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
Medtronic is a world leader in providing health care products that restore health and extend life. The Medtronic Diabetes R&D team contributes directly to this mission; we deliver software and firmware for Medtronic's pump and continuous glucose monitoring devices.

Our business is growing significantly as the market demands reliable medical devices which look and feel more like consumer devices. We are looking for a senior software test engineer who can help us continue to make devices more robust and reliable for our patients.

Engineers create our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Join us to make a lasting impact. Help bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide. This is a unique opportunity to apply your best technical innovation, problem solving and leadership skills to improving how people live their lives every day.

This position is onsite 3 days per week in Northridge, CA

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

• Designs, develops, tests, documents, debugs and implements applications, automation framework components, software tools and utilities

• Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency

• Interfaces with customers, suppliers, application users and other technical and support personnel

• May work across a variety of software lifecycle activities as determined by program needs

• Develops test tools and scripts designed to test and detect problems in software applications and systems

• Works with development teams to analyze software defects , determine verification methods, implement automation system improvements

• Compiles data and defines changes required in testing equipment, processes, or testing requirements

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related Engineering or Sciences field and 4+ years of experience

• Or, 2 + years or experience wit h a master ' s degree

Nice to Have:

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, C/C++

• Strong understanding of object-oriented development approach and software design patterns

• Ability to become familiar with unknown codebase in a reasonable time

• Fluency in test automation

• Proficiency in Python

• Embedded software development experience

• Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy technology

• Experience in Networking protocols, Multithreading

• Experience in BLE Networking

• Experience with debugging, profiling, and optimization

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.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$120,000.00 - $180,000.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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 90,000+ 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 .

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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