R&D Engineer II

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 As a R&D Engineer II 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. Furthermore, you will get the chance to master high-tech manufacturing processes such as laser cutting, cleaning, laser welding and assembly. You will be part of our talented team of specialists, and you will learn from our experts who will help you to develop yourself in your role as R&D Engineer. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: • Assist in designing surgical instruments and related components, supporting new product development from concept through verification and market introduction. • You will be responsible creating and maintaining technical drawings and technical documentation. • Perform engineering analyses, calculations, and modelling to evaluate product performance, reliability, and manufacturability. • Build and test prototypes, execute experiments, and analyze results to support design improvements and technical decision-making. • Support development and optimization of manufacturing processes, including technologies such as laser cutting, laser welding, cleaning, and assembly. • 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/biomedical engineering/industrial Engineering • > 3 years working experience in a comparable position preferably in medical device or high-tech industry • Proven experience in CAD software preferably AutoCAD and SolidWorks. • Mastering the Dutch and English language • You have a hands-on mentality, eager to learn, flexible and a strong team player   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.  ‌ ‌     Recruitment Fraud Alert   We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind:  Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses.  Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate.  If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments.  If you have any questions, concerns regarding the aut