At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Medtronic leads the health care industry to provide solutions that benefit the daily lives of people across the globe. Our organization contributes directly to this mission through our rich software system, which include Mobile applications combined with scaled infrastructure and advanced analytics. Become part of our team and you will be challenged to build these amazing software products, and in the process, make a real difference.

The Medtronic Diabetes Operating Unit is on a mission to deliver the power of our Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) algorithm and its proven benefits and to give people with Diabetes a choice in the treatment approach that is right for them. To that end we are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer II to be a part of this dynamic and high-impact team.

As an Embedded Software Engineer, your primary role would be to design and develop low level embedded software interfacing with electronics and other peripheral devices.  As part of this role, you will also participate in technical discussions and problem solving for software projects and collaborate with the platform and system architects on the impacts of design decisions. You will be a key interface between the software team and other software teams and functions including participating in change control and risk analysis activities as part of the software quality process.

The best candidates will be Software / Firmware / Embedded Engineers with education and/or experience in these areas. Strong relationship skills are a must, as is excellent verbal and written communication.

The R&D group creates our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Join us to make a lasting impact and bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide. This is a unique opportunity to apply your best technical innovation, problem solving and leadership skills to improving how people live their lives every day.

This position is hybrid (3 days/week) in Northridge, CA

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

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.
Follows systems software engineering policies, standards and procedures.
Role models adapting work process to accommodate change and ensure productivity during times of change.
Sets meaningful personal goals and helps others prioritize short-term activities around work team/functional priorities
Partner with cross functional teams to understand the good architecture and design.
Work closely with software test, quality and the systems teams to ensure the product works properly from end-to-end.
Participate and contribute to product code and design reviews.
Work on initiatives to drive continuously improvements in processes and procedures.
Provide concise, timely, and accurate status reports of all activities.
Be familiar with Agile processes, Atlassian suite of tools.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related Engineering or Sciences field and 2+ years of professional experience in software development
or, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related Engineering or Sciences field

Nice to Have

Proficiency in C, familiarity with C++ and Assembly.
Embedded systems development experience.
Experience with real time operating systems (RTOS).
Experience in medical software development process such as IEC 62304 or other regulated software development.
Strong numerical and analytical skills.
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
Experience with Network Communications or Bluetooth Low Energy (Preferred).

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.

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):$95,200.00 - $142,800.00

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).

About Medtronic

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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