Test Engineer I (Acute Care and Monitoring)

Medtronic

Closes in 5 days Hybrid Actively hiring Posted this week Verified listing
Lafayette, CO Posted 2 days ago $70,400–$105,600 / year
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Similar $155k
This role $88k
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This role pays less than 97% of similar roles. Most pay $124,577–$185,050 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $88k versus about $155k 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 51 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,800–$187,200 across 50 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR

As an R&D Sensor Test Engineer at Medtronic in Lafayette, Colorado, you will join a dynamic team focused on developing and sustaining patient monitoring sensors such as Nellcor pulse oximetry, INVOS regional oximetry, and BIS depth of anesthesia monitoring solutions. Your daily responsibilities include executing engineering tests for feasibility studies, design characterization, verification/validation activities, and sustaining projects; drafting test protocols and reports; analyzing data using tools like Excel, Minitab, MATLAB, or Python; supporting tolerance analysis, risk assessments, and updates to CAD models and engineering drawings; building prototypes and improving test fixtures. This role is ideal for an early-career engineer with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field, who possesses foundational knowledge of testing, data analysis, and technical documentation, along with experience in regulated industries like medical devices.

Skills

Python Minitab MATLAB SolidWorks CAD Excel JMP 3D printing laser cutting Gauge R&R root cause analysis tolerance analysis regression analysis process capability design verification and validation risk management quality-system documentation

What you'll do

  • Execute engineering tests to support design verification and validation activities.
  • Draft and revise test protocols and reports under project engineer guidance.
  • Analyze and summarize test data using tools like Excel, Minitab, or Python.
  • Support tolerance analysis, risk assessments, and other evaluations for product performance.
  • Build prototypes and inspect fixtures for sensor and system-level evaluations.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related technical field.
  • Experience executing test protocols and collecting data accurately.
  • Strong attention to detail with structured documentation processes.
  • Foundational understanding of engineering testing and data analysis.
  • Familiarity with design verification/validation, risk management, and quality-system documentation.
  • Ability to build prototypes using 3D printing, laser cutting, or basic lab tools.

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