Principal Electrical Engineer, CRM

Medtronic; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 141,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Medtronic plc is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer in the Cardiac Rhythm Management group, based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area (Mounds View, MN). You will lead complex design programs, develop and validate implantable devices, and drive test environments and verification activities.

The role combines hardware, firmware, and system-level integration to deliver lifesaving medical technologies. Requirements include a Baccalaureate in Electrical Engineering with 7+ years of relevant

Qualifications

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience.
• Experience with design, verification, and validation of Class III medical devices or similar regulated product.
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on complex design programs and lead teams of 5-10 electrical engineers.
• Design, develop, analyze, and debug analog and digital circuitry.
• Integrate electronics, firmware, and mechanical designs into final product.
• Develop production test requirements and support manufacturing test applications.
• Support manufacturing sites including PCB and device assembly.
• Develop test environments including automation and emulation.
• Validation of test environments including method validation and non-product software validation.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Technical leadership

PCB design

Circuit simulation

RF evaluation

MATLAB modeling

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

CAD tools

Manufacturing processes

PSPICE/LTSPICE

MATLAB

C/C++

LabVIEW

Python scripting

ISO 14708 / IEC60601

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 9 Nov 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

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

The Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) portfolio delivers therapies designed to restore, support, and protect every heartbeat through advanced pacing, defibrillation, and remote monitoring solutions. CRM's unique ability to pair proven life‑saving therapies with intelligent technology gives clinicians and patients greater confidence. Clinical impact and innovation come together to improve lives through meaningful patient outcomes.

The Principal Electrical Engineer will be an individual contributor within the Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management Electrical System Design Team. The individual will be involved in all phases of product development including definition, design, troubleshooting, characterization, and verification of implantable pulse generators (pacemakers), implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and implantable diagnostic devices as well as external patient communicators, programmers, and monitors. The individual will be an integral part of the R&D organization delivering the highest quality, lifesaving technology to our patients.

The position is in Mounds View, MN (Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area).

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned

• Provide technical leadership on complex design programs. Potential to lead teams of 5-10 electrical engineers on a program and act as technical lead and liaison to program management
• Provide electrical engineering skills to design, develop, analyze, and debug new product designs including analog and digital circuitry
• Integrate electronics, firmware, and mechanical designs into final product
• Develop production test requirements and support development of manufacturing test applications
• Support manufacturing sites including PCB and Device assembly
• Develop test procedures to evaluate, characterize, and verify new electrical and product designs.
• Interpret and decompose system and product requirements, verify compliance.
• Develop test environments including automation and emulation
• Validation of test environments including method validation and non-product software validation
• Mentor junior level engineers

Required Skills

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience.

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated technical leadership ability
• Strong background in PCB design methodology including CAD tools and manufacturing processes
• Circuit simulation in tools such as PSPICE or LTSPICE
• Ability to evaluate and debug electrical designs including RF performance
• Experience with design, verification, and validation of Class III medical devices or similar regulated product
• Experience modeling in MATLAB
• C/C++, LabVIEW and/or Python scripting
• Familiarity with ISO 14708 and/or IEC60601
• Strong oral and written communication skills

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. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$140,800.00 - $211,200.00

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).

• 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).

• 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.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic Benefits And Compensation Plans

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.

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