Senior Principal Reliability Engineer

Medtronic • Mounds View, MN

10d • Onsite

About The Position

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 Apr 2026 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 push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday and that makes it an exciting and rewarding place to work. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations. The Cardiac Surgery Operating Unit develops and delivers innovative surgical solutions that enable surgeons to treat complex heart conditions, including coronary artery disease, structural heart disease, and cardiopulmonary support needs. In this exciting role as a Senior Principal Reliability Engineer in the Post Market Quality organization, you will provide technical and strategic leadership across all aspects of quality related to the commercial product portfolio, including Health Risk Assessments, Post Market Surveillance, and Risk Management. You will serve as a key partner to cross functional teams, guiding critical quality decisions that protect patients and ensure sustained product performance. 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 are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week 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 role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. This position is based in Mounds View, MN.

Requirements

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience OR PhD with 6 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.
• Physical Job Requirements
• For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.

Nice To Haves

• Extensive experience in the medical device industry with demonstrated impact across product development, manufacturing, or quality organizations.
• Recognized subject‑matter expertise in risk management, including advanced application of ISO 14971 in post‑market risk evaluation.
• Proven leadership in complex, high‑visibility failure investigations, Health Risk Assessments, and field actions.
• Strong executive‑level communication and technical writing skills, with the ability to translate complex reliability and risk topics for diverse stakeholders, including regulatory authorities.
• Advanced analytical skills, including statistical analysis of post‑market data and application of system‑level reliability methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers and shape reliability engineering practices, standards, and strategy across an organization.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Risk & Patient Safety Leadership: Lead portfolio-level risk management and Health Risk Assessments using post-market data; advise senior leadership on patient risk, business impact, and Field Corrective Action (FCA) decisions.
• Post-Market Surveillance Strategy: Define and drive enterprise post-market reliability surveillance strategies, advanced analytics, and early warning indicators across multiple products or platforms.
• Complex Failure Analysis & Investigations: Serve as technical authority for high-impact failure investigations and complaint trend excursions, applying advanced root cause and system-level analysis methods.
• Regulatory & External Engagement: Act as a subject-matter expert in regulatory interactions; author and review critical technical and regulatory documentation ensuring compliance with global regulations and standards.
• Cross-Functional Reliability Improvement: Lead and influence cross-functional corrective and preventive actions to address systemic reliability risks across design, manufacturing, suppliers, and lifecycle management.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Mentor and develop senior technical talent; establish and propagate engineering best practices and standards across the organization.
• Executive & Customer Communication: Translate complex reliability and risk information into clear, actionable insights for executive leadership, customers, and field organizations.

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, and 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), and 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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees