Senior Human Factors Engineer AiBLE Validation

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 22 Jul 2026

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

Across our global Neuroscience organization we advance care for some of medicines most complex neurological and spinal conditions. By combining innovative technology data-driven insights and deep clinical expertise we partner with physicians and health systems to improve how patients are treated and supported throughout their care journey.

Our Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) Operating Unit develops and delivers an integrated ecosystem of spinal implants navigation and robotic guidance systems advanced imaging and data-driven planning tools for complex spine and cranial procedures. Platforms such as AiBLE connect these technologies to enhance surgical precision streamline workflows and support improved patient outcomes across the globe.

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At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. Were working onsite 4 days a week to drive performance foster an environment of belonging and collaborate to inspire as we engineer the extraordinary.

As a Senior Human Factors Engineer - AiBLE Validation you will serve as the conduit between real-world use and innovative design. Youll design and lead purposefully crafted customer and clinical studies that reveal how Medtronics AiBLE solutions perform in the hands of real surgical teams across patient journeys in Cranial Spine and ENT surgery. Youll listen deeply observe fearlessly and translate insights into actionable design evidence which illuminate how our technologies feel perform and transform surgical practice in real-world environments not just in specification. Through your leadership collaboration and influence you will apply real-world use centered principles to understand and confirm that solutions truly elevate experience drive meaningful efficiency improve patient efficacy and integrate across our AiBLE ecosystem.

In this exciting role as a Senior Human Factors Engineer - AiBLE Validation youll have the following responsibilities and other duties may be assigned when required:

• Plan design and execute real-world clinical and customer evaluations to test and evaluate that solutions perform effectively in actual use scenarios and surgical environments during the product development process.

• Validate that solutions improve workflow efficiency usability reliability performance and clinical outcomes under real-use conditions and integrated as part of Medtronics AiBLE Ecosystem.

• Develop and implement qualitative and quantitative methods and criteria in which to demonstrate a products safe and effective use.

• Perform analysis of test results to identify use errors close calls operational difficulties and product defects. Ensure identified product issues are dispositioned and tracked.

• Document a product versions end-to-end usability strategy and evaluation outcomes.

• Apply cognitive and behavioral science to the design of solutions under development and perform heuristic or other usability analyses during design reviews to ensure the product is appropriately designed for actual use.

• Perform usability failure modes and effects analysis to identify critical tasks mitigations and test methodology to demonstrate effectiveness.

• Develop UI / UX specifications provide design improvement recommendations and perform defect analysis to improve use experience or further mitigate risk.

• Effectively communicate and present findings challenges solutions and recommendations within the team organization stakeholder leaders and outside the organization.

• Serve as a subject matter expert in design validation the operation of our products by users in their use environments design for usability and use experience the clinical procedures we design products for and in usability and validation standards regulators expect our products to meet.

• Lead mentor and inspire engineers building up technical capability and fostering a culture of innovation accountability technical rigor and collaboration.

• Engage cross-functional stakeholders (Product Management R&D Quality Marketing Operations etc) to balance technical excellence usability and business objectives to ensure successful execution of programs.

• Collaborate across Medtronic to ensure best practices are employed in designs and development processes.

• Drive positive engagement with technical teams and business leaders.

• Ensure adherence to Medtronic and other quality standards including design procedures and compliance requirements.

• Occasional international and domestic travel may be required at less than 25%.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in a technically related field (STEM) with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience

• Masters degree in a technically related field (STEM) with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience

• PhD in a technically related filed (STEM)

• Experience in the medical device industry or in the surgery field.

• Experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence to improve the efficiency of work.

• Experience in leading cross-functional or multi-platform engineering activities across product definition specification test and launch.

• Expertise in product design validation and the validation of their integration into an ecosystem of connected products.

• Expertise in usability standards tools and models that facilitate design validation.

• Experience in user experience and user interaction design.

• Experience in robotic-assisted surgery computer-assisted surgery anatomical imaging and/or remote/cloud-based software design.

• Expertise in planning and conducting user evaluations of product concepts.

• Experience with software design and iterative (Agile) software development practices.

• Experience with hardware design.

• Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to influence across the organization.

• Ability to provide creativity while solving complex problems without known solutions.

• Ability to quickly prototype new concepts and ideas.

• Ability to align engineering execution with long-term portfolio strategies and roadmaps.

• Ability to assess new technologies via comprehensive reviews of the state-of-the-art.

• Strong communication and storytelling ability able to simplify complexity for executives while inspiring teams.

• Strong leadership skills and mentoring capabilities.

• Strong ability to drive changes throughout the organization.

• Ability to work with individuals from different geographic locations and cultures.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B TN J etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewhere your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$126400.00 - $189600.00

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

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).

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.

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Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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