Sr. Systems Engineer - Product Release

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Incentive plan / MIP

Tuition assistance/reimbursement

Job summary

Medtronic in Fridley, Minnesota, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to drive system-level design for neuromodulation devices, translating clinical needs into robust hardware/software requirements and ensuring V&V outcomes meet regulatory expectations.

You will lead cross-functional teams across hardware, software, and clinical workflows, manage interfaces, assess risks, and support product improvements from concept through validation while adhering to Design Controls and QMS requirements.

Qualifications

• Design Controls knowledge across development lifecycle.
• Experience with QMS in regulated environments.
• Ability to work with software, hardware, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with reliability, verification, and validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level design, development, and integration for implantable devices.
• Translate needs into system requirements with traceability.
• Define architectures, interfaces, workflows, and requirements for hardware/software.
• Lead verification, validation planning and execution to meet requirements.
• Perform risk assessments and mitigate technical risks.
• Collaborate with R&D, quality, regulatory, marketing, and project management.
• Support concept development and usability studies.

Skills

Design Controls

Traceability

Cross-functional teamwork

Reliability engineering

V&V planning

Education

Bachelor's degree with 4 years experience

Master's degree with 2 years experience

Job description

Onsite

Fridley, Minnesota, United States of America

Full time

R74352

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 Sep 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

The Neuroscience portfolio develops implantable and enabling technologies used to diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system. Within this organization, Systems Engineering drives the definition, integration, verification, and validation of complex medical device systems that combine hardware, software, instruments, and clinical workflows. This role supports Neuromodulation technologies used to treat conditions through targeted stimulation of nerves in the brain, spine, pelvic, tibial, and peripheral nervous systems.

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will lead and support system-level development activities across the product lifecycle for Neuromodulation products and enabling technologies. The role focuses on translating customer and business needs into system requirements, managing interfaces across hardware and software components, supporting design changes, and ensuring products meet user, quality, and regulatory expectations through verification, validation, and risk management activities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead system-level design, development, and integration activities for implantable devices, instruments, and enabling technologies.
• Translate customer, clinical, and business needs into stakeholder and system requirements with clear traceability throughout the development lifecycle.
• Define, analyze, and manage system architectures, interfaces, workflows, use cases, and functional requirements across hardware and software components.
• Lead system verification and validation activities, including test planning, execution, analysis, and documentation to demonstrate compliance with requirements.
• Conduct risk assessments and support identification and mitigation of technical risks, hazards, and failure modes.
• Evaluate field issues, change requests, and product performance data to identify root causes and implement engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with research and development, quality, regulatory, marketing, and project management teams to support system development and product improvements.
• Support concept development, formative evaluations, usability studies, and laboratory-based testing to assess system functionality and user workflows.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with 2 years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of Design Controls, including requirements development, verification, validation (V&V), and traceability throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Experience working within a Quality Management System (QMS) in a regulated environment.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with software, hardware, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience with reliability engineering, verification and validation, or failure analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal education, training, or hands-on experience in Systems Engineering principles and methodologies.
• Experience in the medical device industry and familiarity with applicable regulatory requirements (FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, etc.).

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

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

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. 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 (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)

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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.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer

By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…

• Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
• Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities
• Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

Experiences that put people first

Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

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No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

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Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

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.

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