Careers that Change Lives

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We're committed to and driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of people worldwide!

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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A Day in the Life

Medtronic is looking for a passionate, experienced, and self-starter Test Engineer for our Bedford, MA., facility. This is a unique opportunity to join us early and play an important role in the design and verification of our novel hardware platform from concept through commercial release and beyond. As a Test Engineer, you will develop, run, and automate test procedures, isolate and communicate failures, contribute to system design and debugging, and support manufacturing of Affera's capital equipment. We are looking for bright individuals who are interested in making a difference in a dynamic and exciting entrepreneurial environment.

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

• Participate and contribute to system and board-level design and debugging.
• Verify, validate, and troubleshoot diagnostic instruments with a system level mindset.
• Develop and execute comprehensive functional testing of the existing and new capital equipment designs.
• Prepare and execute plan for hardware verification/validation and manufacturing functional testing in accordance with company documentation and regulatory and industry standards.
• Write and edit software scripts for test automation and support manufacturing of capital equipment
• Support various engineering development and lab maintenance activities as required
• Ensure personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required in electrical engineering, bioedical engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

• Must be "hands on" in an electronics lab environment and have experience using basic test equipment.
• Ability to lead and execute design verification and validation activities, including development of automated functional and electrical testing.
• Knowledge of Python programming language for scripting is desired.
• Experience in development and understanding of embedded firmware design (microcontrollers, FPGA) is a plus.
• Familiarity with hardware engineering in a regulated environment is a plus.
• Demonstrated leadership of technical solutions, with the capability to get results in a complex environment and managing multiple mission critical projects.
• Educational or work experience in the field of Biomedical Engineering is desired. Experience in medical device development is a plus

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