Principal Software Engineer
Careers that Change Lives
Transforming Patient Management with Smart Technology!
At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday and that makes it an exciting and rewarding place to work.
Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Software organization develops the next generation medical technologies that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of patients across the world.
Our Software is developed with state of the art, industry standard technologies and used by Clinicians and Patients worldwide.
As a Principal Software Engineer in the Cardiac Rhythm Management Organization, you will be developing, testing, and delivering post-market support for mobile software applications which interface with Medtronic implantable cardiac devices and remote management of patients.
The CRM team develops life-restoring therapies and healthcare solutions that span the care continuum; integrating technologies and applying clinical and economic evidence to increase patient access, improve efficiency of procedures and deliver successful patient outcomes.
We are looking for highly motivated and self-starting strong software engineers looking forward to innovating in a fun and fast paced environment with a passion to improve peoples’ quality of life.
The individual will operate in all phases and contribute to all activities of the software development process.
The ideal candidate is a software engineer with full software development lifecycle knowledge, understanding of strategies for mobile application release planning, development and testing, and distribution, along with experience creating project deliverables in the medical device industry.
This position is in Mounds View, MN within the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) operating unit and requires on-site presence three days a week.
We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result and everyone wins.
Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.
A Day in the Life :
In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Principal Software Engineer role. This includes, but is not limited to the following :
- Providing leadership to local team as well as offshore teams performing verification activities
- Technical leader review of verification and other deliverables for software releases
- Working with project management to define software release scope and schedule
- Performing verification and validation activities as needed
- Supporting deployment and release of software to mobile application stores
- Following software application development procedures and demonstrate compliance through technical documentation generation
- Work is performed with minimal direction and collaboratively with internal and external partners located across various geographies
MUST HAVE - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE BE SURE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant technical experience, or advanced degree with 5 years of technical experience
Nice to Have
- Mobile application experience, especially post-market / released software experience
- Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills
- Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency working in a team environment
- Strong knowledge of software design, development, debug and test practices
- Experience in software design for medical devices
- Demonstrated skills in writing engineering documentation