Principal Software Engineer - C++

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

In this exciting role as a Principal Software Engineer, you will apply technical expertise towards developing world-class solutions using software engineering tools to solve highly complex technical problems related to surgical navigation, robotics, and ablation products.

As an experienced engineer, you will prepare plans for your own work, guide and mentor other engineers, participate in technical reviews, select the most promising concepts, implement advances in current state-of-the-art software technology, and identify opportunities for productivity and quality improvement.

As a technical software leader, you will work closely with software development teams and cross-functional teams in an Agile environment (Scrum). You will ensure tests pass relative to design specifications, prepare formal documentation, and educate stakeholders regarding solutions. You will provide solutions that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity and work is performed with minimal direction to determine technical objectives of assignments.

In this role you will:

• Design, develop, test, and document complex software components, and applications related to surgical navigation, robotics, and ablation products using C++.

• Lead requirements gathering, estimating, and planning efforts.

• Interface with mechanical, electrical, systems, and test engineers as well as quality assurance and regulatory compliance teams.

• Troubleshoot, debug, maintain, and support existing products.

• Represent the company at industry trade shows and customer sites.

• Participate and often recommend on-going professional development activities.

• Identify and implement process improvements often of a complex nature.

• Effectively contribute to development teams.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree in a technically related field required

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume. This is not a remote position.

Nice to Have

• Expert programming skills in C++

• Experience with other programming languages, for example Python, Go, or Java.

• Expert knowledge in designing, developing, testing, and documenting software infrastructure systems and system components.

• Experience in large-scale software design including OOA/OOD and design patterns.

• Assisting with project timeline estimation and planning efforts

• Experience using Git-based source control systems

• Strong knowledge of modern software design, development, debug, and test practices.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Leadership and mentorship capabilities.

• Ability to work in an Agile team environment.

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.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$140,800.00 - $211,200.00

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. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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 90,000+ 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.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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