Reliability Engineer II: Medical Device Test & Validation

USA-Medtronic MiniMed, Inc 1017; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

STI (Short Term Incentive)

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

MiniMed is seeking a Reliability Engineer II in California to lead test strategies for insulin therapy systems. You will work with Electrical, Software R&D, Systems, and Mechanical Engineering to validate methods and ensure patient-safe performance in real-world environments.

Responsibilities include applying statistical techniques, operating diverse lab equipment, and contributing to risk management deliverables.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering with 2+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 0+ years of experience.
• Direct experience with engineering documentation including reports, SOPs, test protocols, and lab notebooks.

Responsibilities

• Develop test strategies for insulin therapy systems and ensure reliability.
• Collaborate with Electrical, Software R&D, Systems, and Mechanical Engineering to validate test methods.
• Develop tests in simulated home environments to ensure safe operation.
• Apply statistics (DOE, hypothesis testing, regression, capability analysis) to support method validation and risk assessment.
• Operate lab equipment (environmental chambers, signal generators, Instrons) and document results.
• Contribute to risk management deliverables like dFMEA/pFMEA and root-cause analysis.

Skills

Statistical analysis

DOE

Hypothesis testing

Root cause analysis

Lab instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering

Advanced degree (optional)

Tools

NI LabVIEW

SolidWorks

Fixture design

Job description

MiniMed is seeking a Reliability Engineer II in California to lead test strategies for insulin therapy systems. You will work with Electrical, Software R&D, Systems, and Mechanical Engineering to validate methods and ensure patient-safe performance in real-world environments.

Responsibilities include applying statistical techniques, operating diverse lab equipment, and contributing to risk management deliverables.