Principal Software Engineer

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

The Principal Software Engineer will be a member of the Engineering R&D team working on the software development and support of medical devices. Works closely with other members of the engineering staff to provide technical solutions to engineering problems.

The Principal Software Engineer will participate in architectural design, software code, software unit test plans, and other project artifacts.

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

• Participates, as a member of software project or sub-project team(s), in the development of software applications for product / test tools.
• Adheres to defined development plans, guidelines, and procedures.
• Generates high-quality work products.
• Translates requirements/specifications into design, and ultimately software.
• Participates in requirements, design and code reviews as they pertain to software designs.
• Participates in other activities, such as performing hazard and risk analysis, reviews of designs and tests, etc.
• Functions well in a team environment.
• Demonstrates good coding practices.
  
  

Required knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor's Degree and with 12 to 18 years of relevant experience or an advanced degree and with 10 to 16 years of relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail, with ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to build consensus and establish common goals.
• Hands Experience on Python, C++ 11 and C++ 14 programming.
• Hands-on experience on Google test tool for unit testing and Coverity for static analysis.
• Hands-on experience of operating systems like VXWORKS/QNX 7 and Linux.
• Knowledge in cyber security software development.
• Experience in tools like JAMA, STASH/BITBUCKET/GIT/JIRA/CONFLUENCE/BAMBOO.
• Good knowledge of agile principles and good experience in working in agile environment.
• Embedded application development and unit testing experience is required.
• Should be familiar with X86 and ARM microprocessor architectures.
• Good understanding of multithreading in both design and implementation.
• Experience with projects that require hardware /software interfacing.
• Medical instruments development experience is preferable.
• Experience with documented software development processes or familiarity with FDA and ISO standards like IEC 62304 is a plus
• Good communication skills.
• Good team player.
• Continue to focus on improvements and bring value to the customers.
  
  

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. 

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here