Senior Software Development Engineer In Test

USA-Medtronic MiniMed, Inc 1017; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

MiniMed seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test – Embedded Software/Firmware to lead verification and validation of embedded pump firmware. You will build automated test software, libraries, and CI/CD integrations while executing risk-based testing across hardware/software interfaces and test infrastructure.

You will collaborate with software, hardware, quality, and regulatory teams to deliver high-quality, safe medical devices and drive test-automation innovations in a regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience, or 2+ years with an advanced degree.
• Experience in verification and validation of embedded software for medical devices.
• Proficiency in Python and JavaScript for embedded test automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for embedded pump firmware.
• Execute risk-based testing and build high-confidence evidence for regulatory compliance.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and diagnose test environment failures.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, quality, and regulatory teams on test strategy.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Test automation

CI/CD

Embedded testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Tools

HIL/SIL environments

Device simulators

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 20 Oct 2026 At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

About the Role

The Senior Software Development Engineer in Test – Embedded Software/Firmware is a coding-focused individual contributor responsible for verification and validation (V&V) of embedded software used in insulin-pump systems. This role develops and maintains automated test software, reusable libraries, frameworks, and CI/CD integrations while executing risk-based testing across firmware, embedded applications, device interfaces, hardware/software integration, and supporting test infrastructure. The engineer partners closely with software, systems, hardware, quality, and regulatory teams to build high-confidence evidence that product requirements are met and patient safety is protected.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Embedded Test Automation & Engineering Tools Design, develop, version, and maintain production-quality automated test scripts, test library functions, framework APIs, utilities, and test data using Python and JavaScript. Write clean, maintainable, and well-structured test software for embedded-device workflows including device configuration, communication interfaces, logging, data capture, and result analysis. Integrate, troubleshoot, and maintain automated tests in source control and CI/CD pipelines, including test execution, quality gates, reporting, and failure diagnostics. Debug test scripts, framework libraries, CI/CD failures, and test-environment issues; identify root causes and implement durable corrective fixes.
• Embedded Pump Software Verification & Validation Develop and execute test strategies, test plans, protocols, test cases, and reports for embedded pump firmware. Analyze software and system requirements, architecture, interfaces, and risk controls to identify test conditions, gaps, and traceable verification evidence. Perform functional, integration, regression, reliability, fault-injection, and recovery testing of embedded device behavior. Validate hardware/software interactions using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) benches, simulators, test fixtures, and laboratory equipment. Investigate defects, isolate root causes, document reproducible evidence, and partner with development teams through resolution and verification.
• AI-Enabled Quality Engineering Apply AI-assisted tools responsibly to improve requirements analysis, test design, test-data generation, log analysis, defect triage, and test documentation. Evaluate AI-enabled testing capabilities for accuracy, traceability, security, intended use, and fit within a regulated medical-device development environment. Use engineering judgment to review AI-generated outputs and ensure that test evidence remains accurate, reproducible, and compliant with established quality processes.
• Quality, Risk & Regulatory Compliance Create and maintain objective V&V evidence, including traceability between requirements, risks, tests, results, deviations, and defects. Execute risk-based testing in accordance with design controls, applicable procedures, and relevant medical-device standards, including IEC 62304, ISO 13485, and risk-management processes. Support design reviews, risk analyses, audits, investigations, CAPAs, and release-readiness activities as needed. Identify quality risks and opportunities to improve test coverage, product reliability, and engineering processes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Technical Leadership Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Embedded Software, Hardware, Quality, Regulatory, Cybersecurity, and Manufacturing teams throughout the product lifecycle. Communicate test status, quality risks, defects, and recommendations clearly to technical and cross-functional stakeholders. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to test engineers, share automation and embedded-test practices, and contribute as a senior member of the team.

