What is your current job/role?
Reliability Engineer II – CRDN Medtronic
Describe your role in 2-3 sentences
I work in the pre‑market Coronary and Renal Denervation device space, where I evaluate product robustness and long‑term performance. I design and execute reliability studies and lead test method validation to ensure our testing accurately reflects real‑world clinical conditions. My work supports safe, effective device submissions for regulatory approval.
What do you enjoy most about working in engineering?
I enjoy the problem‑solving aspect of engineering—taking complex technical challenges and breaking them into practical, testable solutions. There’s something really rewarding about understanding why something behaves the way it does and improving it in order to deliver safe devices for our patients.
Sum up women in engineering in three words.
Determined, Technical and Creative.
What advice would you give to a young woman considering a career in engineering (2-3 lines)
The best solutions come from a wide range of opinions and different ways of thinking. Engineering benefits greatly from having female perspectives on problem-solving. Choose the path that excites you, always be open to learning and making mistakes.