Sr Reliability Engineer

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Full Time
Sr Reliability Engineer
Job ID: 26689
Location: 7000 Central Ave NE Minneapolis Minnesota 55432
Duration: 12 months
Pay Range: $55.00 - $60.00/HR. on W2

Role Overview

Sr. Risk Engineer responsible for driving and maintaining medical device risk management activities across Class III products. Focus is on ISO 14971 compliance, design controls, and cross-functional risk collaboration throughout the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities
  • Maintain and update Risk Management Files for medical devices
  • Perform hazard analysis, FMEA, risk evaluation, and mitigation tracking
  • Ensure risk controls are implemented, verified, and validated
  • Collaborate with Design, Human Factors, Reliability, Safety, and Post-Market teams
  • Assess and document patient safety and product performance risks
  • Support design control deliverables (DV/PV, usability, design transfer, specs)
  • Drive risk process consistency and continuous improvement across projects
  • Communicate risk findings to leadership and stakeholders
Must-Have Skills
  • 3+ years ISO 14971 experience in medical devices
  • Experience maintaining risk management files (Class III preferred)
  • Strong knowledge of design controls / quality design deliverables
  • Experience with hazard analysis, FMEA, risk assessment
Preferred Experience
  • Implantable or complex medical devices
  • FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, EU MDR knowledge
  • Statistics / risk quantification methods
  • Human factors / usability engineering exposure
Key Competencies
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration & consensus building
  • Attention to detail and documentation accuracy
  • Ability to evaluate and communicate patient risk impacts
  • Leadership in risk discussions and decision-making support
Primary Focus of Role

Ensuring medical devices are safe, compliant, and risk-controlled throughout design and development by managing ISO 14971-based risk files and working closely with engineering and quality teams.

Job ID: 522944348
Originally Posted on: 5/29/2026

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