Required Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience testing safety-critical embedded products, particularly medical devices or insulin-delivery systems, and firmware operating under real-time constraints.
• Experience using both Python and JavaScript for embedded test automation, and familiarity with reading C or C++ firmware to support test design and defect investigation.
• Experience designing, extending, or maintaining HIL/SIL environments, device simulators, or automated hardware test fixtures.
• Experience architecting reusable embedded test frameworks, device communication libraries, or test-bench control utilities.
• Experience integrating physical-device or HIL/SIL tests into CI/CD workflows, including device provisioning, bench availability, execution, reporting, and failure diagnosis.
• Experience responsibly using AI-assisted engineering tools to support embedded test development or analysis, with human review and appropriate controls for accuracy, traceability, security, and use in a regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of verification and validation, requirements traceability, risk-based testing, defect investigation, and root-cause analysis in a regulated environment.
• Experience testing embedded communication interfaces or protocols, such as UART, SPI, I²C, CAN, USB, or Bluetooth Low Energy, as relevant to the product.

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.

Benefits & Compensation

MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package At MiniMed, we put people first. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values: We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life. Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$124,000 - $212,000 For roles located in California, Seattle WA, Washington DC, Boston MA, and New York City, the salary range is $124,000.00 - $212,000.00 USD. Actual compensation may vary based on factors including experience, education, certifications, skills, market conditions, internal equity, and geographic location. Compensation and benefits information pertaining solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others). At MiniMed, we are committed to supporting the well-being and financial security of our employees. Regular employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for a robust benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as access to a Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, life insurance, long-term disability leave, and a dependent daycare spending account. In addition, all regular employees enjoy incentive plans, a 401(k) plan with company match, short-term disability coverage, paid time off and holidays, participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and access to our Employee Assistance Program. Eligible employees may also benefit from our Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan, subject to IRS minimum earnings requirements. Please note that “regular employees” refers to those who are not temporary staff, such as interns, and some benefits may not apply to employees in Puerto Rico.

MiniMed Benefits Overview

MiniMed is a full-stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it. For more than 40 years, we’ve been committed to redefining what’s possible: intelligent dosing systems designed for real life, predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and always on support when it’s needed most. At the heart of everything we do is a simple Mission: to make every day a better day for people with diabetes. Learn more about our business, and our mission here. It is the policy of MiniMed 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, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are applying to perform work for MiniMed in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which MiniMed reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. MiniMed will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. MiniMed is a full-stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it. With a heritage rooted in technology, empathy, and a relentless pursuit of innovation, we’re focused on one thing: making every day a better day for people with diabetes. From our intelligent dosing systems that stay one step ahead to our always-on support when it’s needed most, we’re committed to building a connected system of care that works together and fits into everyday life, so people with diabetes can move through the day with fewer interruptions. Fewer second guesses. And more freedom to live in the moment. We’re here to make better days possible for people with diabetes. Joyful, messy, fully lived days. Days where things feel lighter, easier. For more than four decades, we’ve been driven by this mission, delivering groundbreaking advancements in technology to help people live more fully, freely, and with greater confidence. At MiniMed, diabetes care is personal for us. Many of our employees have a connection to diabetes, whether they're living with it themselves or through family members and friends, and we all show up each day to help make the lives of our coworkers and loved ones easier. Our people-first priority. At MiniMed, we put our customers at the forefront of all we do, and that focus extends to our team as well. We're dedicated to creating a culture of belonging and providing our people with all the career-building resources you might need. Our life-transforming technologies. No matter what your role at our company, you're making a difference in the lives of people with diabetes. Our innovative inventions improve their day-to-day by helping lift the mental load and allowing diabetes to fade into the background, empowering them to live life on their own terms. Our focus on the future. We're chasing the dream of a world where people with diabetes can be free of that never-ending battle of balancing blood sugar. A world where better days are the norm, not the exception. Fresh faces and new viewpoints will help create our cutting-edge solutions and define the next generation of breakthroughs in care, so that a better day can start today. It is the policy of MiniMed 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, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.