Medtronic
Pr. Human Factors Design Engineer (Finance)
It's challenging. It's energizing. It's rewarding. That's why over 90,000 employees around the world have chosen to spend their career at Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology. We provide lifelong solutions for people with chronic diseases guided firmly by our mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. Today, every half a second the life of someone somewhere in the world is improved by a Medtronic product or therapy. Medtronic has a culture of camaraderie, pride in our work, and trust in management.
A Day in the Life
In this position, you will apply your knowledge of human performance and human factors techniques to the ideation, design, and development of products offered by the Medtronic Diabetes business unit. You will need a solid understanding of the theories, principles, and data associated with human performance capabilities and limitations (perceptual, cognitive, motor, bio-mechanical, and anthropometric) and the ability to apply this knowledge to the design, definition, evaluation, launch, and use of products across the range of Diabetes products.
Specific activities include:
Provide Human Factors support across the product lifecycle including customer and user needs identification, development of user and workplace profiles and usage scenarios, task analysis, requirements specification, generation of hardware and software design concepts (creation of physical models and prototypes, graphical user interfaces, and product graphics), user interface design, usability testing, user error analysis, and post-launch outcomes analysis.
Performance of these within the constraints of a complex regulated environment; and in partnership with engineering (Software, Firmware, Hardware, Mechanical, and Systems), research, technology, product planning, clinical, regulatory, and marketing groups.
Additional tasks include standards development, in-house training, and popularizing of HF role.
Diabetes seeks candidates who will meet our customers' expectations by striving without reserve for the greatest possible reliability and quality in our products, processes, and systems by being accountable, having a voice, and taking action.
Position Responsibilities
As a Pr. Human Factors Design Engineer, you will:
Provide Human Factors support across the product lifecycle including customer and user needs identification, development of user and workplace profiles and usage scenarios, task analysis, requirements specification, generation of hardware and software design concepts (creation of physical models and prototypes, graphical user interfaces, and product graphics), user interface design, usability testing, user error analysis, and post-launch outcomes analysis. Responsible for human factors activities across Medtronic's product range including identifying, planning, monitoring, and executing tasks for entire project.
Translate requirements into interaction/interface design solution concepts.
Work closely with marketing, product planning, engineering, manufacturing, and regulatory to produce customer focused designs that not only meet user needs but also factor in business priorities and platform, architecture, and manufacturing constraints.
Develop (physical and interaction) design solutions to complex, system-wide usability problems that require ingenuity and creativity.
Develop, physical mock-ups and interactive prototypes of design concepts.
Define Human Factors project scope and timelines in partnership with project management.
Plan and conduct end user evaluations of product concepts, analyze data, document evaluation methods and results; and present design recommendations to the product team.
Use appropriate Human Factors techniques to work with end users to determine end user behavior, preferences, and usage models and integrate these into design concepts.
Prepare clear and effective oral and written reports of current status, progress and status of project, as required by project or department management.
Interact professionally at all levels throughout the company and with consultants and customers. Comply with applicable Corporate and departmental policies.
Maintain technical knowledge current with advancing technology related to Diabetes products and associated accessories. Complete required training and certifications.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
Applies human performance principles, methodologies, and technologies to the design of human-machine systems and products.
Develops and implements research methodologies and statistical analysis plans to test and evaluate developmental prototypes used in all phases of products development and processes.
Designs and executes tests to simulate product use for the purposes of concept selection/refinement, requirements development, use-related risk identification and formal usability validation with intended users.
Interfaces with design engineers to establish system design, operating, and training requirements and to ensure optimized human-machine interfaces.
Define Human Factors project scope and timelines in partnership with project management.
Identifies and analyzes technological problems or risks, performs theoretical human factors investigations, and develops and implements research and analysis plans.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Human Factors, Usability Engineering, Cognitive/Experimental Psychology, Kinesiology, Industrial Design or related degree with 7+ years of experience, or Master's degree in the same with human factors coursework and 5+ years of experience
Nice to Have
Knowledge of the application various human factors/usability engineering principles and tools in the design, development, and evaluation of hardware and software products brought to market.
Ability to integrate creative skills with innovative problem- solving techniques to develop design concepts.
Strong oral and written technical communication skills. Strong ability to work with and lead multidisciplinary teams that may include other HF experts.
Ability to quickly understand and become proficient in domain knowledge.
High tolerance for change, ability to multi-task continuously, and be willing to travel.
Ability to work independently with limited guidance and develop comprehensive plans and solutions to complex issues.
Strong negotiation, conflict management, and influence management skills.
Have a working knowledge of diabetes.
Previous work experience or internships in the medical domain.
Knowledge of product development processes based on IEC 62366.
Experience integrating human factors engineering into a systems engineering process.
Experience with diverse technology platforms, including mobile applications.
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)