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

As a R&D Engineer I at Medtronic Articulating Technologies, you will get the opportunity to develop advanced medical devices in order to enable next generation surgical procedures. You will gain knowledge and experience covering the full engineering domain of product and process development from conceptual design up to market introduction and scale-up.

In a team of engineers, you will work on design, development and testing of surgical instruments and the development of their related manufacturing processes. You will improve product performance and manufacturability by calculating, modelling, prototyping and testing. Additionally, by developing processes to a world-class performance level by means of lean six sigma, you will help optimizing cost and consistency. Furthermore, you will get the chance to master high-tech manufacturing processes such as laser cutting, cleaning, laser welding and assembly. During the traineeship, you will be part of our talented team of specialists, and you will learn from our experts who will help you to develop yourself towards your role as Manufacturing or Research and Development Engineer.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Perform engineering analyses, calculations, and modelling to evaluate product performance, reliability, and manufacturability
• Support development and optimization of manufacturing processes, including technologies such as laser cutting, laser welding, cleaning, and assembly
• Build and test prototypes, execute experiments, and analyse results to support design improvements and technical decision-making
• Assist in designing surgical instruments and related components, supporting new product development from concept through verification and market introduction
• Collaborate with cross functional teams (engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain) to ensure successful product and process development
• Show entrepreneurial mindset be eager to learn and dare to fail fast.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering/applied physics/Industrial Engineering or similar
• Mastering the Dutch and English language
• You have a hands-on mentality, eager to learn, flexible and a strong team player
• Looking at questions from different perspectives, daring to bring less obvious solutions and strong analytical skills is natural for you.

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. 

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Netherlands: 47,360.00 EUR - 71,040.00 EUR | This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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