Software Engineer II - Surgical Robotics

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

As a Software Engineer II in Controls working at Medtronic, you will be a major contributor to the software that controls robotic surgical instruments. You will create software solutions that run on a sophisticated real-time embedded platform, using embedded sensor and actuator hardware to deliver high-bandwidth, precise and robust instrument response. In addition, this role will involve engagement with the electromechanical design of surgical instruments at all stages - with a focus on control software requirements development that is compatible with the test, verification and validation of a safety-critical system.

Engineers create our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Combine the best of your experience with training and mentorship to move your career forward. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide. If you are a pioneer and would like to have a big impact within the new world of medical robotics - then come join our team!

You will

• Design and develop feedback control loop algorithms using Simulink and MATLAB

• Develop controls software for robotic manipulators and surgical instruments

• Integrate and test new controller designs on hardware and with the rest of the robotic platform

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of verification methods

• Partner with the greater software organization, systems engineering, and validation groups

• Define and review software requirements

• Conduct software and product hardware-in-loop testing and create model and prototypes

• Act as an independent reviewer of MATLAB/Simulink models to ensure that all software meets quality standards

• Prepare and participate in design reviews

• Document or participate in the documentation of the software including architecture and design detail, unit testing, anomaly tracking and reports

Must Haves

• Bachelor's Degree and at least 2 years of relevant engineering experience OR an advanced degree and 0 years of relevant engineering experience.

Nice to Have

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

• Familiarity with multi-body kinematics and dynamics

• Design of position, velocity, and torque feedback controllers

• Implementation and tuning of high-performance feedback control in software

• Signal processing experience (discrete/digital methods and algorithms)

• Experience with real-time software on microprocessor-based systems and developing software in a Linux environment

• Integrating mechanical and electrical hardware and software, particularly in an embedded context

• Medical product development process highly desired-regulatory processes, safety considerations, hands-on experience with medical/surgical devices/instruments

• Experience with diverse, cross functional teams; Geodiversity spanning an international environment is a bonus

• Fluency in English is required (German a plus)

• Ability to travel up to once

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.

Benefits & 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. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). Learn more about MIP and benefits 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.

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.