Principal Test Engineer - Human Factors Usability and Validation

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
Neuroscience develops life-restoring therapies and healthcare solutions that span the care continuum; integrating technologies and applying clinical and economic evidence to increase patient access, improve efficiency of procedures and deliver successful patient outcomes.

This position has the responsibility and authority to lead a team of Test Engineers to develop and perform verification & validation activities for software and systems to ensure Medtronic's cutting edge medical products meet our user's needs and our quality and reliability standards. This position requires technical expertise and provides team leadership to solve complex technical problems with ingenuity and creativity. Position contributes to strategic direction for all aspects of Test Engineering including programs to positively impact development, production, installation, and service of products to the global marketplace. Work is performed under limited direction.

The Principal Test Engineer is primarily responsible for strategic and tactical execution of Test Engineering activities to support user facing validation including summative usability validation. Specific tasks include:

• Coordinates activities of the validation team to ensure project timeliness to goals, objectives, and milestones.
• Supports recruiting and developing staff.
• Plan and conduct user validation testing, including user recruiting, designing and conducting usability tests, summarizing, documenting and communicating results.
• Ensures compliance with standards and regulations, including ISO and FDA QSR.
• Participate in all phases of product development as needed such as reviewing requirements, design, usability, risk assessment and defects.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other test engineers.
• Identifies plans and executes test process improvements as a means to continually improve the performance of the Test Engineering team.
• Develops new approaches to solve problems.
• Maintain proficiency in the use of testing tools and methodologies.
• Effectively communicate and present findings, problems, and solutions within the team, organization, and outside the organization including recommendations for actions and prioritization.
• 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.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree in a technically related field is required
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume. This is not a remote position.

Nice to Have

• Proven leadership skills and mentoring capabilities
• Able to handle multiple tasks/projects and manage priorities
• Experience with Agile and iterative development practices
• Strong understanding of federal and international medical device regulations, such as FDA QSR, ISO 14971, 62304, 62366 and 13485, and EU MDR
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications, time management, and organizational skills
• Experience engaging clinicians and gathering VoX feedback from customers
• Experience with usability validation and human factors (IEC 62366)
• Experience with verification or design of complex software and hardware systems
• Understanding of software development methodologies and software lifecycle
• Ability to work in a team environment

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):$123,200.00 - $184,800.00

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).

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 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.

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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