We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on 13 Nov 2026.
Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year.
A Day in the Life
The Senior Reliability Engineer will support key technical activities within the Electrophysiology Therapies (EPT) Defibrillation Solutions (DS) Post Market Quality organization. This role will contribute to post-market surveillance activities by analyzing product performance data, supporting risk assessments and technical documentation, and helping investigate quality issues to improve product performance for implantable products such as pacemakers, defibrillators, and leads.
The EPT DS operating unit offers high power devices and therapies to treat abnormal heart rhythms.
This position will be based at our Mounds View, MN facility and follows a hybrid work model requiring a minimum of 4 days per week on-site for in-person collaboration and project activities.
Primary Responsibilities
•Support reliability and engineering activities to analyze, debug, and recommend design or process changes that improve system and process reliability
•Assist with risk analysis studies of designs and processes to understand how potential quality issues may contribute to product quality or patient safety risk
•Author or support the preparation of risk assessments, technical reports, and documentation of analysis results or quality impact; may fulfill the role of "Personnel with Clinical Knowledge" in risk management assessments if specialized skill criteria is met
•Support verification and validation of device system requirements, including traceability and testability
•Conduct or support evaluation of finished product systems, including requirements, design, development, documentation, integration, test, verification, and validation
•Interpret and decompose system and product requirements and verify compliance with applicable standards and specifications
•Collaborate with cross-functional partners to help investigate quality issues and support corrective actions
•Analyze product performance data and summarize findings to support post-market surveillance and product improvement activities
Preferred Qualifications
•Understanding of CRM products and their use in the clinical environment
•Experience in reliability engineering or risk management
•Clinical field experience utilizing CRM products
•Experience in root cause investigations and assessing the risk impact of proposed design changes
•Experience with 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, and ISO 14971
•Ability to evaluate and debug electrical designs, including RF performance
•Experience with design, verification, and validation of Class III medical devices or similar regulated products
•Demonstrated ability to perform data analysis using statistical techniques and reliability tools
Required Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or a technical discipline AND 4+ years of related work experience OR 2+ years of related work experience with an advanced degree
•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
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 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. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, 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. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support employees at every career and life stage.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $107,200.00 - $160,800.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
