Senior Software Engineer

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

In this role you will:

Design, develop, test, and document complex software components, and applications related to surgical generators.

Lead requirements gathering, estimating, and planning efforts.

Interface with systems, and test engineers as well as quality assurance.

Troubleshoot, debug, maintain, and support existing products.

Effectively contribute to development teams.

Identify and implement process improvements

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technically related field required.

Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 10 years relevant experience

Expert programming skills in C++ 14/17/20

Expert knowledge in designing, developing, testing, and documenting embedded software infrastructure systems and system components.

Experience in large-scale software design including OOA/OOD and design patterns.

Experience in software Automation Testing – Gtest , CPP Unit

Ready to get involved in multiple projects/products for a product line.

Assisting with project timeline estimation and planning efforts.

Good to have experience with Web-based GUI development frameworks.

Git-based source control systems and embedded security.

Experience with Linux and Yocto based systems is Good to have.

Strong knowledge of modern software design (UML & Enterprise Architect), development, debug, and test practices.

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Leadership and mentorship capabilities.

Ability to work in an Agile team environment.

Quick learner and learn tools and technologies as required

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements operating systems components, software tools and utilities.
• Determines systems software design requirements.
• Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency.
• Generates systems software engineering policies, standards and procedures.
• May work across a variety of software lifecycle activities as determined by program needs.
  
  
  

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Seasoned individual contributor.

Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions.

Coaches and reviews the work of lower level specialists; may manage projects / processes.

Organizational Impact: May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.

Contributes to the completion of work group objectives, through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, and may require understanding of multiple issues, job areas or specialties.

Makes improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of the job area.

Analysis provided is in-depth in nature and often provides recommendations on process improvements.

Communication and Influence: Communicates with senior internal and external customers and vendors.

Exchange information of facts, statuses, ideas and issues to achieve objective, and influence decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.

May manage projects, requiring delegation of work and review of others' work product.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires advanced knowledge of job area combining breadth and depth, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.

May have practical knowledge of project management.

Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R.

• 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
  
  
  

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here