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Test Engineer I - On-site
Medtronic INC · 🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
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- 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 roles1 certified filing for “Senior Software Test Engineer” (Software Developers) in FL: $121k–$121k, median $121k. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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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 - 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 prod