St. Jude Medical develops medical technology and services that focus on putting more control into the hands of those who treat cardiac, neurological and chronic pain patients worldwide. The company is dedicated to advancing the practice of medicine by reducing risk wherever possible and contributing to successful outcomes for every patient. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, St. Jude Medical employs approximately 14,000 people worldwide and has five major focus areas that include: atrial fibrillation, cardiac rhythm management, cardiac surgery, cardiology and neuromodulation. 

With projected revenue to be over $1 Billion by 2012, our fastest growing division, Atrial Fibrillation Division (AFD), is committed to hiring world class talent that will continue to drive us to lead the way in the treatment and cure for atrial fibrillation.  St. Jude Medical is the only medical device company to dedicate a business unit solely to diagnosing, treating and curing atrial fibrillation, the world's most common cardiac arrhythmia.

Requirements Engineer

We are seeking a talented, results-oriented Requirements Engineer to develop and maintain complex technical documentation in support of the EnSite and EnSite Velocity systems and related associate development.  The ideal candidate will have proven experience in technical writing.  This role will be involved with software requirement specifications, traceability matrices, design documents, use cases, design history files and Document Change Requests (CR). This position will partner and work alongside software and test engineers to ensure the software requirements are valid and testable.

Impact this role will have:

• Elicits, analyzes, captures, imports, exports, and traces marketing and software requirements using IBM’s Rational DOORS requirements definition and management application.
• Researches technical information and works closely with the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to capture the technical information required for the Design History File (DHF).
• Work with Windchill, a document control system, for change requests.

Responsibilities will include:

• Development or management of artifacts through gathering input and hands on validation
• Final preparation, review, release, and management of project documents through the CR process.
• Schedules, participates in, and/or facilitates technical and cross-function reviews of the software requirements.
• Creates and manages project DHFs in accordance with internal and external procedures.
• Maintains, creates, updates, and resolves issues pertaining to the software and associated requirements.
• Provides first-level DOORS assistance to casual users.

Required Qualifications: 

• BS/BA in technical communication or information management, related BS technical degree, or Medical device industry experience
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Technical Writer or Requirements Analyst
• Experience with software development projects
• Strong writing skills, plus the ability to analyze, organize, and transform complex information is required
• Organized, on-time, and detailed project management skills
• Energized attitude
• Effective organizational skills, ability to coordinate multiple tasks, manage priorities and yet maintain attention to detail
• Experience in creating, editing, and publishing technical documentation for medical devices
• Hands on experience with a variety of tools for developing, managing, and publishing of technical documentation (e.g., MSWord, DOORS, VSS, Sharepoint. Windchill)
• Familiarity with requirements development

To learn more, visit our web site at www.sjm.com. Please reference req # AF13615. St. Jude Medical is an equal opportunity employer.