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A Day in the Life

Medtronic is looking for a passionate, experienced, and self-starter Hardware Test Engineer for our Billerica, MA., facility to support Affera’s cardiac ablation generator product manufacturing. As a Test Engineer, you will develop, run, and optimize manufacturing test procedures, isolate and communicate failures, contribute to system troubleshoot and debugging, and support manufacturing of Affera’s Cardiac Ablation generator products.

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

• Provide timely test support of production activities.
• Develop test specifications/requirements for functional test processes.
• Troubleshoots test failures and proposes efficient and quality-driven solutions.
• Design and develop Test Systems for electronic based Products
• Provide detailed feedback and analysis on test yields.
• Maintain and repair electronic and mechanical test systems, fixtures and equipment.
• Identify and implement opportunities for improvement on existing Test Systems/Processes.
• Validation of Test Systems.
• Follow all environmental, health & safety rules and procedures and participate in safety and environmental activities in order to improve the workplace for all employees.

•Bachelors degree required

•Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in Electronic Design and / or Test Development, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience in Electronic Design and / or Test Development

The ideal candidate for this position should have the following qualifications and qualities:

·Demonstrated capability/understanding of the design and development of medical devices including electro-mechanical assemblies, mechanisms, and manufacturing processes.

·Must be hands on and experience using basic electronic test equipment (DMM, Oscilloscope, Hi-Pot testing)

·Ability to establish and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with key people inside and outside the organization.

·Degree in Electrical Engineering

·Has strong organizational/planning, oral communication, and technical writing skills.

·Is open-minded, collaborative, curious, strategic, hands-on, able to mentor others and can thrive in both collaborative and independent projects.

·Comfortable being a highly visible individual contributor presenting & leading projects.

·May be responsible for the transfer from R&D to manufacturing.

·Experience in development and understanding of embedded firmware design (microcontrollers, FPGA) is a plus.

·Knowledge of Python programming language for scripting 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)

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The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here.