Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Medtronic; Connacht; On-site; EUR 66,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic in Ireland seeks a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design and develop software for medical products across the lifecycle. You will work with crossfunctional teams in multiple countries, contributing to architecture, documentation, and quality for regulated environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on embedded development, code reviews, testing, and mentoring junior engineers while delivering robust, real-time software for patient care.”

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree with relevant experience in embedded software development.
• Strong hands-on programming experience in embedded C and C++.
• Experience with microcontrollers in bare-metal and RTOS environments (STM32 and ThreadX or equivalent).
• Experience integrating hardware and developing drivers for UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, PWM, USB.
• Experience optimizing embedded software for performance, memory, reliability and real-time behaviour.
• Designing software for testability with unit testing and mocks; software integration testing.
• Experience with static analysis, code reviews, and secure coding practices.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD workflows; familiarity with regulated development processes.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for medical products.
• Contribute to software architecture and modular design.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, systems, test, and quality teams across countries.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and technical design discussions.
• Investigate issues and implement solutions; maintain software requirements and traceability.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers and contribute to risk analyses and documentation.

Skills

Embedded C/C++ programming

RTOS development

Microcontroller experience

Driver development

Unit testing with mocks

Static analysis and secure coding

Git

CI/CD

Regulated environments

Software requirements & traceability

Mentoring juniors

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Embedded Systems, or related field

Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Git

ThreadX

STM32

Python (tests)

Job description

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

The Physiological Sensing R&D team is dedicated to the end-to-end development, continuous advancement, and clinical validation of innovative monitoring technologies that measure, interpret, and leverage physiological signals to improve patient outcomes. Their expertise spans anesthesia and depth of sedation monitoring, respiratory monitoring, pulse oximetry, regional oximetry, and the integration of predictive algorithms and clinical decision support solutions. By focusing on non-invasive, real-time technologies, they empower clinicians with actionable insights in surgery, critical care, and other high-risk settings.

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you will design and develop software for medical products, contributing to various stages of the product lifecycle, from early-stage solution exploration and technical evaluation to feature development, product enhancements, and sustainment of existing products. You will work closely with software, hardware, systems, test, and quality teams across different countries, requiring clear communication and effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software using C and C++.
• Develop software for microcontrollers and related hardware interfaces.
• Build proof-of-concept solutions to explore and evaluate new ideas.
• Develop software for bare-metal and real-time operating system (RTOS)-based applications.
• Contribute to embedded software architecture and modular design.
• Take part in code reviews, software testing, and technical design discussions.
• Investigate software issues and implement appropriate solutions.
• Create and maintain software requirements, designs, and other development documentation, and contribute to software risk analysis.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Embedded Systems, or a related field, with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Strong hands-on programming experience in embedded C and C++.
• Experience developing embedded software for microcontrollers in bare-metal and real-time operating system (RTOS) environments, using microcontroller platforms such as STM32 and an RTOS such as ThreadX or equivalent.
• Experience integrating hardware and developing drivers for various interfaces and peripherals, for example, UART, SPI, I²C, ADC, PWM, and USB.
• Experience developing and optimising embedded software for performance, memory usage, reliability, and real-time behaviour.
• Experience designing software for testability, including unit testing with mocks, software integration testing, and testing on target hardware.
• Experience with static analysis, code reviews, and secure coding practices.
• Experience with configuration management and source-control practices using tools such as Git, along with exposure to CI/CD practices.
• Understanding of software development processes used in regulated environments.
• Experience creating and maintaining software requirements, designs, test records, and traceability between requirements, implementation, and verification evidence.
• Ability to remain hands-on in software development while providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for embedded software development.
• Experience in medical-device software development and familiarity with IEC 62304.
• Experience developing and debugging embedded software for new or early-stage hardware platforms, including prototyping and technical evaluation.
• Experience developing Python-based test, automation, diagnostic, or data-analysis tools for embedded systems.

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.

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.

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 65,600.00 EUR - 98,400.00 EUR |

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).