We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 9 Jun 2026

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

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

This position is onsite in Lafayette, Colorado.

In this role as an R&D Sensor Test Engineer, you will support testing, documentation, and design-control execution for patient monitoring sensors and related system components. This role will contribute to development and sustaining projects across the sensor portfolio, including Nellcor™ pulse oximetry, INVOS™ regional oximetry, and BIS™ depth of anesthesia monitoring solutions.

The role is focused on physical product testing, sensor and patient monitoring system evaluation, test method and fixture support, engineering documentation, design verification and validation activities, and sustaining engineering support.

This position is well suited for an early-career engineer who is hands-on, detail-oriented, and interested in building broad experience across medical device testing, documentation, and sustaining engineering.

A Day in the Life

• Execute engineering tests to support feasibility studies, design characterization, regression testing, verification/validation activities, and sustaining engineering projects.
• Draft, revise, and execute test protocols and reports under the guidance of project engineers.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize test data using appropriate engineering tools such as Excel, Minitab, MATLAB, Python, or similar tools.
• Support tolerance analysis, regression analysis, gauge studies, risk assessments, and other evaluations related to product performance and manufacturing variability.
• Support updates to CAD models, engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, and other design documentation as needed for test and sustaining activities.
• Build, modify, and inspect prototypes, test samples, fixtures, and product mockups for engineering evaluation.
• Support setup, troubleshooting, and improvement of test fixtures, test equipment, and test methods used for sensor and system-level evaluations.
• Support released-product sustaining activities, including design changes, material changes, supplier changes, component end-of-life evaluations, manufacturing issues, and quality investigations.

Minimum Requirements (Must Have)

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Foundational understanding of engineering testing, data analysis, and technical documentation.
• Ability to execute test protocols, collect data accurately, and summarize results clearly.
• Working knowledge of CAD tools, preferably SolidWorks.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, dimensions, tolerances, and specifications.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work within structured documentation and design-control processes.
• Experience in a regulated industry, preferably medical devices.
• Familiarity with design verification and validation, design controls, risk management, or quality-system documentation.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, Minitab, JMP, or similar tools for engineering analysis.
• Experience with tolerance analysis, regression analysis, gauge R&R, process capability, or root cause analysis.
• Experience building prototypes using 3D printing, laser cutting, fixture development, or basic lab tools.
• Experience supporting engineering change orders, BOM updates, specifications, drawings, or design history file documentation.

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 impact. In 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 life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$70,400.00 - $105,600.00This 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 insurance,Health Savings Account,Healthcare Flexible Spending Account,Life insurance, Long-term disability leave,Dependent daycare spending account,Tuition 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 match,Short-term disability,Paid time off,Paid holidays,Employee Stock Purchase Plan,Employee Assistance Program,Non-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 95,000+ 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.