Distinguished Quality & Reliability Engineer

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**

This role will support the design, development, and sustaining engineering of the Hugo Robotic-Assisted Surgery system through Quality Engineering and Reliability Engineering practices and testing.

**Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare.**

**Join us for a career in IT that changes lives.**

**Careers that Change Lives**

**A Day in the Life**

Join Medtronic Surgical on our journey of improving patient outcomes and blending human expertise with technology. Our connected pre-, intra-, and post-operative ecosystem of leading instrumentation and AI-driven insights advances surgical specialties beyond the limits of open, minimally invasive, and robotic surgery.

**POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AND OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED:**

+ Partner with cross-functional key stakeholders to enhance rigor in product design and reliability.

+ An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies.

+ Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results.

+ May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower-level professionals.

+ The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.

+ **Designs, develops, documents, tests, maintains, and debugs applications systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.**

+ **Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers, software engineers, and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electro-mechanical systems.**

+ Determines user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, system controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops test designs and systems.

**TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM:**

+ **An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower-level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.**

**DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS**

**AUTONOMY**

+ **Recognized technical authority and innovator within the organization in field of expertise.**

+ **Plans R&D, Quality, or system projects or strategic functional initiatives and recommends technological application projects / solutions to accomplish medium-term to long-range objectives.**

**ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT**

+ **Contributes to the design of new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a direct impact on functional area for the business unit.**

+ **Influences business decisions made by leadership.**

+ **Establishes operational plans for job area with long-range impact on results.**

+ **Integrates critical information requiring expert knowledge in field of expertise.**

+ **Leverages technical breadth and depth to set, review and validate product and technology goals/roadmap for a business unit.**

**INNOVATION AND COMPLEXITY**

+ **Faces problems that are complex, requiring broad-based consideration of variables that impact multiple areas of the organization.**

+ **Develops solutions which are novel and unique and drawing upon best practices based on expertise.**

+ **Writes technical papers and/or patents; Fosters technical innovation.**

+ **Expected to guide or lead business unit in new technical directions.**

**COMMUNICATION AND INFLUENCE**

+ **Serves as a principal spokesperson internally related to subject matter expertise pertaining to its policies, plans, and objectives, new technological / technical research, functional thought leadership and other significant advancements.**

+ **Uses influence, negotiation, and persuasion to achieve objectives.**

+ **Leadership and Talent Management: Provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within business unit.**

+ Typically manages large, complex initiatives of strategic importance to the business unit, involving large cross-functional teams.

**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:**

**MUST HAVE: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:**

Requires highest knowledge and mastery of multiple job areas typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. Viewed as the leading expert and / or resource within the field by peers within and outside the organization.

**EDUCATION REQUIRED:**

+ Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A)

**YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:**

+ 15+ years of Quality and/or Reliability experience with a Bachelors Degree

+ 13+ years of Quality and/or Reliability experience with a Masters Degree

**SPECIALIZED SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE:**

+ Reliability Engineering Test experience

+ Statistical analysis tools and techniques

+ **Significant breadth and depth in quality decision making, risk management, quality engineering, reliability engineering, requirements generation & testing, experimental modeling & simulation.**

+ **Risk management experience in the medical device industry.**

+ Pre-Market Quality experience.

**NICE TO HAVE**

+ DRM Blackbelt Certification

+ Experience with Robotic Systems

+ **Requires exceptional engineering knowledge and leadership capability within a business unit.**

+ Typically has deep domain expertise and applies extensive engineering and industry expertise.

**Physical Job Requirements**

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

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.

**Benefits & Compensation**

**Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package**

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$186,400.00 - $279,600.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page\_name=signon&co\_num=30601&co\_affid=medtronic)

**About Medtronic**

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here (http://www.medtronic.com) .

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

**We change lives** . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

**We build extraordinary solutions as one team** . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

**This life-changing career is yours to engineer** . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…

+ **Build** a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world

+ **Grow** a career reflective of your passion and abilities

+ **Connect** to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

**Experiences that put people first** . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

**Life-transforming technologies** . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

**Better outcomes for our world** . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

**Insight-driven care** . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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