Senior Reliability Engineer

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

Job summary

Medtronic in Ireland is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead reliability and risk management activities across product quality, complaint investigations, design verification, and regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate with quality, manufacturing, regulatory, and engineering teams to evaluate performance, investigate field issues, and support data-driven decisions that impact patients and healthcare providers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 4+ years of engineering or quality experience, or advanced degree with 2+ years.
• Experience conducting technical investigations, product analysis, or reliability‑related activities.
• Experience maintaining technical documentation in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability engineering activities related to product performance issues, manufacturing events, and field complaints.
• Conduct and support complaint investigations, including product analysis and documentation of findings.
• Develop design verification strategies, test method development, sample size justification, and planning.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Investigation skills

Regulatory documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or related field

Advanced degree in Engineering, Science or related field

Job description

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

Medtronic

At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

Our Purpose

The Electrophysiology Therapies (EPT) operating unit develops and manufactures technologies that support the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. This role is part of the reliability engineering function, supporting product performance investigations, risk management activities, design verification, and product analysis of returned devices to help drive product quality and patient safety.

As a Senior Reliability Engineer, you will lead reliability and risk management activities that support product quality, complaint investigations, design verification, and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate across quality, manufacturing, regulatory, and engineering teams to evaluate product performance, investigate field issues, and support data-driven decisions that impact patients and healthcare providers.

Come for a job, stay for a career!

A Day in The Life Of:

• Lead reliability engineering activities related to product performance issues, manufacturing events, and field complaints.
• Conduct and support complaint investigations, including product analysis, technical assessments, and documentation of findings.
• Develop design verification strategies, including test method development, sample size justification, and product acquisition planning.
• Lead test method validation activities using appropriate statistical techniques and documented methodologies.
• Own and maintain risk management documentation, including Product Hazard Analyses, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (DFMEA), Risk Management Reports, and related assessments.
• Perform risk evaluations associated with design changes, manufacturing issues, complaint trends, and corrective action activities.
• Drive responses to regulatory inquiries, health risk assessments, issue evaluations, and other risk-based investigations.
• Partner with manufacturing sites and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely communication, issue resolution, and execution of reliability strategies

Key Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or a related field and a minimum of 4 years experience; or an advanced degree in Engineering, Science or a related field and a minimum of 2 years of engineering or quality experience.
• Experience conducting technical investigations, product analysis, or reliability‑related engineering activities.
• Experience creating, reviewing, or maintaining technical documentation within a regulated environment.
• Ability to analyse technical data, assess risk, and support evidence‑based decision making.
• Experience working collaboratively across cross‑functional teams to resolve technical issues.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within the medical device industry.
• Knowledge of United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 21 CFR Part 820 and European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR 2017/745).
• Knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and IEC 60601 standards.
• Experience with design verification, test method development, and test method validation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.

Physical Job Requirements

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 64,640.00 EUR - 96,960.00 EUR |

This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).