Principal R&D Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Aug 2026   Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life The Principal R&D Engineer is a primary contributor within the Medtronic CardioVascular Surgery R&D organization to lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams, functioning as the technical lead or R&D Core Team Member reporting into and being accountable to the core team to execute programs achieving cost, time and technical goals. This role will contribute to a fast-paced R&D environment, working within a team to deliver advanced technical expertise and solutions to complex engineering problems. The CardioVascular Surgery Operating Unit is a key growth driver within Medtronic’s Cardiovascular Portfolio, combining deep clinical expertise with cutting-edge innovation. Our portfolio spans cardiac surgery, aortic disease management, and mechanical circulatory support—positioning us at the forefront of surgical advancement and enabling scalable impact across global healthcare systems. 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 our work. We are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week 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 will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.                     Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: Drive new technology creation and aligned product requirements flow down from VOC Lead R&D teams to meet goals and timelines, applying course corrections as needed to retire risk   Drive complex system development to meet mechanical, electrical, software, and system-level requirements Use Predictable Product Development/DRM tools to effectively reach objectives Employ strong Risk Control Measures, work with other functions, manage constraints of resources, police Contract scope and display crisp decision-making Lead or leverage cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage the technical aspects of projects for new product development and ongoing lifecycle management of products, processes and therapies Oversee and manage the operational aspects of development engineering and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management Manage the development and implementation process of products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products and processes Review status of projects and budgets; manage engineering team schedules and prepare status reports Provide higher level R&D program support from initiation through launch Assess engineering issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives Develop mechanisms for monitoring engineering discipline, mechanical, electrical, software and systems progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients Gather requirements: work on requirements planning, elicitation and management to ensure they meet demands of project’s key stakeholders Author and lead engineering solutions-based trade-off discussions rapidly achieving directional decisions Communicate with stakeholders, obtain stakeholder engagement to ensure the end products or