Principal Equipment Engineer (Test Systems) - Surgical

About the role

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Equipment Engineer for its Test Systems team in Galway, Ireland, to lead the industrialization of end-of-line manufacturing test capability for complex precision electromechanical assemblies. The role turns an existing prototype into a qualified, scalable and production-ready system, focusing on production test equipment and measurement capability rather than product verification and validation.

Key responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end industrialization of the end-of-line test system, from lab prototype and pilot-line deployment through qualified manufacturing release and replication.
• Define test-system requirements, measurement architecture, test methods, equipment specifications, interfaces and acceptance criteria.
• Lead integration of fixtures, load systems, sensors, instrumentation, electrical hardware, motion control, data acquisition and test software across lab, pilot line and production.
• Drive system development, debugging, characterization and qualification, including calibration, measurement uncertainty, MSA/Gauge R&R, correlation and capability.
• Design the solution to meet cycle time, throughput, availability, maintainability, robustness, traceability, replication and capacity.
• Lead technical integration with Test Software, Product Design, Systems, Process Engineering, AME, Quality, Operations and external partners.
• Lead transfer and correlation into manufacturing, defining replication, service, spares, calibration, documentation, training and lifecycle support.
• Drive design for testability and the manufacturing-test strategy for future products and variants.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Test, Controls or a related discipline, with at least 7 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with at least 5 years, consistent with Principal Engineer responsibility.
• Significant experience developing manufacturing test systems, automated test equipment or electromechanical test stands for production environments.
• Experience industrializing test systems for serial production, including cycle time, capacity, replication, uptime, maintainability and support.

Required skills

• Strong experience with fixtures, load systems, sensors, instrumentation, electrical systems, motion control and data-acquisition architectures.
• Ability to turn product and manufacturing requirements into robust test methods, measurement architectures and acceptance criteria.
• Knowledge of calibration, measurement uncertainty, MSA, Gauge R&R, correlation, repeatability and reproducibility.
• Desirable: experience testing motors, geartrains, encoders, brakes or sensors, and familiarity with LabVIEW, National Instruments, PLCs or automated data acquisition.

What we offer

• Salary range in Ireland of 81,120 to 121,680 EUR, depending on experience, skills and qualifications.
• Eligibility for the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
• A wide range of benefits and resources supporting employees at every career stage.