Lead Software Engineering Manager, Cardiac Mapping & Ablation

MED Medtronic Inc; Mounds View (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

Life insurance

Long‑term disability leave

Tuition assistance/reimbursement

Simple Steps well‑being program

Incentive plans

401(k) plan with match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Non‑qualified Retirement Plan

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead the Affera mapping and ablation system software team. You will guide architecture, design, and development across complex medical device software, ensuring regulatory compliance and high quality.

Responsibilities include defining technical direction, coordinating multi-site deliverables, mentoring engineers, and driving Agile processes to accelerate product delivery while maintaining safety and effectiveness in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience OR advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical leadership, people management, execution discipline, and long‑term engineering strategy.
• Familiarity with Python and C++.
• Thorough understanding of software architecture, design, implementation, code review, integration, and requirements traceability practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering teams responsible for architecture, design, development, sustaining activities for complex medical device software.
• Define technical direction, development priorities, and execution plans in alignment with product and business strategy.
• Support planning and execution of release milestones, risk management, defect resolution, and continuous improvement while partnering with cross‑functional teams to deliver robust solutions for current and future product releases.
• Define, plan, organize, and coordinate software development deliverables across multiple sites in accordance with FDA and other regulatory requirements.
• Recruit, coach, mentor, retain, and develop high‑performing software engineering talent while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and engineering excellence.
• Lead forecasting, effort estimation, resource planning, technical planning, execution, and release activities.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying and implementing industry‑standard software engineering technologies, methods, and tools.
• Apply software development methodologies, including Agile practices, to improve execution, collaboration, and delivery across the organization.
• Champion best practices in software development, architecture, cybersecurity, testability, and documentation.
• Oversee definition and implementation of software engineering practices that improve quality, maintainability, scalability, and product performance.
• Contribute to product strategy through technical assessment, roadmap input, and trade‑off analysis.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Regulatory understanding

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

Medtronic is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead the Affera mapping and ablation system software team. You will guide architecture, design, and development across complex medical device software, ensuring regulatory compliance and high quality.

Responsibilities include defining technical direction, coordinating multi-site deliverables, mentoring engineers, and driving Agile processes to accelerate product delivery while maintaining safety and effectiveness in a fast-paced