Embedded Software Engineer - II

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 14 Nov 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 LifeYou will be a member of the Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) product development team. Specifically, you will join an R&D team creating category-redefining products for the high-growth airway management portfolio. Our team originated from Medtronic’s acquisition of Aircraft Medical and combines the agility of a startup with the support of an established manufacturer.
You will work in a cooperative workspace with key cross-functional partners. Design, research, clinical science, marketing, and engineering come together to create meaningful products.
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.
Engineers are indispensable to achieving our Mission. That’s why we empower you to bring the best of your experience to bear on our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Apply your existing skills and develop new ones, with the training, mentorship and the guidance you need to continue to develop your expertise. Today, we’re partnering across the industry to confront systemic healthcare challenges – this requires bold leadership. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

This position is responsible for developing specialized embedded software systems for healthcare workers, specifically related to airway management in acute care setting such as Operation Room, Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department.   You will be at the junction of user experience and software engineering, applying deep technical expertise to realize challenging design goals. This position applies technical expertise combining software and hardware in solving complex technical problems and provides solutions that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. Work is performed with some direction and latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment. The role will collaborate with cross-function team members including software, hardware, mechanical, and systems engineers. 

You Will:

• Work with the software lead to define project goals and deliverables  

• Responsible for successfully delivering on project objectives and milestones 

• Bring architectural/design concepts into the product design, and assist at creating platform level architectures that can be used for multiple product lines 

• Ensure the design, development, and maintenance of complex software systems with high performance, scalability, and reliability 

• Develop and debug software for embedded systems, ensuring seamless integration with hardware components 

• Work closely with the hardware team to provide feedback on hardware designs 

• Work with algorithm engineers to port complex algorithms into an embedded platform. 

• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices. 

• Generate Deliverables (including documentation) to support IEC 62304, ISO14971 and ISO13485 requirements 

• Assist the effort to elicit and create software requirements 

• Implement and maintain robust software testing strategies, including unit, integration, and automated testing to ensure high-quality code 

• Participate in the design of software verification and validation test 

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, providing timely and effective solutions 

• Participate in system level risk analysis and DFMEA’s 

• Participate in HW design reviews and component selection. Contribute to HW DFMEAs 

• Creation of new and maintenance of existing custom software tools 

• Gathering of tool requirements 

• Development of scalable architecture 

• Validation and deployment 

• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, continuously improving the software development process. 

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

• Additional tasks as assigned 

Must Have:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or

• Advanced degree with 0 years of experience.

Nice to Have: 

•  Previous software engineering experience in the medical device industry, or a highly regulated environment (like defence/aviation etc.) is a plus 

• A strong background in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex software systems 

• Experience in real-time software optimization 

• Solid knowledge of network communication protocols, and image processing algorithms is a plus 

• Knowledge of continuous development and/or integration tools and practices, included automated testing and deployment 

• Experience with software risk analysis including software failure mode and effects analysis 

• Awareness of Medical Device standards and applicable FDA standards\Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.  

• Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of embedded software development experience, or a Master’s degree with 1 years of relevant experience 

• Expert-level proficiency in C and C++ software design & coding required in an Embedded development environment 

• Ability to comprehend datasheets schematics and apply information to software design 

• Experience with firmware development in embedded Linux and/or real-time operating systems, e.g. FreeRTOS, ThreaX, QNX etc. 

• Familiar with standard embedded communication protocols, e.g. SPI, I2C, UART, etc., as well as driver implementation. 

• Experience with IAR Toolchain and other cross-platform compilers  

• Ability to work closely with hardware engineers and technicians to bring up new boards and debug issues at the hardware/software interface level. 

• Experience working in a structured software development environment following a well-defined software development process 

• Demonstrated ability to quickly interpret an extensive variety of technical information and find resolution to an issue quickly. 

• Understanding of version control systems and configuration management. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Ability to learn and apply new technology in areas of responsibility.

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):$98,400-$147,600

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 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.

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.