Principal Reliability Engineer

Medtronic•Plymouth, MN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. Our PVH OU is looking for their next Principal Reliability Engineer to support business critical programs within the New Product Development Core team. This role offers a flexible work style that may include a combination of onsite and remote work. Future adjustments could include transitioning to full-time onsite.

Requirements

Requires a Baccalaureate degree AND minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.
U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge in multiple quality disciplines: Risk Management ; Supplier Quality ; Change Management ; Reliability Engineering; Verification, Validation, and Testing Oversight; and Launch and Post-Market Readiness
Experience planning Quality deliverables, timeline, and resource needs
Proficient in leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization with the ability to clearly communicate Quality risks, compliance concerns, and impacts to the Core Team Leader
Experience managing, leading or mentoring earlier career QCTMs
Strong understanding of design controls

Responsibilities

Develop, coordinate and conduct technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts and design of experiments (DOE) constructs
Recommend design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability
Complete risk analysis studies of new design and processes
Compile and analyze performance reports and process control statistics; investigate and analyze relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes
Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards
Analyze preliminary plans and develop reliability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability objectives
May develop mathematical models to identify units, batches or processes posing excessive failure risks
As necessary, propose changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability
May determine units and/or batches requiring environmental testing, and specify minimum number of samples to obtain statistically valid data

Benefits

Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)