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Medtronic INC · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Medtronic INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles24 certified filings for “Sr. Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in MN: $126k–$145k, median $145k. Most were filed at wage level IV (73%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Medtronic INC
The US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 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 Position Description Responsible for developing and maintaining systems for insuring Quality of products produced by manufacturing processes in machining, metal finishing and assembly. Initiates improvements in current Quality systems to improve part quality, schedule performance and to reduce manufacturing costs by applying standard work by mentoring others and establishing best practices. A Day in the Life • Conducts print reviews with R&D team propose and make necessary changes to ensure proper inspection system method, capability, and product manufacturability • Recommends design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability • Reviews engineering drawing changes and makes/initiates appropriate changes in gauging and inspection procedures when dictated by engineering drawing changes. Documents all changes through the Manufacturing Engineering process control system. • Develops, coordinates and conducts technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts and design of experiments (DOE) constructs • Completes risk analysis studies of new design and processes and Utilizes PFMEA tools to perform process improvements • Compiles and analyzes performance reports and process control statistics; investigates and analyzes relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes • Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards • Analyzes preliminary plans and develops reliability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability objectives • May develop mathematical models to identify units, batches or processes posing excessive failure risks • As necessary, proposes changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability • May determine units and/or batches requiring environmental testing, and specifies minimum number of samples to obtain statistically valid data • Designs gauges and fixtures to simplify in-process gauging and inspection of products. Conducts gauge design reviews with Tooling Team personnel, purchasing personnel and outside gauging builders. • Recommends and implements improved gauging methods for in-process and final inspection operations • Responsible for the creation and documentation of standardized, optimized product inspection procedures • Resolves technical production problems on assigned product lines involving gauging and inspection procedures working with shop employees and other team personnel • Conducts technical quality reviews of suppliers to support purchasing personnel certifying suppliers • Makes recommendations and implements acquisitions of upgrades, enhancements and equipment for the company’s quality system • Expected to lead by example, coach, and mentor other engineers or team members within the Quality function. • Trains Medtronic employees and supplier personnel in specific product requirements and Quality tools and techniques • Initiates improvements in current quality systems, process or methods to improve part quality, schedule performance and to reduce manufacturing costs Must Haves • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a rela