We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 May 2025

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Medtronic ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) is an operating unit within Medtronic’s Neuroscience Portfolio. The unit focuses on providing innovative solutions for ENT conditions, including surgical and therapeutic products designed to improve patient outcomes in ear, nose, and throat health.

We are currently offering an excellent opportunity to join the ENT Quality team as a Senior Software Quality Engineer. This position is based onsite in Jacksonville, FL.

In this role, you will serve as an individual contributor with responsibilities in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technologies and therapies. You will be tasked with formulating, delivering, and managing assigned projects, collaborating with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. You may mentor colleagues or direct the work of lower-level professionals. Your primary focus will be on delivering research and development, systems, or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies—from design to implementation—while adhering to policies, utilizing specialized knowledge and skills, and continuously improving products and processes. This position involves providing design quality engineering support for the software design and development of medical devices, stand-alone software of non-products, non-devices, and components, including firmware. Additionally, you will facilitate the application of design controls in product development and released product management.

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

Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains standards for software systems quality operating methods, processes, and procedures.
Conducts evaluation of software systems activities including requirements, design, development, documentation, integration, test, verification and validation.
Defines appropriate measures to ensure software quality. Develops and maintains quality and reliability metrics.
Works on software reliability controls including reliability prediction, stress and performance testing for software.
Develops overall operating criteria to ensure implementation of the software quality program according to project, process and contract requirements and objectives.
Ensures that projects and process control documentation are compliant with requirements, objectives and/or contracts.
Reviews software systems design, change specifications, and plans against contractual and/or process requirements.
Participate on cross-functional teams to develop product risk management file (risk management plan, risk assessments, DFMEA, and risk management report).
Participate and review cybersecurity documents such as SBOM, STRIDE analysis and Penetration testing.
Follow all Quality System Practices as defined by Medtronic Navigation’s practices, policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure that FDA, ISO and European Medical Device quality standards and regulations are met where applicable.
Provides or directs verification and validation of software system requirements, traceability, and testability.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Bachelors degree required in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a technical field.
Minimum of 4 years of technical experience, Or advanced degree with 2 years of technical experience.

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

Nice to Have

Experience with medical device design controls
Experience in software development standards (IEC 62304, IEC 81001, ISO 14971, ISO 13485) preferred
Experience in test automation during new product development
Experience in one or more of the following areas: C/C++, C#, Linux/Unix, Python, automated testing frameworks
Demonstrated knowledgeable in scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash) and relevant numerical libraries
Experience in effectively applying software quality tools for static code analysis, code coverage, code quality, etc.
Experience in product risk assessment, requirements management and tracing, defect tracking, configuration management techniques, and how they are applied in the software development lifecycle

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.

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):$102,400.00 - $153,600.00This 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, 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 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), 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.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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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