Principal R&D Engineer - CRDN

Medtronic
Galway, County Galway, IrelandPosted 16 April 2026

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 We are looking for a Principal R&D engineer with a proven track record of experience and success with respect to polymers and extrusions for medical manufacturing to join our Coronary & Renal Denervation (CRDN) therapies are a vital component of the Medtronic interventional cardiology portfolio. In addition to our core products that treat blocked coronary arteries, we are seeking to solve unmet needs in the rapidly growing field of complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). We are also leading the way with the transformational Blood pressure reduction therapy, which has the potential to be a powerful tool in battling the global hypertension epidemic. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide. Extensive engineering knowledge and skills in some or all of the following: component and system design, materials (polymers and metals), sterilization of medical devices, test method development, design for six sigma principles, CAD (Solidworks preferred), pre-clinical evaluations, physician interactions, knowledge of anatomical use conditions (anatomy, physiology etc.), system requirements development, design control, application of ISO standards for medical devices A Day in The Life Of: Design, develop, troubleshoot, and provides technical skills during research and / or product development Effectively represent Medtronic while interacting with physicians to distil their needs into product requirements and concepts Provide direction in technical innovation across the department Identify and mitigate technological risks throughout the design process Apply understanding of anatomy & physiology with engineering knowledge in materials and processes to come up with working designs Interface effectively and build relationships with team members, other staff and key technology and component suppliers, both locally and globally May be required to progress a project from concept phase into commercialization phase and play a key role on the product / process / engineering / technical fronts May be required to resolve technical obstacles with existing designs and support portfolio sustaining activities Continually contribute to generation of intellectual property Coach, mentor, and delegate work to less experienced engineers Partake in cross site Technical Forums and build a network within the technical community Define and implement strategic goals in the technical community in line with the business unit strategy Design studies to investigate specific life science questions within field of expertise Key Skills & Experience Degree level 8 in Engineering or related discipline with a minimum 7 years of relevant experience, or PHD with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience – additional relevant qualifications may be advantageous We are looking for a dynamic team player that can work effectively and proactively on cross-functional teams We are looking for an engineer with extensive medical device product development experience and a strong proven track record in innovation and technical advisory This role is primarily technical in nature; thus, we seek someone who is passionate about Engineering concepts and principles – someone who gets a thrill from how and why things work We are looking for a proven influencer and someone who exhibit skills in driving large scale technical initiatives We are looking for strong communication and presentation skills A seasoned professional in engineering development with extensive engineering knowledge and skills in some or all of the following: component and system design, materials (pol ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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