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Senior Design Assurance Engineer
Medtronic INC · 🇺🇸 Mounds View, Minnesota, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
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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 roles9 certified filings for “Software Engineer II - CRM” (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers) in MN: $125k–$125k, median $125k. Most were filed at wage level IV (67%) — 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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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 - 9 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 Medtronic’s Interventional Cardiology Therapy (ICT) team is seeking a Senior Design Assurance Engineer to support the development of energy-based medical devices used to treat hypertension. Our mission is to provide technical leadership in Design Assurance throughout the product development lifecycle, partnering with cross-functional teams to develop robust, safe, and reliable medical devices. We lead the Design Verification strategy and execution, ensuring designs meet user and product requirements through rigorous design controls, effective risk management, and objective evidence that supports successful regulatory approval and market launch. This position requires on-site presence a minimum of 4 days per week. Regular in-person collaboration with cross-functional teams is an important part of supporting product development, decision-making, and project execution. This role also requires less than 10% travel to support business needs and project objectives. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: • Serve as the Design Assurance representative on PDP projects, with dotted-line reporting to the Quality Core Team Member • Collaborate across a matrixed team to align priorities, solve problems, and achieve project goals • Plan and schedule your own activities, which are necessary to meet timelines • Communicate progress to project leadership regularly, presenting complex issues in a clear, concise, and actionable way • Perform reliability analyses across requirements, architecture, interfaces, and design using tools such as FTA, failure trending, and reliability forecasting to assess product and process robustness • Lead risk management activities to ensure compliance with FDA, ISO 14971:2019, and ISO 13485:2016 requirements • Lead and complete complex test method validation activities for system and capital equipment test methods, including operator training, validation study design and sample size definition, data analysis (including crossed gage R&R, ANOVA, and probability of misclassification), reduction of variation sources, and report writing • Drive continuous improvement in Design Assurance to boost efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance • Identify, escalate, and resolve reliability and technical risks early, ensuring appropriate mitigation and decision-making • As part of ongoing professional development, you will maintain expert, up to date knowledge of developments in regulatory compliance requirements for product design, development, transfer, and commercialization activities • Work through extended team members and partner with test labs to facilitate timely completion of design verification activities in alignment with the overall project phase and project target milestones. Preferred Qualifications • Project management experience • Medical Device Industry experience • Familiarity with these regulations: FDA 21 CFR Part 820 cGMP, ISO 13485, ISO 14971:2019 • Experience in the management of complex data sets and statistical data analysis • Ability to manage project timelines to execute deliverables in a timely manner • Experience in engineering development with extensive engineering k