Hardware Systems Lead

COV Covidien LP; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Hardware Systems Lead to drive architectures for complex medical device systems. The role spans electronics, RF, embedded firmware, mechanical design, and software interfaces, requiring close collaboration with quality, regulatory, and manufacturing teams.

This position emphasizes system-level leadership, architecture definition, and cross-functional coordination to ensure compliant, high-performance products throughout the development lifecycle. Onsite in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience defining system architectures for complex electromechanical and embedded hardware products.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical integration efforts involving hardware, firmware, mechanical, and software development teams.
• Experience performing system-level verification, validation, and technical risk management activities.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain product system architecture across electronics, embedded firmware, mechanical subsystems, RF communications, and software interfaces.
• Translate user, product, and business requirements into system and subsystem specifications while balancing technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Lead technical tradeoff analyses involving power consumption, RF performance, component selection, manufacturability, reliability, and product cost.
• Coordinate development activities across PCB, firmware, antenna, enclosure, and subsystem integration efforts.
• Partner with software engineering teams to establish feature requirements, interface definitions, integration strategies, and verification plans.
• Drive system integration activities and resolve complex cross-functional technical issues throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead design reviews, risk management activities, verification planning, and validation readiness assessments.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to support design for manufacturability and compliance with applicable medical device requirements.

Skills

System architecture

Cross-functional leadership

System-level verification

Technical risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 26 Sep 2026 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

This role supports the development of medical device systems spanning disposables, capital equipment, wearable technologies, short-term implantable products, and associated software platforms. The Hardware Systems Lead serves as the technical integrator across electrical hardware, radio frequency (RF) communications, embedded firmware, mechanical design, and software interfaces to deliver system-level solutions that meet product performance, manufacturability, quality, cost, and regulatory requirements. This position may be based onsite in either Santa Clara, California or Lafayette, Colorado. The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional engineering, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing teams throughout the product development lifecycle. The Hardware Systems Lead provides system-level technical leadership for new product development programs and sustains engineering activities. This position oversees architecture definition, subsystem integration, technical tradeoff analysis, and cross-functional coordination to ensure successful delivery of complex medical device systems. The role works closely with hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to align product requirements with technical execution.

Primary Responsibilities

• Define and maintain product system architecture across electronics, embedded firmware, mechanical subsystems, RF communications, and software interfaces.
• Translate user, product, and business requirements into system and subsystem specifications while balancing technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Lead technical tradeoff analyses involving power consumption, RF performance, component selection, manufacturability, reliability, and product cost.
• Coordinate development activities across printed circuit board (PCB), firmware, antenna, enclosure, and subsystem integration efforts.
• Partner with software engineering teams to establish feature requirements, interface definitions, integration strategies, and verification plans.
• Drive system integration activities and resolve complex cross-functional technical issues throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead design reviews, risk management activities, verification planning, and validation readiness assessments.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to support design for manufacturability and compliance with applicable medical device requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of relevant engineering experience, or an advanced degree and 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience defining system architectures for complex electromechanical and embedded hardware products.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical integration efforts involving hardware, firmware, mechanical, and software development teams.
• Experience performing system-level verification, validation, and technical risk management activities.
• Ability to translate product requirements into subsystem specifications and system design decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with embedded electronics design and system integration.
• Experience with RF design considerations, wireless communications, and antenna integration.
• Experience leading new product development programs within a regulated industry.
• Experience supporting design for manufacturability and product commercialization activities.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$150,400.00 - $225,600.00

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).

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
• 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)
• 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.

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.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

This employer participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.

Further details are available at the link below: 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 95,000+ 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. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care.