Software Engineer I

Software Engineer I - Surgical

In this early career role at Medtronic Surgical Operating Unit, you will contribute to the development of control and behavior algorithms that supports legacy, current and future generations of robotic surgical instruments. This includes sophisticated state machines that coordinate the behavior of multiple computing nodes based on user inputs and, control algorithms that utilize embedded sensor and actuator hardware to deliver high-bandwidth, precise and robust instrument response. In addition, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a range of disciplines spanning from mechanical design to human factors.

Careers that Change Lives

In this role, you will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers responsible for further development and enhancement of the globally launched Robotic Assisted Surgery platform within the Surgical Operating unit: https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/robotic-assisted-surgery/hugo-ras-system.html

Medtronic's Surgical Operating Unit is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations. With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve.

Make your impact by exploring a career with the world's leading Medical Device company, striving "to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life."

A Day in The Life

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to define software requirements pertaining to state machines that serve as the "brain" of the system and coordinate behavior across multiple computing nodes.

• Design feedback control algorithms in MATLAB/Simulink using classical PID control laws

• Rapidly design and develop software and supporting tools in MATLAB/Simulink, and test your software changes on the surgical robotic system.

• Use your expertise to triage defects, develop software unit tests, and review the testing team's software verification protocols.

• Analyze the software for failure modes and develop solutions that mitigate risk.

• Update/tune existing software implementation to support released products.

• Contribute updates to your team's software documentation and architecture.

• Improve the quality of your team's software through design reviews, and ensure your work complies with the procedures of the organization's quality management system.

• Join an Agile Scrum team that collaboratively plans sprints, improves the quality of the team's backlog of tickets, and defines and completes tasks

• Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements operating systems components, software tools and utilities.

• Determines systems software design requirements.

• Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency.

• Generates systems software engineering policies, standards and procedures.

• Additional tasks as assigned

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 0 years of work experience in Software Engineering

Nice to Have

• Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail, with ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to build consensus and establish common goals.

• Experience developing software for commercial products, preferably in regulated industries.

• Experience developing software in a Linux environment.

• Strong knowledge of computer science, including how operating systems and compilation work.

• Comfortable with common development tools: build automation (cmake preferred), code coverage, unit testing, static analysis, debugging, source control, etc.

• Experience developing software in C/C++ with strong object-oriented programming skills.

• Experience developing software with state machines (Matlab Stateflow preferred)

• Experience designing software using visual modeling languages (UML, SysML)

• Knowledge of surgical robotics

• Experience with integrating mechanical and/or electrical hardware and software, particularly in an embedded context.

• Proficient in use of modeling & simulation software (MATLAB/Simulink strongly preferred)

• Fluency in English

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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. (ADA-United States of America)

Compensation

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. Learn more about our benefits here.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan.  Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6 here.

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.