We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 7 Jan 2025

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

Team is working hybrid and work onsite about 3 days/week in Carlsbad, CA.

The Ventilation Service and Solutions group of Medtronic strives to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions, and impact patient outcomes.

Ventilation Service and Solutions (VSS), focuses on expanding global access to our therapies that improve clinical outcomes for patients with respiratory compromise.

A Principal Software Engineer will be a member of the engineering team working in support of respiratory products. Principal Software Engineers work individually and with other members of the engineering staff to provide technical expertise and solutions to engineering problems.

This position leads and participates in activities, such as performing risk analysis, reviews of designs and tests, etc. It also leads and supports software, hardware, and systems level verification and validation testing. Provide software and firmware support on existing sustaining products. May work on process improvement activities.

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

• Provide technical leadership to teams - Take a leadership role in architecture, design, development & release as they pertain to software designs.
• Responsible for software designs and work products on projects.
• Demonstrated experience in embedded software development in complex systems.
• Work with cross functional groups to write requirements, develop system designs, and develop test protocols.
• Implement software in accordance with defined development procedures. Participate in requirements analysis/development.
• Mentor software developers and provides technical guidance as necessary.
• Work with management and engineering teams to establish best practices.
• Work with management to develop and maintain the software group's technology roadmap.
• Evaluates performance of products based on industry practices and studies.
• Implements system verification in accordance with defined development procedures.
• Functions well in a team environment.
• Generates high-quality work products.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree plus 7+ years of software engineering or product design experience (or 5+ years with an advanced degree)

Nice to Have

• Software or other engineering degree
• Strong knowledge and experience with C/C++.
• Experience in embedded, real-time applications required.
• Experience in hardware/software interfacing and design issues required.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills required.
• Experience worked with complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Medical product development 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.

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):$140,800.00 - $211,200.00

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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance , Health Savings Account , Healthcare Flexible Spending Account , Life insurance, Long-term disability leave , Dependent daycare spending account , Tuition assistance/reimbursement , and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match , Short-term disability , Paid time off , Paid holidays , Employee Stock Purchase Plan , Employee Assistance Program , Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) , and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

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.