About this role
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 20 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 Medtronic Neuroscience is focused on transforming care for patients with neurological, spinal, and chronic pain conditions. Through meaningful innovation and strong clinical partnerships, we help clinicians deliver therapies that improve lives and expand what is possible in-patient care.
Pelvic Health advances care for patients managing bladder and bowel control conditions. Through proven neuromodulation therapies, we help clinicians offer treatment options that can restore confidence, independence, and everyday quality of life. Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic Pelvic Health As a Principal Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and verify web and mobile software solutions that advance Pelvic Health Therapies.
Working in a highly regulated medical device environment, you will contribute to the full software development lifecycle - from requirements and architecture through implementation, testing, verification, and product release. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Systems, Electrical Engineering, Security, and Quality, to deliver safe, reliable, and innovative therapy solutions while ensuring compliance with medical device regulations and quality standards. Responsibilities may include but not limited to: Define and drive the design and development of solutions that are a combination of web and mobile platforms.
Serve as a expert in mobile application architecture, distributed systems, and modern web technologies. Participate technical evaluations, architecture reviews, and design decisions for strategic initiatives in collaboration with architects, system engineers and product owners Lead onshore and offshore software development team Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements operating systems components, software tools and utilities. Develops software design requirements.
Ensures that software improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency. May work across a variety of software lifecycle activities as determined by program needs. Must Have Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR Masters degree with 5 years of relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years of relevant experience Nice To Have Experience developing embedded software using C and C++.
Strong knowledge of embedded systems design, low-level firmware development, device drivers, peripherals, and communication protocols. Experience developing software for medical devices or other regulated products, with a solid understanding of applicable software development processes and quality standards. Experience developing and debugging Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) embedded firmware, including wireless communication protocols, device connectivity, power optimization, and interoperability across mobile and embedded platforms.
Experience partnering with Systems Engineering, Verification & Validation, Human Factors, Quality, and other cross-functional stakeholders throughout the product development lifecycle. Experience authoring software requirements and translating them into comprehensive verification strategies, test designs, and test cases. Experience participating in the complete software development lifecycle, from planning and design through implementation, verification, and product release.
Familiarity with regulated software development environments and industry standards for medical device software. Knowledge of Medtronic Neuro devices, programs, and associated software applications is preferred. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate across cross-functional teams.
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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. Salary ranges for U.S (excl.
PR) locations (USD):$152,800.00 - $229,200.00 This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location.
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