Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Senior Principal Embedded Software EngineerThe Neuromodulation Operating Unit develops implantable and external technologies that help manage chronic pain, movement disorders, epilepsy, and other neurological conditions. This role supports the embedded software function responsible for developing and sustaining software that enables reliable, secure, and effective interaction between patients and neuromodulation therapy systems.As a Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for the design, architecture, development, and lifecycle management of embedded software supporting patient-facing neuromodulation products. This role partners across engineering disciplines to deliver secure, reliable, and regulatory-compliant software solutions while guiding technical direction, mentoring engineering teams, and influencing future product architectures.Primary responsibilities include:Leading embedded software architecture, design, and technical decision-making across the software development lifecycle.Defining and evaluating software, hardware, security, communication, and Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) design approaches to support product requirements.Collaborating with systems, electrical, quality, security, human factors, and project leadership teams to analyze requirements and resolve complex technical challenges.Providing technical leadership and design oversight to globally distributed software development teams and external partners.Investigating, troubleshooting, and resolving complex product issues through root-cause analysis, embedded software debugging, and hardware/software integration activities.Ensuring compliance with applicable medical device software and product standards, including IEC 62304 and IEC 60601-1 requirements.Advancing Agile, DevOps, continuous integration, and automated testing practices to improve software quality and development efficiency.Assessing technical risks and evaluating emerging technologies, architectures, and development tools to support current and future product strategies.Required qualifications include:Bachelor's degree with 10 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with 8 years of relevant experience OR PhD with 6 years of relevant experienceExtensive software and embedded software experience3 years of experience leading technical architecture/design for complex embedded systemsPreferred qualifications include:Real-time experience: Demonstrated expertise designing and implementing real-time (RTOS) embedded software, including:RTOS schedulability analysis (Azure RTOS/ThreadX-based real-time designs)USB CDC and HID InterfaceSecurity solutions (TLS 1.3, x509 certificates, encryption techniques, secure embedded software updates)Driver development & driver portabilityEmbedded software development on an ARM v8m architecture including M33 specific featuresBluetooth & RF telemetry communication solutionsHardware integration & electrical skills: Extensive experience with electrical board bring-up and hardware/software integration, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, JTAG, and UART to diagnose and resolve complex integration issues.Regulatory compliance: Experience developing embedded software throughout the entire Software Development Lifecycle in a highly regulated environment, including experience with IEC 62304 and IEC 60601-1.Systems thinking: Demonstrated ability to understand complex product and system architectures, analyze system requirements and dependencies, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and influence product design decisions across engineering disciplines.Technical leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives, establish technical direction, drive architecture and design decisions, and influence engineering teams without direct authority. Leader with a growth mindset and experiencing mentoring engineers and developing technical capabilities within the teamAgile & Devops: Experience planning and executing under Agile-Scrum development methodology as well as implementing and using Devops/continuous integration development environments.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.