Senior Hardware R&D Engineer - Medical Devices

Medtronic; Galway; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Arrangement

Job summary

Medtronic Galway is seeking a Senior Electronics R&D Engineer to drive prototype hardware development and laboratory testing. You will assemble and rework PCBAs, build wire assemblies, support hardware bring-up, and perform design verification activities within a cross-functional team.

The role emphasizes working with Engineering, Test, and Production to ensure robust test systems and traceable records. You will use Python or LabVIEW for automated testing, calibrate equipment, and participate in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline, with typically 4 or more years of relevant product-development experience.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, inspect, modify, and rework prototype PCBAs containing fine SMD and through-hole components.
• Perform precision soldering, component replacement, jumper-wire installation, track modification, and PCBA repair using microscopes and soldering tools.
• Build and modify wire assemblies, cable harnesses, connectors, adapters, interface boards, and test fixtures using approved drawings and schematics.
• Prepare prototypes for testing and support PCBA bring-up, electrical characterization, hardware debugging, failure investigation, and design verification.
• Set up and operate laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, electronic loads, signal generators, and data‑acquisition systems.
• Execute approved test procedures, record measurements accurately, identify unexpected results, and communicate findings clearly to the responsible engineer.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot electronic test systems, automatic testers, test fixtures, handlers, and associated electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Perform preventative maintenance and electro‑mechanical repairs on laboratory and production equipment, maintaining accurate and traceable records.
• Support automated testing using Python, LabVIEW, or instrument‑control software, including test execution, data collection, and results reporting.
• Coordinate equipment calibration and maintenance, ensuring equipment is serviceable and within calibration before use.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Production teams to diagnose faults, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurring issues.
• Maintain tools, components, consumables, ESD controls, and work areas in accordance with 6S, safety, quality‑system, and document‑control requirements.

Skills

Fine-pitch SMD/through-hole assembly

Soldering & rework

Electrical schematics interpretation

Troubleshooting electronics

Lab equipment operation

Python programming (lab automation)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electronic/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

PCB CAD Tools

Data acquisition systems

Instrument-control software

Job description

Medtronic Galway is seeking a Senior Electronics R&D Engineer to drive prototype hardware development and laboratory testing. You will assemble and rework PCBAs, build wire assemblies, support hardware bring-up, and perform design verification activities within a cross-functional team.

The role emphasizes working with Engineering, Test, and Production to ensure robust test systems and traceable records. You will use Python or LabVIEW for automated testing, calibrate equipment, and participate in