Reliability Engineer II, Post-Market Quality

Medtronic

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Fridley, MN
Salary
$84,800–$127,200 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 5, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $179k
This role $106k
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This role pays less than 97% of similar roles. Most pay $142,575–$216,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $106k versus about $179k for comparable roles.

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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 25 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $122,400–$183,600 across 25 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Reliability Engineer II, Post-Market Quality

As a Reliability Engineer II, Post-Market Quality, you will join the team to ensure the continued safety, reliability, and performance of market-released medical devices. You will serve as a technical leader evaluating real-world product performance, identifying emerging risks, and driving improvements across hardware, firmware, and software systems. Your daily work involves transforming field data into actionable insights, performing risk assessments aligned with management files, and analyzing complaint data to identify trends. You will collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, medical safety, and regulatory teams to investigate issues and implement solutions for Corrective and Preventive Actions. The role requires expertise in statistical methods, medical device risk management methodologies like ISO 14971, and the ability to interpret complex performance data. You will provide technical leadership to enhance product reliability and support critical decision-making regarding field actions and labeling updates.

What you'll do

  • Lead technical evaluations of field-observed product performance and conduct risk assessments aligned with management files.
  • Analyze complaint data, software performance, hardware reliability, and product trends to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Partner with Medical Safety to assess potential patient harm and evaluate overall product risk.
  • Evaluate the reliability and risk impact of design, manufacturing, supplier, and software changes for released products.
  • Serve as the technical representative for post-market quality processes, including Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, and Regulatory teams to investigate field issues.
  • Develop data-driven recommendations to improve product reliability, patient safety, and long-term performance.
  • Support risk evaluations for containment actions, product corrections, field actions, recalls, and labeling updates.

What we're looking for

  • Applicants must have a Baccalaureate degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with no minimum experience required.
  • Experience supporting post-market quality, reliability engineering, or product performance for regulated medical devices is preferred.
  • Knowledge of medical device risk management methodologies, including ISO 14971, is preferred.
  • Experience investigating product complaints, field issues, and CAPA activities is preferred.
  • Strong analytical skills using statistical methods to evaluate product reliability and performance trends are required.
  • Ability to interpret hardware, firmware, and software performance data to support technical investigations is required.
  • Experience authoring technical reports and engineering assessments in a regulated environment is preferred.
  • Work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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