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 diabetes Care Products. InPen™ is the first and only FDA-cleared smart pen for insulin delivery. InPen was developed to address many of the issues both Healthcare Professionals and those living with diabetes face on a daily basis.

We are looking for a talented Sr. Software Engineer to join our organization as we develop safety critical software for medical devices that hundreds of thousands of people around the world depend on daily. You will work with a world-class team to meet users' needs by developing innovative solutions and bringing them to market and will directly contribute to Medtronic's mission to Alleviate Pain, Restore Health, and Extend Life.

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We're purposeful. We're committed. And we're driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.

A Day in the Life

As a Sr. Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for firmware development. The primary role for this position is writing the low-level embedded software interfacing with hardware electronics. As part of this role, you will also coordinate technical discussions and problem solving for software projects and collaborate with the platform and system architects on the impacts of design decisions. You will be a key interface between the firmware team and other software teams and functions including participating in change control and risk analysis activities as part of the software quality process.

Key Technical Competencies:

• Expert in software engineering best practices for embedded software development.


• Experience in firmware development using C/C++


• Embedded / firmware development using state machine design.


• Developing embedded systems using Bluetooth Low Energy communication protocols.


• Interpret, understand, and provide feedback on firmware requirements. Perform requirement analysis to determine completeness and compliance with software/hardware systems. Ability to work with requirement management tools.


• Pursues industry best practices and technology trends. Collaborates with industry thought leaders. Recognized as the organization's leader in applying new technology. Provides vision and assures the organization is an early adopter of industry innovations.


• Recognized as a technical leader of firmware/software development methods for safety critical, fault tolerant real-time systems.

Key Leadership Competencies:

• Role models adapting work process to accommodate change and ensure productivity during times of change.


• Sets meaningful personal goals and helps others prioritize short-term activities around work team/functional priorities.


• Identifies the root cause of complex problems and solves them by determining the most appropriate procedure to implement.


• Demonstrates accountability for one's own decisions. Views mistakes as a learning opportunity and supports a work environment of continuous improvement.


• Lead and mentor less experienced engineers.

Responsibilities may include the following

• Design, develop, test, debug full firmware features for medical devices.


• Work with Systems team to develop product requirements for medical devices.


• Gather metrics on the firmware development process and production firmware.


• Generates firmware development policies, standards, and procedures.


• Creates documentation throughout the development process


• Works with other disciplines to develop system-minded implementations that take into account safety, performance, communication, user interface and other aspects of a final product.


• Commits to achieving and exceeding project goals and timelines.


• Performs duties in compliance with the Quality System.


• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile.


• Able to lift 25 pounds

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science , Electrical Engineering or related Engineering or Sciences field required


• 4 years of embedded systems engineering experience in product development with a bachelor's degree,


• or 2+ years of embedded systems engineering experience in product development with a master's degree.

Nice to Have

• Experience in C/C++


• Embedded systems development


• Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy


• Experience in medical software development process such as IEC 62304 or other regulated software development


• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

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):

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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