Senior Design Automation Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 7 Jul 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 Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Embedded Systems Environments (ESE) organization enables the development of the next generation medical technologies that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of patients across the world.


As a Senior Design Automation Engineer, you will be enabling the design and test of Medtronic implantable cardiac devices and end-to-end testing of the complete care system used by clinicians and patients worldwide.

We are looking for highly motivated and self-starting strong design automation engineers looking forward to innovating in a fun and fast paced environment with a passion to improve people's quality of life.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Performing tool installs, upgrades, set-up and license management for our various EDA tools (Cadence Palladium software, RPP software, Xilinx, ARM and Lauterbach debuggers)
• Develop training courses and deliver methodology training and proactive support to design community for these tools and environments
• Validate & production release software
• Point of contact for interfacing with tool vendors and projects
• Assist design engineers in debugging issues running designs on Palladium/RPP
• Debug Compile/Synthesis issues on Palladium/RPP
• Maintain Palladium Linux host nodes
• Run diagnostics on the Palladium, perform routine maintenance
• Optimize emulation performance on either Palladium or RPP
• Support connecting hardware/speed bridges to the palladium including setting up I/O
• Install Linux operating system on host nodes
• Setup job scheduling for these resources
• Install Debuggers boxes (DSTREAM or Lauterbach) and manage their firmware updates
• Model various analog and digital functions for emulation such as memory, power supplies, clocking etc

Nice to Haves - Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience and interest in supporting EDA tools and environments
• Experience automating, supporting and running hardware designs on accelerators (preferably Cadence Palladium)
• Experience with FPGA designs and FPGA tools (preferably Xilinx)
• Experience with static timing analysis tools
• Hardware Design Experience
• Deep knowledge of scripting with Perl, Python, TCL, or equivalent
• Deep knowledge of digital simulators (e.g. Cadence - Incisive, VCS)
• Deep knowledge of Verilog, System Verilog languages
• Working knowledge of design management tools and flows (SVN preferred)
• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems
• Working knowledge of Palladium power analysis
• Working knowledge of assertion-based verification (formal & dynamic) and coverage driven-constrained random verification
• Emphasis on the application of CAE processes and tools for accurate, high-quality flows and designs to support projects

Must Haves - Minimum Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant technical experience, or advanced degree with 2 years of technical experience

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

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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):$104,000.00 - $156,000.00

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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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