Reliability Engineer II

About the role

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 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. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

Careers That Change Lives

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.

In this exciting role as a Reliability Engineer II supporting new product development, you will provide technical leadership across all quality aspects of reliability for product design within Cardiac Ablation Solutions. You will serve as a key partner to cross functional teams, guiding critical quality decisions that protect patients and ensure successful product launch.

This position is located in Mounds View, MN within Electrophysiology Therapies and requires 4 days onsite per week.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Design Control: Assess new component and product designs for potential risk impacts, including requirement reviews, drawing reviews, BOM reviews. Generate, review, and approve design FMEA. Create design verification protocols and test reports in compliance with medical device design control procedures.
• Design for Reliability: Collaborate with cross functional teams to resolve technical issues. Execute testing and analyze reliability data from design characterization to identify and resolve potential issues with components, interfaces, and product systems.
• Test Method Development: Create new test methods based on product requirements, order equipment, design fixtures, execute test method validation, and release work instructions and TMV reports.
• Risk Management: Support risk assessments and hazard analyses based on predicate product and post-market data. Update Risk Management files for design and manufacturing issues.
• Root Cause Investigation: Lead investigations into product failures, utilizing root cause analysis techniques to determine underlying causes. Able to implement technical learnings into improved product design and risk management.
• Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to implement design, process or supplier changes, corrective and preventive actions that enhance product reliability.
• Critical Thinking: Determine the need for further action or to document defendable rationales while understanding impact to the product, patient, and program. Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills. Works well with others and is able to resolve conflicts.
• Design Transfer: Support Supplier Quality and Manufacturing teams in risk based decisions for supplier selection, Quality Impact Assessment, test methods, including knowledge transfer to post-market Quality, Returned Products Analysis, and Complaints Trending.

Must Have

Minimum Requirements- To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile:

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 0 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience in the medical device industry across product development, operations, or quality functions
• Demonstrated expertise in risk management in accordance with ISO 14971
• Strong technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical topics to non-technical audiences
• Proven ability to lead root cause investigations, solve complex technical problems, and perform statistical data analysis
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Windows OS
• Familiarity with ISO 13485, 60601, GD&T

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. 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. (ADA-United States of America).

Pay and benefits

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Learn more about our benefits here. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here.

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 above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

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. 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

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. 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

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package:

• A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values.
• We recognize their contributions.
• They share in the success they help to create.
• We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

• Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$84,800.00 - $127,200.00
• 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.
• Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.