Systems Engineer II

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 Jan 2026

 

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 LifeMedtronic’s Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) business is looking for a Systems Design Engineer II to be part of a high-performing team in the definition, design and development of oximetry monitoring device systems. In this role, you will leverage both your technical breadth and business acumen to accelerate the design and development of next generation medical devices. The work you do will impact patients globally and help support Medtronic’s mission of alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions.

This engineering position requires strong technical and leadership skills to support the design of innovative, new products within the Physiologic Sensing Group. The Systems Design Engineer II will apply knowledge of systems engineering and experience in working on complex multidisciplinary problems. In this exciting role as a Systems Design Engineer II, you will have responsibility for designing and developing patient monitoring devices from user needs to product architecture and design outputs.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident – we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for the patients we serve and an unrelenting desire to improve our business. The candidate will be motivated and must have exceptional soft skills that will be used to work with a team.
Systems Engineering activities typically involve trade-offs between risks, benefits, and performance. Systems Engineering activities are performed within the constraints of a complex regulatory environment, in partnership with development (software, firmware, hardware, mechanical engineering), research, clinical, regulatory, product planning, and marketing groups.

This position will support the department's physiologic sensing technologies which often involve complex electronic circuits, wired communication, adhesives, LED optics, and a mix of consumer and medical technologies.

Acute Care and Monitoring operating unit is transforming the future of health monitoring. Our purpose is to work together with the global healthcare community to solve clinically meaningful problems, with technologies and solutions for blood oxygen management, respiratory compromise, and perioperative complications.

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

• Plan the system architecture of medical devices in development, anticipating design requirements of future roadmap implementation.

• Partner with systems integration engineers to ensure user needs and use conditions are translated into robust, testable requirements.

• Coordinate with subsystem engineers to ensure subsystem requirements properly trace to system/product requirements.

• Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses for total systems.

• Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.

• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 0 years of relevant experience

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications)

• Background in systems engineering, with hands-on experience in integrating complex systems (ASEP certified).

• Experience working with medical professionals to discuss needs and customer complaints.

• Expert in translating user needs to system level requirements and further decomposition down to specifications.

• Proven ability to identify, study, and leverage use conditions to develop robust system designs.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

• Understanding of regulatory requirements and standards in the medical device industry.

• Knowledgeable in tools to help with requirements decomposition and interface identification.

• Familiar with application of comprehensive test methods and reliability best practices in product development.

• Proven ability to identify and mitigate risks associated with system integration.

• Effective communication and presentation skills at all levels of the organization.

• Experience and capability of working with global and/or remote team members.

• Demonstrated practice coordinating with cross-functional teams in medical device development.

• Ability to work on concurrent projects and be able to successfully manage time and priorities.

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):$83,200.00 - $124,800.00

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 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.

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