Medtronic

Overview

We are currently looking for a Senior R&D Engineer, Modeling & Simulation, to join our Neurovascular Operating Unit in Irvine, California. Be a part of engineering a comprehensive portfolio of proven, powerful neurovascular technologies, setting the highest standards of integrity and reliability in Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke Care.

About Medtronic

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.

Requirements & Eligibility

• A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with minimum 4 years of experience in using Abaqus Implicit and Explicit solvers
• OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience
• OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and utilize advanced finite element analysis (FEA) models to support the design, development, and evaluation of neurovascular devices.
• Apply deep knowledge of solid mechanics, continuum mechanics, constitutive modeling, nonlinear material behavior, contact mechanics, large deformation analysis, and failure mechanics to solve complex biomedical engineering challenges.
• Develop and validate material models for polymers, metals, braided structures, biological tissues, and other medical device materials using experimental characterization data.
• Build, execute, and interpret simulations using commercial and open-source FEA platforms such as Abaqus, FEBio, ANSYS, LS-DYNA, or equivalent structural mechanics software.
• Design and perform structural, quasi-static, dynamic, fatigue, and explicit analyses to evaluate device deployment, durability, performance, and interaction with vascular anatomy.