Lead Electrical Engineer – RF & FPGA (Medical Devices)

Nextern, Inc.; Minnesota; On-site; USD 134,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer for medical device RF design, hardware interfaces, and digital hardware development. You will drive design and testing from early concepts through market release of a Renal Denervation RF ablation generator.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross‑functional teamwork, and technical excellence in RF energy delivery, FPGA/SOM, and circuit card design to improve patient outcomes globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Electromechanical Systems / Capital equipment, or equivalent experience including hardware and software integration
• Technical leadership experience
• Minimum of 7 years of experience with subsystem design, circuit card architecture, schematic development, PCB‑level testing
• Or advanced degree with 6 years experience with subsystem design, circuit card architecture, schematic development, PCB‑level testing
• Or PhD with 3 years experience with subsystem design, circuit card architecture, schematic development, PCB‑level testing

Responsibilities

• Apply expertise in RF design, RF energy delivery, digital circuit card design, FPGA, SOM, and hardware/software interfaces to support complex medical device electronics.
• Support RF generator subsystem design, circuit card architecture, schematic development, PCB‑level testing, characterization, integration, verification, validation, and lifecycle activities for a next‑generation Renal Denervation RF ablation generator.
• Translate system, product, and hardware requirements into clear electrical engineering deliverables, including requirements decomposition, test coverage, and verification strategy.
• Partner with systems, software, FPGA, mechanical, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, CTM, and program teams to support cross‑functional execution and design transfer readiness.
• Provide expert technical input during design reviews, RF design discussions, board checkout, integration troubleshooting, independent reviews, test planning, and risk discussions.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

RF Design

RF Energy Delivery

Digital Circuit Card Design

FPGA

SOM

Hardware/Software Interfaces

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Schematic Capture

PCB Testing

Job description

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer for medical device RF design, hardware interfaces, and digital hardware development. You will drive design and testing from early concepts through market release of a Renal Denervation RF ablation generator.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross‑functional teamwork, and technical excellence in RF energy delivery, FPGA/SOM, and circuit card design to improve patient outcomes globally.