Principal Test Engineer

USA-MiniMed Distribution Corp. 1018; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

USA-MiniMed Distribution Corp. 1018 is seeking a test engineer to develop and implement test strategies for wireless diabetes therapy systems. You will oversee test plans, EMC/RF strategies, data interpretation, and cross-functional collaboration to verify design decisions across R&D and QA.

The role requires 7+ years in engineering, experience with electromechanical medical devices, and up to 30% travel. This hybrid position mandates onsite presence at least 3 days per week in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering with 7+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 5+ years.
• Experience with electromechanical systems or medical devices.
• Experience in test method development and measurement systems analysis.
• Ability to travel up to 30% and support testing at external labs in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Develop test strategies for insulin therapy system products.
• Create EMC and RF test strategies for new product development.
• Lead cross-functional testing discussions across R&D and QA.
• Collaborate with regulatory teams to ensure global availability.
• Serve as technical lead for testing activities.

Skills

Test strategy development

Measurement systems analysis

RF/EMC testing

Electromechanical systems experience

Medical devices experience

LabVIEW

Python

MATLAB

Project multitasking

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Advanced degree in engineering

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Power amplifiers

Environmental chambers

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 Oct 2026

About the Role

In this exciting role as a test engineer, your responsibilities will include developing and implementing test strategies related to wireless diabetes therapy systems. You will develop test plans, test methods, and present reports to ensure the next generation of diabetes products meet the highest standard of quality, performance, and safety. You will collaborate with project leaders to execute design verification for new products in development and evaluate design changes for additional testing. Additionally, you will function as technical lead across testing You will collaborate with engineers across various disciplines and non-engineering functions to help patients manage diabetes with world class products.

This will be a hybrid position which requires a person to be onsite a minimum of 3 days a week. During testing, the expectation is to be onsite for the duration of that test.

A Day in the Life

• Develop test strategies activities associated with a family of insulin therapy systems used by individuals to effectively manage Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
• Create EMC and RF test strategies for new product development.
• Merge real-world data and use conditions with in-house testing to promote user centric designs
• Interpret data provided by a broad spectrum of lab equipment such as spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power amplifiers, environmental chambers, and similar.
• Collaborate cross functionally across R&D functions and provide assessments with standards and global regulatory teams to expand global availability of MiniMed systems around the world.
• Lead discussions with key functions (Electrical Engineering, Software R&D, Systems Engineering) to develop robust wireless communication systems.
• Review and contribute to risk management deliverables like failure modes effects analysis (dFMEA/pFMEA) and identify potential patient hazards.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication and technical writing skills while collaborating with large cross-functional teams (R&D, Ops, Regulatory, Quality).
• Support growth within the R&D test team as subject matter expert across various products.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience. Or an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working on electromechanical systems or medical devices.
• Experience with test method development and measurement systems analysis.
• Ability to travel up to 30% and support testing at external test labs within the U.S.

Nice to Have

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with experience or familiarity with EMC and RF Testing
• Experience collaborating with a team of engineers and non-engineers.
• Experience working in a regulated industry with rigid design and development controls
• Experience with using and interpreting data from measurement and test equipment.
• Experience with Standards and Regulations related to Medical Radio Devices (IEC 60601-1-2, European Radio Directive, FCC Part 15/18, etc.)
• Ability to communicate technical knowledge to other engineers as part of a large collaborative work environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and activities.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new challenges on a broad spectrum of topics.
• Ability to develop, utilize, or modify SW tools (written in either LabView, Python, MATLAB)
• Experience with planning and executing formal tests and generating detailed records
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers

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. 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.

Benefits & Compensation

MiniMed offers a competitive salary and