Senior Principal Software Engineer - CRDN
Medtronic
Summary
Medtronic’s Coronary and Renal Denervation (CRDN) business is looking for a Senior Principal Software Engineer to be part of a high-performing team that is revolutionizing the design and development of energy based therapeutic medical devices to treat hypertension. In this role, you will leverage both your technical breadth and business acumen to support the next generation medical device software products. This position is in Mounds View, MN within the Coronary and Renal Denervation (CRDN) unit.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality medical device embedded software solutions as part of the software team in accordance with Agile principles and Scrum methodologies
- Define and uphold architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices
- Make high-impact technical decisions that align with long-term platform and business strategy
- Review and guide system designs, APIs, data models, and integration approaches
- Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability
- Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, and compliance requirements
- Lead Risk Assessment activities and Requirements development
- Cross-functional team collaboration with HW and Systems partners, including integration team, testing team, Quality, System V&V, etc.
- Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and lessons learned
- Provide leadership in solving engineering problems and fostering creativity and innovation in design and problem solutions
- Follow Medical device regulations (IEC 62304, IEC 82304, FDA, etc.)
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in software development, and make recommendations for process improvements
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have: 10+ years of technical leadership experience; Experience developing medical device software; Strong expertise in programming languages (C++, Python, C#); Experience with various operating systems and tools - Linux OS, PetaLinux, Yocto, FreeRTOS; Experience with Containers; Strong knowledge of secure SDLC practices and software risk management.
Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline and minimum of 10 years of work experience OR advanced degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline with 8 years of work experience.
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of microservices architecture and event-driven systems
- Familiarity with FPGA
- Experience in regulated or enterprise-scale environments
- Knowledge of cloud and connected medical devices
- Excellent collaboration skills across engineering, quality, and regulatory teams
- Pragmatic decision-making that balances compliance, security, and delivery velocity
- Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline and minimum of 10 years of work experience OR advanced degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline with 8 years of work experience
- 10+ years of technical leadership experience
- Experience developing medical device software
- Strong expertise in programming languages (C++, Python, C#)
- Experience with various operating systems and tools - Linux OS, PetaLinux, Yocto, FreeRTOS
- Experience with Containers
- Strong knowledge of secure SDLC practices and software risk management
Benefits
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Long-term Disability Leave
- Dependent Daycare Spending Account
- Tuition Assistance
- Incentive Plans
- 401(k) Matching
- Short-term Disability
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
Company overview
Medtronic is a global healthcare technology leader and one of the world's largest medical device companies, founded in 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company operates in over 150 countries and employs more than 90,000 people worldwide. Medtronic's mission is to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life through innovative medical technologies. The company develops and manufactures devices and therapies to treat more than 70 health conditions, including cardiac devices, cranial and spine robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. With a rich history that began with the invention of the battery-powered pacemaker, Medtronic has grown into a diversified healthcare technology company with four main business units: Minimally Invasive Therapies Group, Diabetes Group, Restorative Therapies Group, and Cardiac and Vascular Group. The company's therapies help approximately 72 million people annually and represent a significant force in advancing medical technology to address some of humanity's most challenging health problems.