We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 8 Aug 2026

 

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

In this exciting role as a Senior Embedded Software Test Engineer, you will have responsibility for architecting and implementing embedded software testing that maximizes our software robustness and quality of our patient monitoring products for our customers. You will engage with embedded software engineers, system engineering, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, system functionality, and testing needs.

Medtronic aims to contribute to human welfare by application of biomedical engineering in the research, design, manufacture, and sale of instruments or appliances that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. In order to recognize the personal worth of all employees, Medtronic provides an employment framework that allows personal satisfaction in work accomplished, security, advancement opportunity, and means to share in the company's success. If you consider joining the team and you are committed to do a meaningful work, make a difference, and improve lives, you will find a culture of collaboration and innovation at Medtronic. Starting the road to your rewarding career with Medtronic will come with competitive pay, bonuses, and benefits supporting your work-life balance.

         

         

In this role:

• You will architect, design, and implement test systems, techniques, and methods for testing embedded software on our Nellcor/INVOS oximetry platforms as well as the BIS anesthesia monitoring platform.
• You will independently or with a small team achieve our software testing, reliability, and quality goals
• You will apply the appropriate test standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the embedded system development life cycle to support the overall quality of our products.
• You will lead and conduct software verification and validation of software system requirements and ensure traceability and testability
• You will diligently document test results, recommend quality improvements, and work with embedded software development to resolve defects and diagnose/improve performance

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 4 years of software test experience or advanced degree(s) with a minimum of 2 years of software test experience.  Must have experience with test system development, implementation, and manual testing. 

Nice to Have

• Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related engineering degree
• Experience with embedded software/firmware static code and code coverage analysis tools
• You must be able to work in a team environment.
• Must have demonstrated experience with automated test integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with implementing AI techniques for rapid test development
• Experience with validation of software test tools
• Medical device development experience, design control, FDA and MDR regulations.
• Knowledge of embedded software development following IEC 62304.
• Experience in C, C#, and Python
• Experience with Agile development and the use of tools like Jira, Polarion, and Gitlab
• Demonstrated skills in “systems thinking” – ability to consider problems, implementations, and impacts at a higher system level
• Effective communication and presentation skills at all levels of the organization
• Excellent prioritization and organizational skills 
• Highly skilled in problem solving and analysis with high attention to detail
• Able to apply engineering analysis techniques and tools (Matlab, Minitab, Excel, etc.)
• Experience with pulse oximetry and/or other physiologic sensing modalities

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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