Sr Principal Electrical Engineer, CRM

Medtronic; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer in the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Electrical System Design Team. You will drive definition, design, integration, and verification of complex mixed‑signal electronics for implantable cardiac devices and external patient systems.

This role offers leadership opportunities, ownership of critical hardware blocks, and collaboration across cross-functional teams. Based in the Minneapolis/St.

Qualifications

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience OR PhD with 6 years relevant experience.
• Experience with Class III medical device development and ISO 14708, IEC 60601 familiarity.
• Strong technical leadership and ownership of complex electrical designs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, analyze, and evaluate new product circuitry, including ultra-low-power analog, mixed-signal, and digital electronics.
• Integrate electronics with firmware, mechanical, and system-level requirements to deliver complete product solutions.
• Lead technical design reviews and influence key engineering decisions across the development lifecycle.
• Develop test plans, characterization methods, and verification strategies for new designs.

Skills

Technical leadership

PCB design

Analog/mixed-signal design

High-reliability design

Debugging skills

Circuit simulation

RF design

Python/C/C++

Medical device experience

Standards knowledge

MATLAB modeling

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field

Tools

PCB CAD tools

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 Senior Principal Electrical Engineer is a key individual contributor within the Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Electrical System Design Team. In this role, you will drive the definition, design, integration, and verification of complex mixed‑signal electronics for active implantable cardiac devices and external patient systems. The individual will be an integral part of the R&D organization delivering innovative, life‑saving technology of the highest quality to our patients.

This position is flexible to the strengths of the candidate and may comprise one or both of:

Technical Leadership

Technical liaison to program management with dotted‑line leadership of a team of electrical engineers.

Hardware Block Owner

Ownership of critical functional blocks with responsibility for design refinement, integration, troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and verification of each block or sub‑system.

You will help design, develop, and verify high‑reliability, safety‑critical electronics that directly impact patients’ lives.

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

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

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership on complex R&D programs.
• Support design and architectural tradeoffs, technical risk management, and drive issue‑resolution from concept to launch.
• Lead and mentor a team of electrical engineers through design, integration, characterization/troubleshooting, and verification phases.
• Act as technical liaison to program management and manufacturing while supporting the cross‑functional development team(s).

Hardware Block Owner

• Own key hardware blocks within the implantable or external system architecture including mixed‑signal, analog, digital, RF, and/or PCB layout architecture and implementation designs.
• Own hardware block requirements, design documentation, and verification strategy.
• Perform detailed circuit analysis, simulation, characterization, and design margin assessment.
• Lead root‑cause investigations, debug complex hardware/firmware interactions, and propose robust design fixes and mitigations.
• Coordinate with cross‑functional teams to ensure successful integration and delivery of hardware solutions.

Core Responsibilities (common to both tracks)

• Develop, analyze, and evaluate new product circuitry, including ultra‑low‑power analog, mixed‑signal, and digital electronics.
• Integrate electronics with firmware, mechanical, and system‑level requirements to deliver complete product solutions.
• Lead technical design reviews and influence key engineering decisions across the development lifecycle.
• Develop test plans, characterization methods, and verification strategies for new designs (bench, automated, and system‑level).
• Define production test requirements and collaborate with manufacturing engineering on PCB and device assembly.
• Support global manufacturing sites with troubleshooting, test failure analysis, and product improvements.
• Develop and validate test environments, including automation frameworks and emulators for product evaluation.
• Decompose system requirements into implementable hardware requirements and ensure compliance with safety‑critical and reliability standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence best practices in design rigor, simulation methodology, and documentation.

Required skills

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience OR PhD with 6 years relevant experience.

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated technical leadership or principal‑level ownership of complex electrical designs.
• Strong experience with PCB design methodology, CAD tools, and manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency in analog and mixed‑signal circuit design, analysis, and debug.
• Experience designing for high‑reliability or safety‑critical applications (medical, aerospace, automotive safety, etc.).
• Strong hands‑on debugging skills: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, RF analyzers, low‑current and low‑noise measurement tools.
• Circuit simulation expertise (PSPICE, LTspice, or similar).
• RF design or RF performance evaluation experience.
• Programming/scripting in Python, C/C++, or LabVIEW for test automation and data analysis.
• Experience with Class III medical device development, verification, and validation.
• Familiarity with applicable standards (ISO 14708, IEC 60601, etc.)
• Experience with system modeling in MATLAB.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence across disciplines.

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

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$176,800.00 - $265,200.00

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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well‑being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and 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. If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) 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 Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic 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.