Impactful Reliability Engineer II – Medical Devices

Socket.dev; Minnesota; On-site; USD 85,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Well-being program

Job summary

Medtronic in Fridley, Minnesota is seeking a Reliability Engineer II to evaluate field performance of medical devices, drive risk-based improvements across hardware, firmware and software, and partner with cross-functional teams.

You will transform field data into actionable insights, support CAPA activities, and help shape post-market reliability strategies while ensuring patient safety.

Qualifications

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 0 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical evaluations of field-observed product performance, performing risk assessments aligned with product risk management files and existing mitigations.
• Analyze complaint data, software performance, hardware reliability, labeling considerations, and product trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with Medical Safety to assess potential patient harm, estimate occurrence probabilities, and evaluate overall product risk.
• Evaluate the reliability and risk impact of design, manufacturing, supplier, and software changes for commercially released products.
• Serve as the technical representative for post-market quality processes, including CAPA.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Medical Safety to investigate field issues and implement effective solutions.
• Develop data-driven recommendations that improve product reliability, patient safety, and long-term product performance.
• Support post-market risk evaluations and decision-making related to containment actions, product corrections, field actions, recalls, and labeling updates when necessary.
• Help shape and continuously improve post-market reliability strategies, processes, and risk management practices.

Job description

Medtronic in Fridley, Minnesota is seeking a Reliability Engineer II to evaluate field performance of medical devices, drive risk-based improvements across hardware, firmware and software, and partner with cross-functional teams.

You will transform field data into actionable insights, support CAPA activities, and help shape post-market reliability strategies while ensuring patient safety.