Principal Engineer / Junior Program Manager

Location: Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands

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 LifeAs a Principal R&D Engineer at Medtronic Articulating Technologies, you will get the opportunity to develop advanced medical devices to enable next generation endoscopic therapeutic interventions and minimally invasive surgery. In a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, you work on design, development and testing of surgical instruments and its related manufacturing processes.

We are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across the design and development of medical devices.

This role combines deep engineering expertise with project management and cross-functional leadership, ensuring that products are developed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable regulatory and quality requirements. The Principal Engineer will serve as a senior technical authority, guiding multidisciplinary teams through product development from concept and feasibility through design, verification and validation. The role requires strong technical judgment, structured project management skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders across Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Clinical, and Commercial functions.

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

Act as a senior technical authority and subject-matter expert for medical device development, leading complex product development projects from initiation through commercialization

Develop and review system architectures, product requirements, design concepts, specifications, and technical documentation, ensuring engineering decisions are based on sound technical principles, risk management, usability, reliability, and patient safety

Provide technical mentorship and coaching to engineers and project team members; provide day-to-day work direction for the team focused on maintaining steady workflow, effective resource allocation, and productivity; and lead engineering activities in accordance with applicable medical device regulations, standards, and company quality systems

Lead cross-functional projects and develop project plans, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, milestones, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders; monitor and communicate project progress; identify risks and dependencies; and implement corrective actions

Represent Articulating Technologies as a primary contact, communicating with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels, and drive project meetings, design reviews, technical reviews, and management updates

Escalate critical issues and make recommendations regarding project priorities and resource allocation, while leading technical problem-solving and decision-making in complex or ambiguous situations

Collaborate closely with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Product Management, and Commercial teams to translate business and customer needs into robust technical solutions and build alignment among stakeholders with competing priorities

Collaborate with Manufacturing and Operations to transition products into production, supporting process development, design transfer, production readiness, and supplier qualification activities

Represent Engineering in cross-functional and executive-level meetings, providing technical leadership and facilitating effective communication, stakeholder alignment, and execution across the organization.

Required Knowledge and Experience

Master’s degree in in Mechanical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering/Industrial Engineering or similar

> 7 years proven experience managing complex projects or programs in research and product development in the in the medical device industry preferably in the field of precision mechanics

Experience with product and process development aligned with ISO 13485 requirements

Good analytical and problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail and accuracy

Mastering the Dutch & English language.

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retribut