Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Medical Devices

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

MIP incentive plan

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in Ireland to design, develop, and sustain embedded software for medical devices. You will work across software, hardware, systems, test, and quality teams to deliver reliable solutions in real-time environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on development in C/C++, RTOS like ThreadX, and hardware interfaces, with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and contribute to risk analyses and design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field with years of experience.
• Experience in embedded C/C++ in bare-metal and RTOS environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for medical products using C/C++.
• Develop software for microcontrollers and hardware interfaces.
• Build proof-of-concept solutions to evaluate new ideas.
• Develop for bare-metal and RTOS-based applications.
• Contribute to software architecture and modular design.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and design discussions.
• Investigate issues and implement effective fixes.
• Create and maintain software requirements, designs, and documentation.

Skills

Embedded C

C++

RTOS

Microcontrollers (STM32)

Hardware drivers

Unit testing

Git & CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Embedded Systems

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling

STM32CubeMX

Static analysis tools

Job description

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in Ireland to design, develop, and sustain embedded software for medical devices. You will work across software, hardware, systems, test, and quality teams to deliver reliable solutions in real-time environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on development in C/C++, RTOS like ThreadX, and hardware interfaces, with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and contribute to risk analyses and design reviews.