Senior Engineer, MSAT
Nucleus Biologics
Senior Materials Manager
Medtronic
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $182,400 - $273,600 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Manage the Core Technologies Metals & Electrochemistry team; report to Sr. Director, Core Technologies
- Define and advance the enterprise-wide strategy for metals, electrochemistry, and corrosion science
- Advise on advanced materials characterization, corrosion mechanisms, coatings, and failure analysis
- Act as liaison between Core Technologies and Operating Unit R&D to identify needs and share best practices
- Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration with Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and external research institutions
- Provide people leadership, mentorship, and career development for technical individual contributors
- Monitor project execution, ensure high technical standards, proper resource allocation, and accountability
- Maintain internal department metrics and Biomaterials and Textiles TDC KPIs to monitor progress and impact
- Support technology platforms for current and future product development
Requirements
- M.S. or B.S. in Metallurgy, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in relevant technical domains
- 4+ years in people and/or technical team leadership roles
- Demonstrated basic knowledge of failure analysis, materials degradation, corrosion mechanisms
- Experience with advanced characterization tools
- Proven experience developing and executing a technology strategy across complex organizations
- Prior experience in the medical device or other regulated industries (preferred)
- Hands-on experience in corrosion testing, surface science, and mechanical materials evaluation (preferred)
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA) and relevant industry standards (e.g., ASTM, ISO) (preferred)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- High level of emotional intelligence and organizational savvy (desired)
- Experience leading change and fostering innovation in scientific environments (desired)
- Willingness to work a minimum of 4 days per week onsite
