Sr. Systems Engineer

MED Medtronic Inc; Fridley (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Sr Systems Engineer within the Neuromodulation group to lead the definition, design, and testing of complex medical device systems from early feasibility to market release.

You will work in a matrixed organization, leading a cross‑functional engineering team to translate customer needs into system and product requirements, while managing technical risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelors degree with 4 years of relevant experience OR a Masters degree with 2 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 0 years of relevant experience.
• Experience developing system definition, system design and requirements, requirement tracing to subsystems and interface requirements, and system verification and validation strategy and testing.
• Experience working in FDA regulated and/or medical device environments and interfacing with physician customers and therapy consultants.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze design inputs and transform them into engineering requirements.
• Perform system architecture and design for all phases of system development.
• Ensure conversion of system requirements into product requirements considering technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Lead architecture definition, interface management, performance modeling, system integration, and FMEA studies.
• Develop digital platform solutions including data architecture and data flows.
• Identify risks and execute risk burn‑down plans.
• Facilitate cross‑functional communication to drive design decisions and testing strategies.
• Verify and validate that implemented systems meet customer needs.
• Support regulatory submissions and knowledge transfer to continuation engineering teams.
• Travel up to 10% for conferences and product launches.

Skills

System architecture

Requirements tracing

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

FDA/regulatory experience

Hardware/Firmware interfaces

Data analytics

Risk management

Decision making under pressure

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in a relevant field

Tools

DevOps CI/CD pipelines

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 13 Aug 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 Across our global Neuroscience organization, we advance care for some of medicine’s most complex neurological and spinal conditions. By combining innovative technology, data‑driven insights, and deep clinical expertise, we partner with physicians and health systems to improve how patients are treated and supported throughout their care journey. Our Neuromodulation operating unit delivers advanced therapies for chronic pain, movement disorders, and nervous system conditions, offering SCS, DBS, and targeted drug delivery. Through proven technology, clinical evidence, and innovation, we provide personalized solutions that restore function and enhance quality of life.

In this role as a Sr Systems Engineer, you will have responsibility for developing new Neuromodulation products from early feasibility through to market release.

You will act as an influential systems engineer working within a matrix organization to support the Systems Engineering organization in the definition, design, development, and testing of complex medical device systems within the Neuromodulation Operating Unit. You will work closely with, and act as a technical leader within, a cross‑functional engineering team to synthesize feature needs and technology trends into system requirements and design specifications.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze design inputs (customer needs, business needs, etc.) and transform them into high quality engineering requirements.
• Perform system architecture and design for all phases of system development to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of system requirements and design into product requirements that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Lead, coordinate, execute, and document system analysis and design activities including but not limited to architecture definition, interface management, performance modeling, system integration, and design failure modes and effects analyses.
• Develop digital platform solutions including defining, maintaining, and integrating the architecture of data, and data flows, provided by those systems and their users.
• Defines the technologies, policies, and data models to be used in collecting, organizing, storing, and accessing information.
• Identify technical development risks, develop and execute risk burn‑down plans.
• Facilitate cross‑functional engineering and project team communication to drive design decisions, align on test and integration strategies, perform hands‑on testing, and review test results, identify technical issues and manage their resolution.
• Verify system requirements have been properly implemented (writing, leveling, tracing) through inspection, demonstration, test or analysis.
• Validate that implemented systems meet customer needs.
• Support regulatory body submissions and facilitate knowledge transfer to continuation engineering teams.
• Represent the organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicate with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels.
• May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision‑making.
• Manage moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area.
• Establish and advocate for best practices and continuous improvement as to mature the Systems Engineering knowledge and processes.
• Understand and advocate for technology evolution and participate in the development of system and product roadmaps.
• This individual is expected to be a thought leader, proficient in building consensus and establishing strong links between business and engineering, and technology sectors.

Travel 10% for business related events, such as conferences and product launches.

Must Have

Requires a Bachelors degree with 4 years of relevant experience OR a Masters degree with 2 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 0 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience developing system definition, system design and requirements, requirement tracing to subsystems and interface requirements, and system verification and validation strategy and testing.
• Previous medical device experience with a history of developing products from technology to market release.
• Experience with designing for the Hardware/Firmware/communication interfaces of electronic devices.
• Experience in troubleshooting firmware/software interfaces.
• Experience developing sensor‑based systems, including closed‑loop feedback control systems.
• Experience developing data analytics algorithms, and machine learning algorithms.
• Product Risk Assessment and Risk Management Experience (Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, etc.).
• Experience working with and designing systems to meet ISO and Quality System Regulation requirements, including IEC‑60601‑1, ‑2, ‑6, IEC‑62304, ISO‑14971, FDA 21CFR820.30 for Class I, II and III medical systems.
• Experience planning and providing guidance on architecting automated software and system integration solutions including DevOps CI/CD pipelines and best practices.
• Previous experience establishing and maintaining information systems, IT, cloud infrastructure, health software and firmware designs.
• Demonstrated strong verbal/written communication.
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions quickly and guide a team through complex problems.
• Experience working in cross‑functional and team environments.
• Experience working in FDA regulated and/or medical device environment.
• Experience interfacing with physician customers and therapy consultants.

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

• Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$110,400.00 - $165,600.00
• 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.
• 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
• 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)
• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.

E-Verify Statement

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Company Culture and Commitment

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

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