Sr Reliability Engineer at Medtronic in North Haven, Connecticut

Job Description:

Careers that Change Lives
MITG
The Minimally Invasive Therapies Group strives to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, and enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions.

Seasoned individual contributor that works independently under limited supervision on complex projects. Responsible for entire projects/processes within Reliability Engineering. Contributes to the completion of Reliability Engineering objectives, through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments. Responsible for reliability testing of assigned system/subsystem/component. This would include test capability development, protocol development, test method development, preliminary failure analysis, test execution, data recording/reporting, data analysis/management, test status reporting/presentation. Supports planning inputs and participates in engineering reviews. Performs data analysis and reports transforms data into reliability information. Conducts development and qualification of methods, fixtures, platforms and software for reliability tests. This includes internal development activities as well as partnering with external vendors. Participate in system level workflow testing simulating user experience and supports initial fault isolation activities. Ability to facilitate system level workflow testing and training of test operators. Ability to coordinate and schedule reliability testing in addition to budgeting/forecasting/procuring necessary supplies. Reports issues using established procedures/processes.

• Coaches and reviews the work of lower level specialists
• Tackles difficult problems, and demonstrates understanding of multiple issues/specialties
• Improves processes, systems or products to enhance performance of Reliability testing
• Provides in-depth analysis and often provides recommendations on process improvements
• Communicates with senior internal customers and external vendors
• Exchange information/statuses/ideas/issues to achieve objective and influence decision-making
• May provide guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area
• Requires advanced knowledge of job area combining breadth and depth, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience and may have practical knowledge of project management

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 4+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality
• OR Advanced degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 2+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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. (ADA-United States of America)

Additional Information

• Posting Date: Nov 20, 2020
• Travel: Yes, < 25 % of the Time