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A Day in the Life

Human Factors (HF) Engineer will be placed as part of the R&D Engineering function of Medtronic Engineering and Innovation Center R&D facility and will work with the Human Factors and User Experience team. The HF Engineer will join a fun, diverse and caring team, that believes in working collaboratively. It will be a good opportunity to work on products that are implanted in over a million patients.

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

• Apply human factors engineering methods to support product development activities, including user research, task analysis, and usability evaluation.
• Assist in designing and executing formative usability studies and contribute to summative usability validation activities.
• Analyses user data and identify usability issues, recommending improvements to enhance product safety and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners.
• Support use-related risk analysis activities, including identification of use errors and mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to documentation required for regulatory submissions related to human factors.
• Participate in cross-functional project teams to meet project milestones and deliverables.
• Communicate findings, insights, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
• Provide guidance to less experienced team members when needed.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Product Design, Engineering. (B. Des, M. Des, B.E/ B Tech, M Tech)
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Practical knowledge of human factors engineering principles and usability methods.
• Familiarity with medical device usability engineering standards (e.g., IEC 62366).
• Ability to work independently on moderately complex assignments with minimal supervision.
• Good and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to assess usability issues and recommend improvements.
  Nice to Have:
• Experience supporting usability studies for medical devices or digital health solutions.
• Exposure to use-related risk analysis and regulatory documentation.
• Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Experience working in cross-functional product development teams.
• Ability to adapt HF methods across different product types (software, hardware, systems).

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.

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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.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).