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# Principal Reliability Engineer - CRM

- **Company:** Medtronic Inc.
- **Location:** Minneapolis, MN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $132,000.0 - $198,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Reliability Engineering
- **Published:** July 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/8D4D90F102FE41879EC9F7A64364D463/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or math and minimum of 7 years of technical work experience OR advanced degree in with 5 years of technical work experience., * Proficiency with data analysis using reliability tools and statistical techniques
 * Manufacturing experience
 * Implantable medical device industry experience
 * Advanced degree in Engineering or suitable Clinical/Field Support, Safety or Reliability Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Design Engineering, or Product Development Engineering experience
 * Experience with 21 CFR Part 820 (Quality System Regulation), ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and Hazard Analysis and Risk Analysis techniques (e.g., FTA, DFMEA, Hazard Analysis Logs, Risk Management Report & Files)
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work cooperatively and influence outcomes as part of a cross-functional team
 * Ability to manage project timelines to execute tasks and deliverables in a timely manner

## Description

* Lead reliability initiatives to address and resolve product-related issues, including those arising from manufacturing processes and field complaints. Provide support for Product Hold Orders (PHO) and Field Corrective Action (FCA) activities.
 * Apply critical thinking skills to assess the necessity of additional actions and prepare audit-defensible rationales when further actions are deemed unnecessary.
 * Ensure corrective actions align with established reliability standards and regulatory requirements.
 * Conduct comprehensive risk analyses for new designs and processes to identify potential failure modes and mitigate risks.
 * Lead design verification activities, including the development of test methods, sample size justification, and preparation of Engineering Build Requests.
 * Oversee test method validation, utilizing appropriate statistical methodologies. Plan, coordinate, and execute technical reliability studies, engineering design evaluations, and design of experiments (DOE).
 * Maintain ownership of Risk Management documentation (e.g., Risk Management Reports, Product Hazard Analyses, DFMEA), including project-specific risk assessments and issue analysis. Ensure risk management files are continuously updated to reflect current field performance for released products.
 * May determine units and/or batches requiring environmental testing and specifies minimum number of samples to obtain statistically valid data.


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