Sr. Product Security Engineer
MedtronicAbout the role
Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
A Day in the Life
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.
Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) is seeking a Senior Product Security Engineer to join our R&D organization and help secure cardiac ablation medical device solutions. This role focuses on cybersecurity for medical devices and embedded systems. It is not an IT security, compliance, or GRC-focused position. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience partnering with engineering teams to integrate cybersecurity into real-time systems, embedded firmware, connected devices, and other product security contexts.
The selected candidate will support the integration of advanced cybersecurity controls, identify and mitigate vulnerabilities, and contribute to initiatives that improve cyber resilience across the product lifecycle. This person will serve as a technical subject matter expert, mentor others, collaborate across functions, and help drive long-term improvements in product security posture.
Primary Responsibilities
Product Security - Implement security requirements across the medical device development lifecycle by partnering with cross-functional teams and applying best practices from design through deployment.
Risk Assessment - Conduct threat modeling and vulnerability assessments to identify, prioritize, and help mitigate security risks throughout the product lifecycle.
Security Architecture - Support the design and delivery of secure medical devices through implementation of capabilities such as secure boot, secure communications, data protection, software update mechanisms, system integration protections, and access controls.
Security Standards - Apply medical device cybersecurity standards and guidance, including NIST, OWASP, and IEC 81001-5-1, and partner with development teams to strengthen security practices.
Technical Leadership - Stay current on cybersecurity trends affecting medical devices and health software, share best practices, and help advance long-term product security strategy.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in embedded device security within a regulated industry.
Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts and frameworks such as NIST and OWASP.
Working knowledge of secure software development lifecycle principles and security-by-design practices.
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