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
Design, develop, test, and document systems components, and applications related to surgical generators.
Lead requirements gathering, estimating, and planning efforts.
Interface with systems, and test engineers as well as quality assurance.
Troubleshoot, debug, maintain, and support existing products.
Effectively contribute to development teams.
Identify and implement process improvements.
We are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer with strong expertise in C/C++ programming, Data Structures, Socket Programming, Multi-threading, DDS, and QT. As part of the Platform COE, you will work on cutting-edge technology to build high-performance, scalable, and reliable systems in a Linux environment.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and optimize embedded and system-level applications using C/C++ in a Linux environment.
- Design and implement Data Structures to optimize system performance and scalability.
- Work with Socket Programming to create efficient and secure communication protocols between distributed systems.
- Develop multi-threaded applications to maximize system throughput and responsiveness.
- Work on DEOS (Real-Time Operating System) to ensure high reliability and real-time functionality in embedded systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams within the Platform COE to deliver high-performance solutions.
- Develop graphical user interfaces (GUIs) using QT for embedded or application-based systems.
- Design and implement platform-specific software solutions for diverse hardware environments.
- Perform unit testing, debugging, and performance analysis to identify and resolve issues.
- Participate in code reviews and adhere to best coding practices and standards.
- Troubleshoot and solve system-level issues in a multi-threaded, distributed environment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors/master’s in computer science/Electronics Engineering with 12+ years of embedded software development in resource constraint and/or low energy environments
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming for embedded systems.
- Proven experience working with microcontrollers in real-time systems.
- Experience in Peripherals like UART/SPI/QSPI/I2C/DDR
- Expertise in embedded engineering projects, including developing unit, integration, and system-level tests.
- Experience with and deep understanding of Ethernet Network development
- Experience and a good understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Bamboo, Jenkins
- Experience with Linux Kernel and/or FreeRTOS
- Advanced knowledge of Linux / Yocto / XILINX SDK
- Comprehensive knowledge of the CMake Build system.
- Advanced knowledge of Python
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Good to have:
- Experience with tools like GitHub, JIRA, and Confluence
- Advanced knowledge of Python
- Hands-on experience in Docker System
- Secure bootloader, Application Encryption, and signing knowledge.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Designs, develops, tests, documents, operates and maintains software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with mechanical and electrical systems.
- Applies the appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of such engineering applications and wide range of products.
- Interfaces with customers, suppliers, application users and other technical and support personnel.
TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS
Autonomy: Seasoned individual contributor.
Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions.
Coaches and reviews the work of lower level specialists; may manage projects / processes.
Organizational Impact: May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.
Contributes to the completion of work group objectives, through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.
Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, and may require understanding of multiple issues, job areas or specialties.
Makes improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of the job area.
Analysis provided is in-depth in nature and often provides recommendations on process improvements.
Communication and Influence: Communicates with senior internal and external customers and vendors.
Exchange information of facts, statuses, ideas and issues to achieve objective, and influence decision-making.
Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.
May manage projects, requiring delegation of work and review of others' work product.
Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires advanced knowledge of job area combining breadth and depth, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
May have practical knowledge of project management.
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
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.
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.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
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
