Field Service Engineer, CAS Affera & Surgical Robotics
Medtronic
- Location
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- H-1B history
- 106 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Sep 16, 2026
About this role
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 The Service & Repair team provides technical service, maintenance, and repair support for critical medical technologies used in hospital and clinical environments. This role supports a specialised portfolio across Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS), including the Affera™ platform, and Surgical Robotics systems. The team is responsible for ensuring equipment reliability, system performance, and customer satisfaction through preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, upgrades, installations, and technical support activities. This position is based in Perth, Western Australia and operates primarily in a field-based capacity. The territory covers Western Australia and South Australia, including Adelaide, with approximately 30% travel required to hospitals and healthcare facilities to support installations, maintenance, repairs, and customer service requirements. Reporting to the Field Service Manager, the Field Service Engineer is responsible for providing service, repair, maintenance, and technical support for Cardiac Ablation Solutions Affera™ systems and Surgical Robotics technologies. The role serves as a key technical resource for customers, ensuring equipment performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance while supporting healthcare professionals and internal stakeholders across the assigned territory.
Primary Responsibilities
Perform preventative maintenance, inspections, upgrades, and corrective repairs on Cardiac Ablation Solutions Affera™ systems and Surgical Robotics technologies in accordance with manufacturer requirements. Install, commission, validate, and decommission capital medical equipment at customer sites. Diagnose and resolve complex electrical, mechanical, software, and biomedical equipment issues to minimise customer downtime. Provide on-site technical support to clinicians, biomedical engineers, and hospital personnel regarding equipment operation and technical issues. Maintain accurate service documentation, maintenance records, and quality system requirements for all service activities. Partner with Technical Service, Quality, Engineering, Commercial, and Customer Care teams to address product performance issues and customer feedback. Support product upgrades, field corrective actions, and equipment lifecycle management activities. Manage service inventory, tools, test equipment, and territory activities to ensure effective service delivery.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering with 2+ years of relevant experience, OR Diploma qualification with 4+ years of experience supporting capital medical equipment or complex technical systems. Experience troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining electronic, electromechanical, biomedical, or medical device equipment. Valid driver's licence and ability to travel approximately 30% across Western Australia and South Australia, including Adelaide. Experience performing preventative maintenance, installations, and corrective repairs on technical equipment in customer-facing environments. Ability to maintain accurate technical records and comply with quality and regulatory requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting electrophysiology, cardiac ablation, cardiac mapping, or cardiovascular medical technologies. Experience supporting robotic-assisted surgery platforms, Surgical Robotics systems, or complex surgical capital equipment.