Sr Principal Electrical Engineer, CRM
Job Location:
Minneapolis, MN - USA
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Job Summary
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 95000 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.
The Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) portfolio delivers therapies designed to restore support and protect every heartbeat through advanced pacing defibrillation and remote monitoring solutions. CRMs 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.
TheSeniorPrincipal Electrical Engineer is a key individual contributor within the Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Electrical System Design this role you will drive the definition design integration and verification of complex mixed-signal electronics foractiveimplantable cardiac devices and external patient systems.The individual will be an integral part of the R&D organization deliveringinnovative life-saving technology of thehighestqualityto our patients.
This positionisflexibleto the strengths of the candidateand maycompriseone or both of:
Technical Leadership: technical liaison to program managementwith dotted-line leadership ofateam of electrical engineers
Hardware Block Owner:ownership of critical functional blockswithresponsibility fordesignrefinement integration troubleshootingroot-cause analysis and verificationof each block or sub-system.
You willhelpdesigndevelopandverifyhigh-reliability safety-critical electronics that directlyimpactpatients lives.
The position is in Mounds View MN (Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area).
Responsibilities may include thefollowingand other duties may be assigned.
Technical Leadership:
Provide technical leadershiponcomplex R&D programs.
Support design and architectural tradeoffstechnical risk managementand drive issue-resolution from concept to launch.
Lead and mentor a teamofelectrical 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 RFand/orPCBlayoutarchitecture 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 thedevelopmentlifecycle.
Develop test plans characterization methods and verification strategies fornew 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 andvalidatetest 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 simulationmethodology and documentation.
Required skills:
- Requires a Baccalaureate degreeand minimum of 10 years of relevant experience OR Masters 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 designmethodology CAD tools and manufacturing processes.
Proficiencyin analog and mixed-signal circuit design analysis anddebug.
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 simulationexpertise(PSPICELTspice 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 communicationskills 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 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.
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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.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple 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 matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital 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.
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