at the Boston Office a few days a week.

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology,

therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge

ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and

rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed

with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve

patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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.

Min Salary

134400

Max Salary

201600

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.