Sr Electronics R/D Engineer

IE5 COV - Nellcor Puritan Bennett IRL; Galway; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic in Ireland is seeking a Senior Electronics R&D Engineer to support prototype hardware development, laboratory testing, troubleshooting, and equipment maintenance. You will assemble PCBA prototypes, build wire harnesses, and help with design verification in a fast-paced R&D environment.

The role requires hands-on experience with fine-pitch components, PCBA assembly, and debugging across engineering and production teams, along with strong attention to detail and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience with fine-pitch SMD and through-hole PCBA assembly, soldering, inspection, modification, and rework.
• Experience building wire assemblies, cables, connectors, interface boards, and test fixtures.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, PCBA drawings, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, BOMs, and test procedures.
• Practical experience using electronic lab equipment for prototype bring-up, hardware testing, and debug.
• Electro-mechanical troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and repair of lab or production equipment.
• Knowledge of ESD controls, 6S, documentation, and CE-marked equipment procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, inspect, modify, and rework prototype PCBA with fine components.
• Perform precision soldering and PCBA repair under magnification.
• Build and modify wire harnesses, cables, and test fixtures per drawings.
• Prepare prototypes for testing and support hardware bring-up and verification.
• Set up lab equipment including scopes, DMMs, power supplies, and data acquisition.
• Run approved test procedures and communicate results to engineers.
• Maintain and troubleshoot test systems, fixtures, and equipment.
• Perform preventative maintenance and electro-mechanical repairs.
• Assist automated testing via Python/LabVIEW or instrument-control software.
• Coordinate calibration and maintenance to within calibration limits.
• Collaborate with Engineering/Production to diagnose faults and implement fixes.
• Keep tools, consumables, and workspaces compliant with 6S and safety rules.
• Assist in medical-device verification per IEC60601 guidance under direction.
• Engage in design and analysis work as directed.

Skills

Electronic engineering

Electrical engineering

SMD/through-hole PCBA

Soldering

Hardware testing

Schematic interpretation

PCB assembly drawings

Lab equipment

ESD controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering

Tools

PCB CAD Tools

Automated test equipment

Instrumentation-control software

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

The Physiological Sensing R&D team develops innovative monitoring technologies that measure and interpret physiological signals to improve patient outcomes. Our portfolio includes anesthesia and depth-of-sedation monitoring, respiratory monitoring, pulse oximetry, regional oximetry, and EEG-based devices. Working with Engineering, Test, Manufacturing, and Production teams, you will assemble and rework prototype PCBAs, build wire assemblies and test fixtures, support hardware bring-up and debugging, execute tests, and help maintain laboratory and production equipment. As a Senior Electronics R&D Engineer you will support prototype hardware development, laboratory testing, technical troubleshooting, and equipment maintenance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assemble, inspect, modify, and rework prototype PCBAs containing fine SMD and through-hole components, including 0201, 0402, and similarly small packages.
• Perform precision soldering, component replacement, jumper-wire installation, track modification, and PCBA repair using microscopes, soldering stations, hot-air tools, and other appropriate equipment.
• Build and modify wire assemblies, cable harnesses, connectors, adapters, interface boards, and test fixtures using approved drawings, schematics, and engineering instructions.
• 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, digital multimeters, power supplies, electronic loads, signal generators, logic analyzers, 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.
• Support the preparation of prototypes, fixtures, equipment, and test records for medical-device verification and applicable IEC60601 testing under engineering direction.
• Perform design and analysis activities under engineering direction.

Required 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.
• Hands‑on experience in fine-pitch SMD and through-hole PCBA assembly, soldering, inspection, modification, and rework.
• Experience building wire assemblies, cables, connectors, interface boards, and electronic test fixtures.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, PCB assembly drawings, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, bills of materials, equipment manuals, and test procedures.
• Practical experience using electronic laboratory equipment and supporting prototype bring‑up, hardware testing, fault reproduction, and board-level debugging.
• Practical electro‑mechanical troubleshooting experience, including preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis, repair, and verification of laboratory or production equipment.
• Working knowledge of ESD controls, electronic workmanship, calibrated-equipment control, 6S practices, laboratory safety, and traceable documentation.
• Experience working safely with CE-marked equipment and following applicable operating, guarding, maintenance, and isolation procedures.
• Strong attention to detail, practical problem‑solving, communication, teamwork, and flexibility in responding to changing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within an electronics R&D team, product‑development company, engineering laboratory, independent testing facility, manufacturing environment, or similar technical organization would be advantageous.
• Experience with PCB CAD Tools, automated test equipment, instrument-control software, data-acquisition systems, equipment calibration, or maintenance systems would be beneficial.
• Medical-device experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Awareness of IEC60601, regulated quality systems, controlled documentation, and traceable test records would also be beneficial.

Physical Job Requirements: The role involves regular laboratory and production-area work, handling small electronic components, performing detailed assembly and rework under magnification, and using soldering tools and electronic test equipment. Some standing, equipment access, and movement of test setups may be required in accordance with applicable safety and manual-handling requirements. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work performed and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, or physical requirements.

Physical Job Requirements 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.

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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).

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world, grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities, connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning.

These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You’re shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email [e-mail] To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email [e-mail]