Senior Hardware Systems Lead – Medical Devices

Medtronic plc; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 184,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Hardware Systems Lead to drive the system architecture and integration across electronics, embedded firmware, RF, mechanical subsystems, and software interfaces. This on-site role can be based in Lafayette, Colorado or Santa Clara, California, collaborating with quality, regulatory, and manufacturing teams throughout the product lifecycle.

You will lead design reviews, tradeoff analyses, and verification planning for complex electromechanical medical devices, translating

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain product system architecture across electronics, embedded firmware, mechanical subsystems, RF communications, and software interfaces.
• Translate requirements into system and subsystem specs 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.
• Partner with software 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 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.

Skills

System architecture

Cross-functional leadership

Hardware design

Embedded firmware

RF design

Software interfaces

PCB development

Antenna integration

Manufacturability

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Electrical Engineering

Job description

Medtronic is seeking a Hardware Systems Lead to drive the system architecture and integration across electronics, embedded firmware, RF, mechanical subsystems, and software interfaces. This on-site role can be based in Lafayette, Colorado or Santa Clara, California, collaborating with quality, regulatory, and manufacturing teams throughout the product lifecycle.

You will lead design reviews, tradeoff analyses, and verification planning for complex electromechanical medical devices, translating