Embedded Software Engineer II

Embedded Software Engineer II

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.

The Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) business develops technologies that help clinicians monitor, assess, and manage patients across the continuum of care. This role supports ACM's airway management portfolio, a product area focused on technologies used in acute care environments including operating rooms, intensive care units, and emergency departments. The engineering team partners across software, hardware, mechanical, systems, clinical, and quality functions to develop and sustain medical technologies that improve patient care and clinician workflows. This position is based in Lafayette, Colorado and is an onsite role. Limited travel may be required to support collaboration, testing activities, and business needs.

As an Embedded Software Engineer II, you will develop embedded software solutions for medical devices used in airway management applications. This role combines software design, embedded systems development, hardware integration, testing, and technical documentation to support new product development and lifecycle engineering activities. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop reliable software that meets product, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software applications and features using C and C++ for medical device products.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, systems, and cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver project objectives.
• Design and implement software architectures, frameworks, and reusable platform components across product lines.
• Integrate software with hardware platforms and troubleshoot issues at the hardware-software interface.
• Create and maintain unit tests, integration tests, automated test scripts, and code review activities.
• Generate software development documentation supporting regulatory and quality system requirements.
• Participate in software verification, validation, and risk management activities.
• Support Agile software development practices, configuration management, and continuous improvement of development processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and 2+ years of embedded software development experience, or a Master's degree in one of these fields.
• Experience developing embedded software using C and C++.
• Experience with Linux-based embedded systems and driver development or maintenance.
• Experience using version control and configuration management tools.
• Experience debugging hardware-software integration issues and applying information from schematics and technical documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing real-time software for microprocessor-based systems.
• Experience with Qt, LVGL, or other embedded graphics and user interface frameworks.
• Experience with Python, shell scripting, or test automation tools.
• Experience with communication protocols including USB, UART, I2C, and SPI.
• Experience within regulated product development environments and knowledge of IEC 62304, ISO 14971, and ISO 13485

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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):$100,000.00 - $150,000.00This 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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