Principal Reliability Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Jul 2026.

At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday. We value what makes you unique and put bold ideas forward quickly and decisively in order to deliver meaningful innovations.

In this role as a Principal Reliability Engineer supporting the Post Market Quality organization, you will provide technical leadership across all quality aspects of the commercial portfolio, including Health Risk Assessments, Post Market Surveillance, and Risk Management. You will serve as a key partner to cross‑functional teams and guide critical quality decisions that protect patients and ensure sustained product performance.

We are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross‑functional collaboration. This role will require less than 10% travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

This position is based in Mounds View, MN.

• Risk Management:
  
  Support risk assessments and hazard analyses based on post‑market data. Lead Health Risk Assessments to determine potential risk and recommend need for Field Corrective Action (FCA).
• Post‑Market Surveillance:
  Monitor product performance in the field, collect and analyze reliability data, and identify trends and potential issues.
• Root Cause Investigation and Failure Analysis:
  Lead investigations into product failures and complaints, utilizing root cause analysis techniques to determine underlying causes. Support complaint trending and investigations of complaint trend excursions or quality signals from the field.
• Design Control:
  Assess design and risk impacts of changes; generate, review, and approve FMEAs, test method validations, and verification and validation test reports in compliance with medical device design control requirements.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to implement design, process or supplier changes, corrective and preventive actions that enhance product reliability.
• Customer Interaction:
  Provide technical support to customers and field personnel regarding reliability issues and product performance.
• Coaching:
  
  Provide technical mentorship and coaching to junior engineers.

• Prior experience in the medical device industry across product development, operations, or quality functions.
• Demonstrated expertise in risk management in accordance with ISO 14971.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical topics to non‑technical audiences.
• Proven ability to lead root cause investigations, solve complex technical problems, and perform statistical data analysis.

• Baccalaureate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related technical discipline with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• PhD with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

The above statements describe the level of work performed by employees assigned to this position and are not exhaustive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles:
The employee is regularly required to be independently mobile, 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.

U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H‑1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal‑level roles and above. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.