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$155k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
45 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$136,800–$205,200
across 45 roles with salary data.
The Test Engineer II joins the ENT business to support the development, integration, verification, and validation of complex electromechanical medical device systems. Working within a collaborative team, you will develop test methods, execute system-level testing, and design automated test fixtures and emulators to ensure product performance. Your daily work involves integrating software, electrical, and mechanical subsystems while identifying hardware and software defects. You will utilize laboratory instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and tools such as LabVIEW to create technical documentation, including test protocols and requirements traceability. This role addresses the technical challenge of developing advanced technologies for diagnosing and treating ear, nose, and throat disorders in office and surgical settings. You will ensure all products meet rigorous quality and regulatory requirements throughout the development lifecycle.
What does a Test Engineer earn?
Median $123100 from 34 postings across 10 companies.
Develop and execute verification and validation test plans, protocols, analyses, and reports for medical device systems.
Integrate software, electrical, and mechanical subsystems to perform verification testing in development and simulated environments.
Design, develop, and maintain automated or semi-automated test fixtures, emulators, and non-product software.
Evaluate design inputs to establish verification strategies and maintain regulatory-compliant quality artifacts.
Identify, document, investigate, and track hardware and software defects discovered during manual and automated testing.
Support the specification, integration, and bring-up of custom electronics and data acquisition systems.
Participate in code, design, and technical reviews to improve product quality and requirements coverage.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Engineering with minimum 2 years of experience OR advanced degree in Engineering with minimum 0 years of experience.
Experience developing and executing test methods, verification activities, or validation activities for electromechanical, software-enabled, or regulated products.
Hands-on experience with laboratory instrumentation, product testing, data collection, and technical troubleshooting.
Experience creating technical documentation such as test protocols, reports, requirements traceability, design reviews, or validation records.
Experience within the medical device, aerospace, or other regulated product development environment (preferred).
Experience using LabVIEW or similar test automation tools to develop automated test solutions (preferred).
Experience designing or validating test fixtures, prototypes, emulators, or data acquisition systems (preferred).
Work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
First Time Quality (FTQ)
Design for Reliability (DfR)
Risk Management
Design History Files (DHF)
Device Master Records (DMR)
Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
FDA 21 CFR Part 11
FDA 21 CFR Part 820
ISO 13485
ISO 14971
IEC 62304
Design Controls
Software Development Lifecycle
IEC 62304
ISO 14971
ISO 13485
Risk Management
Verification and Validation
Software Architecture
Agile
AI
Cybersecurity
Human Factors
Root Cause Analysis
Design Controls
Systems Engineering
Linux
Windows
Robot.Framework
Scripting
Computer Networking
Data Acquisition Systems
System Integration
Software Installation
Configuration Management
AI
Automation
Telemetry
Digital Engineering
Advantest V93000
Teradyne UltraFLEXplus
Python
C++
Perl
SmarTEST 8
IG-XL
VCD
EVCD
STIL
ATE
IC Failure Analysis
EMMI
OBIRCH
Signal Integrity
Yield Analysis
Digital Vector Processing