AVE Medtronic Vascular Inc · Mounds View, MN

Design Technician V at AVE Medtronic Vascular Inc — Mounds View, MN

Full-timeMounds View, MNPosted 2026-07-22Apply on Workday

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# A Day in the Life

Medtronic’s Interventional Cardiac Therapies (ICT) Renal Denervation business is seeking a motivated Electrical Design Engineering Technician to support circuit card design and development for innovative medical device products. This senior-level technician role will partner with project teams to deliver electro-mechanical solutions that meet user and business needs, while supporting new product development, revisions to existing products, and the advancement of next-generation medical devices.

This position will be based in Mounds View, MN.

In this role, the Design Technician V will support Component Library Maintenance in Altium, part requests, verification, QMS management, small PCB design and layout, electrical design support, integration and unit testing, and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and other partners as needed.

The ideal candidate will bring technical breadth, strong collaboration, motivation, leadership capability, and a passion for improving the business as part of a high-performing team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support electrical engineers with Altium schematic capture, PCB layout, component verification, and timely part request completion.
  • Maintain PCB symbol and footprint libraries to support accurate, reusable, and well-controlled CAD design work.
  • Translate schematics, drawings, sketches, and engineering direction into PCB layouts, test fixtures, prototypes, and electrical documentation.
  • Build, rework, solder, repair, and troubleshoot prototype PCBAs, cable assemblies, product assemblies, and electro-mechanical designs.
  • Specify and build PCBA interconnectivity, one-off prototypes, and electronic test fixtures that support development and verification needs.
  • Assist with creating, refining, executing, and documenting test methods to ensure accurate and effective test results.
  • Perform board checkouts, unit testing, system bring-up, data collection, and test reporting with accuracy and consistency.
  • Use electronic test equipment and software tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, logic analyzers, EMC tools, LabVIEW, HyperTerminal, MS Office, Visio, and Agile CM.
  • Apply analog and digital electronics knowledge, ESD practices, and troubleshooting judgment to diagnose issues and validate design performance.
  • Prepare and update PCB documentation, engineering specifications, BOMs, test protocols, reports, change orders, part numbers, and release documentation.
  • Review system design intent, architecture, fixtures, procedures, and test strategies to provide practical feedback and potential solutions.
  • Identify unresolved risks, technical concerns, documentation gaps, or process issues and communicate them to the lead engineer or project team.
  • Maintain lab organization, supplies, equipment readiness, calibration coordination, and availability for development testing.
  • Track assigned tasks, provide status updates, prioritize work, acquire needed supplies, and follow activities through to completion.
  • Collaborate with the EE and R&D teams by taking direction, sharing insights, adapting to feedback, and expanding skills to better support design work.

Must Have, Minimum Requirements:

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.

  • Requires minimum of 7 years of experience supporting electrical engineers with schematic capture, PCB layout and component verification
  • Requires high school diploma or equivalent (United States), vocational or technical education or certification (all other countries)

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship

Nice to Have:

  • 15 years of experience preferred
  • Medical device industry preferred
  • In depth understanding of electro-mechanical systems utilizing embedded software
  • Direct experience with capital equipment platforms.
  • Experience with Altium or similar board layout tools i.e., Cadence/Allegro
  • Previous experience in medical device product development
  • Experience with Labview
  • General Programming knowledge

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# Benefits & Compensation

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$90,400.00 - $135,600.00