Prin. Systems Hardware Engineer

Medtronic; Mounds View (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic in Minnesota is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer to advance Digital Health hardware for R&D. You will define hardware requirements, lead development, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality medical devices.

The role emphasizes hardware systems development, verification, and integration with software, mechanical engineering and manufacturing, while mentoring a growing engineering team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in the medical device industry in systems, digital or software development.
• Experience in 5+ major product or portfolio releases; regulated product industry experience is a plus.
• Ability to quickly understand complex system behaviors and architectural constraints.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware and electrical requirements for new and existing product.
• Provide technical direction for hardware platforms, ensuring performance and reliability.
• Own electrical testing deliverables on new and sustaining products.
• Review schematics, PCB layouts and component selection.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, systems and manufacturing teams.
• Drive root cause investigations and resolve complex technical issues.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Hardware development

Schematic design

PCB layouts

CAD tools

System integration

Tools

CAD software

Schematic capture tools

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 18 Sep 2026

A Day in the Life

Principal Hardware Engineer accountable for supporting Digital Health projects as a Systems Hardware Engineer for R&D.

Principal Hardware Engineer

Careers that Change Lives

Medtronic aims to contribute to human welfare by application of biomedical engineering in the research, design, manufacture, and sale of instruments or appliances that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. To recognize the personal worth of all employees, Medtronic provides an employment framework that allows personal satisfaction in work accomplished, security, advancement opportunity, and means to share in the company's success. If you consider joining the team and you are committed to doing meaningful work, making a difference, and improving lives, you will find a culture of collaboration and innovation at Medtronic. Starting the road to your rewarding career with them will come with competitive pay, bonuses, and benefits supporting your work-life balance.

In the role as Principal Hardware Engineer, you will work to advance existing technology or introduce novel technologies and therapies, specifically in Digital Health. You will work with key stakeholders to help consider system and hardware requirements, integrate systems solutions and organize technical objectives of the products in HealthCast Acute Care and Monitoring. Additionally, the individual will be responsible for building tight collaboration and a culture of trust within the Digital Health organization.

A Day in the Life

As a Principal Hardware Engineer, you will be accountable for supporting Digital Health projects as a Systems Hardware Engineer for R&D. The Hardware Engineer will work closely on new product development while also supporting sustaining projects as a hardware focused pillar on the team. The Hardware Engineer should be able to provide technical leadership in design, development, and verification of complex hardware systems. This role will serve as a technical expert and mentor within the engineering organization, helping to elevate the capabilities of a growing team while driving the development of reliable, high-quality products.

This role is required on site in either Mounds View, Minnesota or Lafayette, Colorado.

Responsibilities Include:

• Responsible for owning hardware and electrical requirements for new and existing product
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals with extensive hands-on hardware development experience and passion for coaching and developing engineers
• Serve as a subject matter expert for electrical and hardware design challenges.
• Responsible for owning electrical testing deliverables on new and sustaining products
• Provide technical direction for hardware platforms, ensuring performance, reliability, manufacturing and scalability
• Drives root cause investigations and resolution of complex technical issues
• Deep knowledge of international standards (IEC 60601-1, 60601-2, CC 47CF$, ANSI C63.27, etc.)
• Deep knowledge of various wireless technologies, batteries, and battery powered systems
• Deep knowledge of CAD and other similar tools
• Develop and review schematics, PCB layouts and component selection
• Perform hardware debugging, verification and system integration activities
• Collaborate closely with software, mechanical, systems and manufacturing teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to existing hardware architectures
• Experiencing working with patient contacting devices and understanding of regulations around it
• Ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously and keep organized and multitask.
• Understand of stage gate processes for projects within the medical device project lifecycle
• Organizational collaborator on DH&AI enabled initiatives to leverage cross disciplinary and globally distributed teams to craft high-quality products and services that customers love and drive preference
• Collaborate with other leaders to ensure successful development, release, and launch of world-class product (portfolio/program)

Must Have: Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in the medical device industry in systems, digital or software development with proven record of accomplishment. Knowledge of Agile methodology is nice to have.
• Experience in 5+ major product or portfolio releases. Experience in a regulated product industry is nice to have.
• Ability to quickly understand complex system behaviors, engineering problems, technical and architectural constraints.