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A Day in the Life

This position has the responsibility and authority to create and perform verification & validation activities for software and systems to ensure Medtronics cutting-edge medical products meet our users needs and our quality and reliability standards. This position requires application of technical expertise to determine and develop approaches to solve complex technical problems with ingenuity and creativity. Work is performed under general direction.

A Day in the Life

• Responsible for plans schedules and equipment required for testing including tool/fixture/phantom design.

• Compiles data and defines changes required in test equipment testing procedures manufacturing processes or new testing requirements.

• Frequent use and application of technical standards principles theories concepts and techniques.

• Responsible for verification and validation of new or changed products including generating plans protocols and reports for testing performed.

• Create develop and maintain test software.

• Ensures test equipment is in good working order and calibrated as necessary.

• Coordinates and oversees the testing of equipment and product at outside test facilities.

• Sets up and develops test tracking monitoring and data recording systems.

• Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• Participate in all phases of product development as needed such as reviewing requirements design usability risk assessment and defects.

• Design implement and/or execute automated testing.

• Identify and implement process improvements.

• Participate in defect tracking and analysis.

• Troubleshoot debug maintain and support existing products.

• Effectively communicate findings problems and solutions to project teams and stakeholders.

• Collaborate and maintain excellent working relationships with team members and stakeholders.

• All activities must be performed in compliance with the Quality System.

• Performs duties in compliance with environmental health and safety related site rules policies or governmental regulations.

• All other duties as assigned.

• Travel requirement: 10-20%

Must Have: Minimum Requirements:

• BS / BA in a technically related Engineering degree

• 2 years of experience or Masters degree

Preferred qualification:

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE REQUIREDSUCCESSFUL IN THE ROLE:

• Knowledge of applicable AAMI ISO FDA and EN standards

• BS / BA in Engineering or Computer Science

• Working knowledge of software design development debug and test practices.

• Oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to work in a team environment.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with medical device testing and understanding of FDA Quality System Regulations (QSR)

• Able to handle multiple tasks/projects and manage priorities

• Experience with test automation including GUI integration and stress testing and designing and implementing test automation frameworks.

• Ability to work in a fast paced collaborative team environment. Experience with Agile and iterative development practices is a plus.

• Project management skills including planning estimation tracking and communication

• Self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently

• Experience with Linux Cypress Selenium JavaScript C Python Perl SQL XML continuous integration and other technical tools.

• Machine shop experience.

• Knowledge of statistical methods.

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.

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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 95000 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.

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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.