Test Engineer I - On-site

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 6 Oct 2026 Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life At Medtronic Neuroscience, we combine innovation, clinical expertise, and purpose to transform the treatment of neurological, spine, and chronic pain conditions. Within our ENT business, we develop advanced technologies that empower clinicians to diagnose and treat complex ear, nose, and throat disorders with greater precision, confidence, and efficiency across both office and surgical settings. As a Test Engineer I, you will play a key role in the development, integration, verification, and validation of complex electromechanical medical device systems. Working in a highly collaborative environment, you will partner with software, electrical, mechanical, quality, regulatory, operations, supply chain, and R&D teams to evaluate system performance, develop test methods and capabilities, and advance innovative products through the product development lifecycle. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, this onsite position provides hands-on access to laboratory environments, prototype systems, and cross-functional engineering teams. You will contribute to meaningful technologies that improve patient outcomes while gaining broad exposure across multiple engineering disciplines. Travel is minimal. Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic ENT The Test Engineer I supports verification and validation activities for complex medical device systems by developing test methods, executing system-level testing, designing test fixtures and automation solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance products through the development lifecycle. This role contributes to system integration, design reviews, defect investigation, and validation efforts while helping ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements. Primary Responsibilities Develop and execute verification and validation (V&V) test plans, protocols, analyses, and reports supporting system, subsystem, and component requirements. Integrate software, electrical, mechanical, and electro-mechanical subsystems to perform verification testing across development and simulated-use environments. Design, develop, validate, and maintain automated or semi-automated test fixtures, emulators, and non-product software used to support verification activities. Evaluate design inputs and requirements to establish verification strategies, traceability documentation, and regulatory-compliant quality artifacts. Identify, document, investigate, and track software and hardware defects discovered through automated and manual testing activities. Support specification, integration, and bring-up of custom electronics and data acquisition systems used within test platforms. Participate in code, design, and technical reviews to improve testability, requirements coverage, and product quality. Collaborate closely with Quality, Regulatory, Program Management, Research & Development, Operations, and Engineering teams to support product development through multiple lifecycle phases. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering. Experience developing and executing test methods, verification activities, or validation activities for electromechanical, software-enabled, or regulated products. Hands-on experience with laboratory instrumentation, product testing, data collection, and technical troubleshooting. Experience creating technical documentation such as test protocols, reports, requirements traceability, design reviews, or validation records. Preferred Qualifications Experience within the medical device, aerospace, or other regulated product development environment. Experience using LabVIEW or similar test automation tools to develop automated test solutions. Experience designing or validating test fixtures, prototypes, emulators, or data acquisition systems. Experience with printed circuit board (PCB) design, PCB layout review, electronics bring-up, or calibration activities. Experience using Agile development methodologies, Codebeamer, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), CAD/MCAD, or version control tools. 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 i