Senior Reliability Test Engineer - Robotics

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Jan 2026

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.#
** A Day in the Life
** The Robotic Surgical Technologies Operating Unit strives to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, and enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions. We set the standard for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) by creating innovative surgical products and services that focus on obesity and diseases and conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, abdominal wall, pelvic region, and the head and neck.
You will join a team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers responsible for further development and enhancement of the globally launched Medtronic’s Robotic Assisted Surgery platform beyond commercial launch and production scale-up:
The Sr Reliability Engineer shall support test activities to best meet the project’s requirements. This position will be a part of a R&D Early Technologies team and will interface with cross-functional team members. You will be responsible for executing tests, analyzing data, documenting results, and ensuring that all documentation passes quality review.
** At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.  
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* Location:

** North Haven, CT
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* You Will be:

*** Performing data analysis using statistical analysis such as MS Excel, Minitab, and Relia Soft. Supporting the entire assigned projects/processes within Reliability Engineering
* Conducting reliability testing of assigned system/subsystem/component
* Maintaining and executing the activities such as test capability development, protocol development, test method development, preliminary failure analysis, test execution, data recording/reporting, data analysis/management, test status reporting/presentation
* Leading the development and qualification of methods, fixtures, platforms, and software for reliability tests
* Participating in system level workflow testing simulating user experience and assisting initial fault isolation activities
* Facilitating the system level workflow testing and training of test operators
* Coordinating and scheduling the reliability testing in addition to budgeting/forecasting/procuring necessary supplies
* Reporting issues using established procedures/processes
* Improving processes, systems, or products to enhance performance of Reliability testing
* Providing in-depth analysis and often provides recommendations on process improvements. Communicating with senior internal customers and external vendors
* Exchanging information/statuses/ideas/issues to achieve objective and influence decision-making
* Developing, coordinating, and conducting technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts and design of experiments (DOE) constructs
* Establishing design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability
* Completing risk analysis studies of new design and processes
* Compiling and analyzing the performance reports, process control statistics; investigates and analyzes relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes
* As necessary, proposes changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability
** Must Have:

Minimum Requirements
*** Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Management, or related Engineering field and five 5 years of experience as a Quality Engineer, Reliability Engineer, or related occupation in reliability engineering or
* Advanced degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Biomedical…