Senior Reliability Engineer – Hardware, Electrical

Medtronic

Senior Reliability Engineer developing reliability engineering programs for Affera Mapping and Ablation System. Collaborating to improve cardiac arrhythmia treatment technologies at Medtronic, a global healthcare leader.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeMounds View • Massachusetts, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $107,200 - $160,800 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in reliability engineering, including design controls, risk management, and statistical process control. Proficient in analyzing performance data and developing strategies to enhance product reliability in compliance with industry standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Reliability EngineeringDesign ControlsRisk ManagementStatistical Process ControlMedical Device Experience

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Hard Skills

Design Of ExperimentsRisk AnalysisMathematical ModelingProcess Control StatisticsSystem-ThinkingProcess Mapping

Soft Skills

Stakeholder ManagementCross-Functional Coordination

Industry Keywords

21CFR820ISO13485ISO14971Electrical ExperienceElectronic Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develops, coordinates and conducts technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts and design of experiments (DOE) constructs.
Recommends design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability.
Completes risk analysis studies of new design and processes.
Compiles and analyzes performance reports and process control statistics; investigates and analyzes relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes.
Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards.
Analyzes preliminary plans and develops 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, proposes changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability.
May determine units and/or batches requiring environmental testing, and specifies minimum number of samples to obtain statistically valid data.
Additional product Reliability responsibilities may be included, primarily focused on Affera Capital (HW) equipment DRM, change management, risk management, and risk response.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience
Thorough understanding and experience in design controls, V&V, and Risk Management - both commercial and development.
System-thinking and process mapping, ability to effectively identify interfaces, dependencies, and control points.
Demonstrated ability in stakeholder management and coordinating complex assignments with cross-functional teams.
Understanding of 21CFR820, ISO13485, and ISO14971
Medical Device Experience
Electrical / Electronic Experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

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)