Test Engineer II at Medtronic in North Haven, Connecticut

Job Description:

Careers that Change Lives
Our space, the medical device and healthcare industry, is rapidly changing. It always has been that way. With remote monitoring, wearables, robotics, AR/VR, telemedicine, and much more, agility and responsiveness are key to our success. Experience what it's like to work at a company with an exciting product pipeline full of patented inventions driving innovation in the healthcare space.

Operating Unit

Our Surgical OU is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Innovations and Surgical Robotics. We'll approach the market with a unified approach from concept single strategy, capitalize on our global commercial capabilities, and prove the power of our combined portfolio.

With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of Medtronic and the customers and patients we serve.

A Day in the Life

As a Test Engineer II, you will be responsible for the end-to-end process involved with demonstrating that our System meets our product requirements.

This includes:

Designs, develops, and implements testing methods and equipment towards system and sub-system requirements

§ Reviewing and providing feedback on product requirements

§ Reviewing design descriptions of controls, software, and hardware to understand how System operates with respect to requirements

§ Perform Root Cause Analysis by investigating negative test and/or analysis results, including getting hands-on in the lab with the System to troubleshoot test results

§ Developing Test Method Validation Protocols, executing Test Method Validation, and writing Test Method Validation Reports

§ Analyzing test data using statistical methods

§ Collaborating and communicating with cross-functional team members on verification plans, including project management, quality, regulatory, system architecture, design teams, software teams and testing teams

§ Provides test area with parameters for sample testing and specifies tests to be performed.

Compiles data and defines changes required in testing equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, or new testing requirements.

§ Providing guidance and oversight to test and/or analysis methods developed in support of the verification strategy

§ Analyzing system and/or subsystem designs and preparing verified-by-design reports

§ Determining regression impact from design and/or software changes

§ Planning needed testing activities, and participating in SCRUM processes as needed

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

§ Bachelor's degree in Engineering with minimum of 2 years of engineering experience or Advanced degree in Engineering with 0 years of engineering experience

Nice to Have

§ Strong understanding of complex, electro-mechanical, software-controlled devices

§ Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles and tools

§ Strong understanding of troubleshooting and root cause analysis

§ Demonstrated use of statistical analysis tools commonly used in Engineering, preferably using Minitab.

§ Working knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 14971, 21 CFR 820, IEC 60601-1 and MDD

§ Experience with robotics, especially robotic medical devices

About Medtronic

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, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)