Reliability Engineer I, Hardware / Electrical

Medtronic

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Work type
On-site
Location
Mounds View, MN
Salary
$69,600–$104,400 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 9, 2026 (soon)

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Below market

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About Medtronic

Medtronic plc is the world's largest medical technology company by revenue, specializing in device-based therapies for over 70 health conditions.

Medtronic currently has 38 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $139,200–$208,800 across 38 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Reliability Engineer I, Hardware / Electrical

JOB TITLE: Reliability Engineer I - Hardware / Electrical This entry-level engineering role is situated within the Affera Hardware Product Quality team. You will provide full life-cycle support for the Capital equipment and accessories of the Affera system, focusing on design qualification, risk management, and design change assessment. Your daily responsibilities include conducting technical reliability studies, developing design of experiments constructs, and performing risk analysis on new processes. You will analyze performance reports, develop reliability engineering programs, and propose design changes to improve system reliability. The role requires a Bachelor's degree, with a preference for Electrical, Electronics, or Computer engineering backgrounds. You will utilize statistical process control procedures and mathematical models to ensure product safety and compliance within the medical device domain, specifically addressing reliability objectives for commercial products.

What you'll do

  • Conduct technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts.
  • Develop and execute Design of Experiments (DOE) constructs.
  • Recommend design methods and statistical process control procedures to achieve reliability goals.
  • Complete risk analysis studies for new designs and manufacturing processes.
  • Compile and analyze performance reports and process control statistics to investigate variables.
  • Develop reliability engineering programs to meet company and governmental agency objectives.
  • Propose design or formulation changes to improve system and process reliability.
  • Determine sample sizes and units requiring environmental testing to obtain statistically valid data.

What we're looking for

  • Unrestricted U.S. work authorization.
  • Electrical, Electronics, or Computer engineering backgrounds (preferred).
  • Medical Device Experience (preferred).
  • Knowledge of design qualification (DV and DVal) (preferred).
  • 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.
  • Bachelor's degree.

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