Senior Medical Device Security Engineer - Embedded Systems

Medtronic; Georgia; On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic seeks a Senior Product Security Engineer to advance cybersecurity for medical devices and embedded systems within our R&D teams. The role emphasizes real-time security integration, threat modeling, and risk-based design across the product lifecycle.

You will collaborate with engineering, firmware, and software groups to implement secure boot, data protection, and secure update mechanisms while mentoring others and shaping long-term security strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• PhD with 0 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Product Security - Implement security requirements across the medical device development lifecycle by partnering with cross-functional teams and applying best practices from design through deployment.
• Risk Assessment - Conduct threat modeling and vulnerability assessments to identify, prioritize, and help mitigate security risks throughout the product lifecycle.
• Security Architecture - Support the design and delivery of secure medical devices through implementation of capabilities such as secure boot, secure communications, data protection, software update mechanisms, system integration protections, and access controls.
• Security Standards - Apply medical device cybersecurity standards and guidance, including NIST, OWASP, and IEC 81001-5-1, and partner with development teams to strengthen security practices.
• Technical Leadership - Stay current on cybersecurity trends affecting medical devices and health software, share best practices, and help advance long-term product security strategy.

Skills

Threat modeling

Vulnerability assessment

Secure design

Cross-functional collaboration

Medical device cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Job description

Medtronic seeks a Senior Product Security Engineer to advance cybersecurity for medical devices and embedded systems within our R&D teams. The role emphasizes real-time security integration, threat modeling, and risk-based design across the product lifecycle.

You will collaborate with engineering, firmware, and software groups to implement secure boot, data protection, and secure update mechanisms while mentoring others and shaping long-term security strategy.