Senior Reliability Engineer - Neuromodulation Post - market (rice Creek)

Senior Reliability Engineer

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.

A Day in the Life

In this exciting role as a Senior Reliability Engineer, you will serve as a key technical leader responsible for post-market quality, reliability, and risk management for market-released products in the Medtronic Neuromodulation organization. This role will primarily focus on our Deep Brain Stimulation products (DBS).

You will investigate real-world field data, evaluate risk, and partner cross-functionally to ensure our DBS therapies continue to meet the highest standards of safety and performance.

This work spans hardware, firmware, and software applications for DBS products. Your work will include translating field signals into meaningful insights that drive product improvements and strengthen patient/customer trust. Your work will directly influence how DBS technology evolves, from field feedback to design changes, ensuring patients and clinicians can rely on our therapies every day.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

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

• Lead evaluations of field‑observed product performance for DBS systems, including risk analysis aligned with risk management files and existing mitigations
• Analyze complaint trends, software behavior, labeling considerations, and hardware performance
• Partner with Medical Safety to assess harm severity, estimate probability of occurrence, and evaluate patient and user risk
• Evaluate the reliability and risk impacts of design, manufacturing, and software changes for market‑released DBS products
• Serve as a technical representative for post‑market processes such as CAPA
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional partners (R&D, Manufacturing, Medical Safety, Regulatory, Quality) to translate field data into actionable improvements
• Help shape the reliability and risk strategy for a growing and evolving DBS portfolio

Why You'll Love This Role

• Direct patient impact: Your work supports life‑changing DBS therapies used by patients every day

• Cutting‑edge technology: Work on advanced implantable systems integrating hardware, firmware, and software

• High visibility & influence: Partner with leaders across Quality, R&D, and Medical Safety to drive meaningful decisions

• Mission‑driven team: Join a passionate group dedicated to advancing neurological care worldwide

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience writing technical documentation for regulated industries
• Medical device field experience
• Experience with data analysis methods to evaluate product performance and reliability
• Experience working with manufacturing and operations teams

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.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 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.

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Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$106,400.00 - $159,600.00This 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.

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