Reliability and Failure Analysis Engineer II - Onsite

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 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 bring innovation, expertise, and purpose together to improve outcomes and transform lives for people living with neurological, spine, and chronic pain conditions.                     At Medtronic ENT, we deliver innovative technologies that help clinicians treat complex ear, nose, and throat conditions with greater precision and confidence. Our solutions enhance patient outcomes across both office and surgical settings.   Check us out on LinkedIn:   Medtronic ENT            This position is based in Jacksonville, Florida and requires an onsite presence. The Reliability & Failure Analysis Engineer II is responsible for evaluating product reliability, investigating failure mechanisms, and driving product and process improvements throughout the development and product lifecycle. This role applies reliability engineering principles, Physics of Failure methodologies, and advanced analytical techniques to assess product robustness, identify root causes, and support design improvements that reduce risk and improve long-term product performance. Primary Responsibilities • Develop and execute reliability qualification plans based on product requirements, intended use conditions, and applicable industry standards. • Lead reliability assessments including Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Weibull analysis, life data analysis, and reliability growth modeling. • Design and evaluate accelerated life testing programs including Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT), Highly Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS), thermal cycling, thermal shock, vibration, humidity, and environmental stress testing. • Conduct root cause investigations of product, manufacturing, supplier, and field failures using structured problem-solving methodologies and failure analysis techniques. • Perform laboratory-based failure analysis using microscopy, cross-sectioning, Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS), X-ray, CT scanning, electrical characterization, and fault isolation methods. • Develop lifetime prediction models, reliability assessments, and risk evaluations using statistical and Physics of Failure approaches. • Analyze manufacturing, service, warranty, and field-return data to identify reliability trends and drive corrective and preventive actions. • Partner with design, quality, supplier, manufacturing, and test engineering teams to integrate Design for Reliability principles into new product development and commercialization activities. Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of reliability engineering, failure analysis, product quality, or related engineering experience OR Master's degree with 0+ years of experience. Preferred Qualifications • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical discipline. • Experience conducting reliability analyses, failure investigations, and root cause assessments. • Experience with reliability statistics, life data analysis, or Weibull analysis. • Experience developing and executing environmental or accel