Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Surgical

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 Nov 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 Surgical Operating Unit is focused on advancing surgical care through technologies and solutions that help healthcare professionals improve patient outcomes. Our portfolio supports procedures across a range of surgical specialties, bringing together medical devices, technology, and expertise to address meaningful clinical needs. By joining Surgical, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to products and solutions designed to support clinicians and patients around the world.

This position is based in Lafayette, Colorado and requires working onsite four days per week to support hands-on laboratory and engineering activities.

As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer on our Released Product Engineering team, you will serve as a design owner for one or more released product lines, combining hands-on mechanical design with verification, testing, and product support. 

You will focus on driving design integrity across multiple Vessel Sealing and Dissection product lines to attain business goals consistent with cost, high quality, reliability and delivery requirements. Interacts with other functions within Supply Chain, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality and Regulatory across the organization to support change management, drive quality, and improve existing processes for new and mature products.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as mechanical design owner for one or more released product lines.

• Develop and modify mechanical designs, CAD models, components, assemblies, and engineering drawings.

• Create engineering protocols and reports and maintain design traceability and Design History File documentation.

• Develop test methods and fixtures and execute hands-on laboratory testing.

• Manufacturing and supplier quality support for automated test and assembly processes

• Qualification of new molds for plastic injection molded parts and new suppliers or processes for machined components, including part and assembly design.

• Support Production Part Approval Process activities and other manufacturing-related engineering needs.

• Collaborate with local engineers and the India Design Center to address product, design, and manufacturing challenges. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant engineering experience, OR master's degree with 2+years of relevant engineering experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in hands-on mechanical design and CAD modification (Surface modeling experience a plus).

• Experience developing GD&T and engineering drawing requirements (GD&T certification a plus).

• Experience in plastic injection molding part design and qualification

• Experience with Creo and Windchill.

• Experience supporting medical devices, or products within other regulated industries.

• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) or similar experience

• Experience developing test methods and fixtures or performing Instron mechanical testing.

• Experience with microscopes, digital microscopes, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, hipot testing, or device-resistance testing. 

• Practical knowledge of project management

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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. 

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. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$106,400.00 - $159,600.00

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This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance,Health Savings Account,Healthcare Flexible Spending Account,Life insurance, Long-term disability leave,Dependent daycare spending account,Tuition assistance/reimbursement, andSimple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match,Short-term disability,Paid time off,Paid holidays,Employee Stock Purchase Plan,Employee Assistance Program,Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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