We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 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

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be a member of the new product development team that supports the design and development of innovative products within the Surgical Business. You will be spending time delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.
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Medtronic’s Surgical Operations Unit. This is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve. 

Make your impact by exploring a career with the world’s leading Medical Device company, striving “to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.” 

You will:

• Design, implement, test and debug software for medical device products 

• Participate in requirements gathering, estimating and planning 

• Create documentation throughout the development process 

• Commit to achieving and exceeding project goals and timelines  

• Perform duties in compliance with the Quality System 

• Contribute towards generation of systems software engineering policies, standards and procedures. 

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

• Contribute to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy 

 

Must Have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent 

• 7+ years experience with C/C++ in a Linux development environment or

• Advanced degree and 4 yrs experience in a Linux development environment 

Nice to have: 

• Experience with C++ 11 or above. 

• Experience in embedded Linux and real-time applications  

• Knowledge of Object Oriented Development and familiarity with UML 

• Working knowledge of software development best practices 

• Medical device experience  

• Experience with DDS, Linux Yocto, SQLite, Cybersecurity, GUI frameworks.

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