Prin. Test Engineer - Onsite

Medtronic • Lafayette, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Medtronic is a global healthcare technology company focused on alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life. Within Medtronic Neuroscience and Neuromodulation Interventional, the organization develops therapies and devices for neurological, spine, chronic pain, and tumor-treatment needs. Its technologies include microwave and radiofrequency ablation systems and balloon kyphoplasty devices.

The Principal Test Engineer will lead system-level verification and validation strategy for interventional medical devices from concept through commercialization. The role is based in Lafayette, Colorado and requires onsite presence. It provides technical leadership across multidisciplinary product-development teams and develops robust test methods, verification plans, validation activities, and regulatory-ready documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 7 or more years of engineering or technical testing experience, or a master's degree with 5 or more years, or a Ph.D. with 3 or more years.
• Experience leading system-level verification and/or validation planning, execution, and documentation for complex products.
• Experience developing test methods, verification protocols, acceptance criteria, and technical reports.
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering fundamentals and associated test equipment.
• Experience working effectively across cross-functional product development teams.
• For bachelor's degrees earned outside the United States, a degree satisfying the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in regulated industries such as medical device, aerospace, or defense.
• Experience testing medical devices or systems in ex-vivo tissue environments.
• Knowledge of IEC 60601 standards, electrical safety testing, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing.
• Experience with system-level requirements traceability from design inputs through verification evidence.
• Experience supporting products with integrated mechanical, electrical, and software subsystems across the full V-model development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level verification and validation strategy, planning, execution, and reporting for new product development programs.
• Develop verification protocols, including acceptance criteria, statistical rationale, and sample size justifications.
• Design, validate, and implement test methods to evaluate system compatibility, reliability, mechanical performance, electrical performance, and tissue interaction.
• Generate regulatory submission-ready documentation, including verification reports, validation reports, and verification traceability evidence.
• Lead user needs validation activities in real or simulated use environments and document objective evidence of design effectiveness.
• Facilitate design reviews, risk management activities, and cross-functional decision-making throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Partner with systems, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, human factors, and engineering teams to ensure compliance with applicable medical device requirements and standards.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, laboratory personnel, and external development partners.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Global well-being program
• Incentive plans
• 401(k) plan with 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior