Reliability Engineer I

Medtronic • Mounds View, MN

10d • Onsite

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. A Day in the Life At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This position is a key engineering role on the Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) Affera Capital/HW and Systems Reliability team within OU Product Quality organization. This role will support full lifecycle projects, design changes, and risk management from product development through end of life. The product scope includes complex durable hardware system with approximately 45 system components, including Pulse Field Ablation generator, RF Generator, Integrated Mapping System, workstation computer, system cart, and various adapters, cables, and accessories. In addition to functional responsibilities listed below, typical assignments may also include Design Verification planning, execution, and reporting; Design Change assessment and approval; Risk Management file creation and maintenance; complaint trending signal investigations, CAPA, risk response (issue evaluation, PHO, 806 assessment, Health Risk Assessment), and supplier change assessment and approval. QMS and PDP procedure updates and enhancements may also be assigned. This role is on a team currently comprised of 8 other engineering professionals, many of whom have extensive Reliability experience, which can provide significant coaching and growth opportunities for developing engineers. The team is currently growing as the Affera system is experiencing rapid market growth and expanding production capacity globally.

Requirements

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and 0 years of 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.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with electromechanical or hardware systems through coursework, internships, or projects
• Basic understanding of risk management concepts and engineering quality principles
• Exposure to veri fication planning
• Interest in medical device quality, reliability engineering, or systems engineering
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and documentation skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and learn from experienced engineers
• Willingness to work across multiple components and technologies in a complex system

Responsibilities

• Support product lifecycle activities under guidance from senior engineers
• Assist with documenting and updating Risk Management files
• Contribute to Design Verification activities
• R eview supplier changes for potential quality or reliability impact
• Support complaint tr ending investigations
• Help maintain and improve QMS and product development procedures
• Collaborate with cross‑functional engineers to support reliability and quality of various system components.

Benefits

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
• 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)

What This Job Offers

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