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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.

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Across our global Neuroscience organization, we advance care for some of medicine’s most complex neurological and spinal conditions. By combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, and deep clinical expertise, we partner with physicians and health systems to improve how patients are treated and supported throughout their care journey.

         

         

Our Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Operating Unit provides innovative technologies that support clinicians in treating sinus, otology, head and neck, skull base, airway, and related conditions. Our ENT technology includes powered instruments, image-guided surgical systems, and sinus implants that enhance precision, safety, and efficiency across both office and operating room settings—helping improve patient outcomes in a complex and evolving specialty.

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Careers That Change Lives 

The Director of Systems Engineering leads a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for the design, integration, and lifecycle management of complex medical device systems within the ENT Operating Unit. This role drives systems architecture, requirements management, cross-functional integration, and risk oversight while partnering across hardware, software, firmware, and clinical teams to deliver reliable, innovative solutions. The leader will establish systems-level strategies and scalable engineering processes that improve product quality, accelerate time to market, and support the continued advancement of sophisticated ENT therapies and technologies.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: 

Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead, build, and scale a high-performing Systems Engineering organization, including hiring, succession planning, and leadership development.

• Foster a culture of accountability, inclusion, engagement, and continuous improvement to drive retention and organizational performance.

• Serve as a transformational leader and change agent, advancing organizational effectiveness and cross-functional collaboration across R&D.

Systems Engineering Strategy & Talent Development

• Develop and advance systems engineering capabilities aligned with emerging methodologies and ENT therapy area needs.

• Drive consistent application of DRM and systems engineering best practices across R&D functions.

• Provide functional leadership and operational oversight of the Systems Engineering organization.

• Mentor and develop engineering talent to build a strong pipeline of future technical and organizational leaders.

System Architecture & Concept Development

• Define and influence ENT platform and system architecture strategy in collaboration with Upstream Marketing to ensure portfolio differentiation and long-term competitiveness.

• Translate scientific, clinical, and technological insights into scalable system architectures and a clear product development roadmap.

• Partner with clinical experts and advisory networks to validate technical direction and inform design decisions.

• Influence cross-functional priorities and ensure alignment of architecture decisions with business and product strategy.

• Communicate architectural vision, trade-offs, and technical strategy to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Systems Development & Integration

• Lead systems engineering execution within a Core Team Model to enable high-quality, compliant, and on-time product launches.

• Own system-level requirements and architecture across therapy delivery systems, devices, programmers, and accessories.

• Ensure seamless integration across hardware, software, and firmware development partners.

• Drive technology reuse and platform standardization to improve efficiency, scalability, and development speed.

System Verification & Validation

• Establish and lead a Systems Verification & Validation Center of Excellence to drive consistency, efficiency, and technical rigor.

• Define system integration and verification strategies t