We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Jun 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 Life

We are a learning culture, an inventive and collaborative group. We are dedicated to making sure that every patient gets the best product —when they need it. We have strong ties to our local communities. Our vibrant employee communities respect and value individual experience and perspective as we aim to improve lives and the access to healthcare.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

This position will be based in Mounds View, MN

         

         

The Senior Systems Engineer will apply knowledge of systems engineering and experience in working on complex multidisciplinary problems and will provide leadership of projects from early phase development to market release.

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. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

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. 

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

• Use critical thinking skills and technical knowledge to solve complex systems interaction problems in the fields of coronary artery disease or renal denervation.
• Provide expertise in multiple roles in the product development life cycle through deep knowledge of system functionality including electronics and software.
• Responsible for completeness and correctness of requirements.
• Define interface requirements between systems for assigned features (e.g. software, firmware, hardware, mechanical).
• Lead cross-functional teams to make appropriate, timely decisions, and recommendations that result in the successful completion of major project objectives.
• Execute multiple systems engineering activities in the product development life cycle including identification, planning, monitoring, and executing tasks for entire project.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop business and customer needs for new product development.
• Design or support development of a systems architecture that aligns product development with the needs of the business and the customer.
• Contribute to defining new technologies through the understanding and utilization of knowledge in product design and in-vivo use conditions.
• Support or lead key design trade-offs for assigned features, present to project management, and drive decisions. Extensive ability to foresee problems and provide alternate solutions.
• Apply knowledge of biomedical / systems engineering principles, systems engineering competencies, and systems engineering methodologies.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements-

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in quality or engineering
• Or an Advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in quality or engineering
• Or PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have

• Medical device industry experience preferred
• Experience with IEC 60601-1 and ISO 13485
• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering
• Experience with QMS requirements
• Experience with cyber security

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical Job Requirements

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