We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 Jun 2025

 

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

A Day in the Life

For over a decade, Medtronic has been at the forefront of transforming stroke care, leading the fight against both acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and hemorrhagic stroke. By equipping physicians with innovative technologies, we empower their expertise to improve patient outcomes and redefine neurovascular care. Our commitment extends beyond medical device development—we actively collaborate with the medical community to drive meaningful advancements in stroke treatment. Together, we are changing the way stroke is managed worldwide, making a lasting difference for the millions of patients affected every day.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident – we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

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Careers That Change Lives

In this exciting role as a Senior Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for the quality engineering support and application of quality engineering principles to new products being developed and brought to market to help treat various types of neurovascular disease states including Ischemic and Hemorrhagic stroke.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Leads, coordinates, and executes technical reliability studies and Design of Experiments (DOE) to evaluate engineering concepts and product performance

• Applies Design for Manufacturability and Reliability (DFM/DFR) principles throughout the product development lifecycle

• Recommends design improvements, test methodologies, and statistical process control (SPC) strategies to ensure target reliability standards are met

• Conducts risk analyses for new designs and manufacturing processes to proactively identify potential failure modes

• Compiles and analyzes performance data and process control statistics to identify trends and variables affecting product and process performance

• Validates that corrective actions align with established reliability standards and performance expectations

• Reviews and analyzes preliminary engineering plans to develop and implement reliability programs that support internal, customer, and regulatory requirements

• May create predictive models to identify units, batches, or processes with elevated risk of failure

• Recommends and implements design or process changes to enhance overall system and process reliability

• Identifies units/batches requiring environmental or accelerated life testing, and determines appropriate sample sizes for statistically valid results

• Serves as the Core Reliability and Quality Engineer for Research & Development programs

• Oversees Validation & Verification (V&V) activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards

Location: Irvine, CA (Onsite)

Ability to travel up to: <10%

Must Have (Minimum Requirements)

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Bachelor’s degree required with a minimum of 4 years of experience in Medical Device or related industry

• OR advance degree with a minimum of 2years of experience in Medical Device or related industry experience 

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications)

• Preferred experience in medical devices, with a strong emphasis on vascular and neurovascular technologies

• Proven expertise in product realization and design quality processes

• Solid knowledge of medical device standards, including ISO 13485 and ISO 14971 (risk management)

• Formal training in quality tools such as Six Sigma, statistical analysis, sampling methodologies, risk assessments, root cause analysis, FMEA, FTA, and DOE

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams and build str