Job Description

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 Senior Software Engineer for the R&D Engineering function of Medtronic Engineering and Innovation Center R&D facility. The individual will operate in all phases and contribute to all activities of the software development process. Candidates must be willing to work in a fast paced, multi-tasking, team environment. The Senior Software Engineer frequently interacts with Tech Lead, other developers, V&V engineers, internal partners and stakeholders concerning estimations, design, implementation or requirement clarifications, works closely with global sites.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned

• Design, Develop and test Software high integrity software for medical devices.
• Learn and understand software standards for Medical devices, ex. IEC62304.
• Define and implement software requirements and designs and review software developed by other team members.
• Contributes and applies advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts to solve complex technical problems.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives for the software team. This includes recognizing areas for improvement as well as working with others to develop and document process improvements.
• Demonstrate ownership of software feature/module and drive development of the feature/module through SDLC.
• Provide hands-on leadership, coaching, mentoring, and software engineering best practices to junior software engineers.
• Develop reusable patterns and encourage innovation that will increase team velocity.
• Maintain, improve and design new software tools.
• Work under general direction and collaboratively with internal and external partners.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• 8-12 years of relevant work experience in Software development
• 4+ years experience in creating and/or consuming RESTful web services
• 3+ years of experience using Agile methodology
• Highly Knowledgeable in Test Driven Development methodologies.
• Experience in Design patterns such as MVP, MVVM, Clean architecture
• Experience in working with Azure DevOps, GIT and CI environments.
• Experience building secure software
• Experience in mobile software development, ex. iOS, Android
• Experience in web based technologies, ex. C#.Net,Xamarin Forms ,HTML5, JavaScript, CSS
• Experience in Microsoft Visual Studio development platforms/Azure DevOps/tools
• Effectively communicate and operate within a cross-functional work environment. (Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Firmware Development, Software Development, Test Development, Manufacturing)

• Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Technology in Computer Sciences, Bio-Technology, Bio-Medical, Electronics or Electrical Engineering from a premium institute.
• Strong knowledge of software design, development, debug and test practices
• Hands on experience in developing implantable System Software components related to data acquisition, Real Time Data processing and data presentation.
• Proficiency in two or more of the following technologies: C, C++, Java, Java Script, HTML, VBScript, C#, .NET, Perl, Python, Objective C, Angular, Xamarin
• Experience in one or more of the following operating systems: Windows, Linux, Android and IOS
• Experience in developing Firmware and Device Drivers for embedded peripherals.
• Experience in developing simulators for simulating implantable device behavior through design patterns and architecture patterns.
• Hands on experience in Blue Tooth enabled device communication.
• Hands on experience in SVG Graphic based development.
• Hands on experience in Mobile Operating System apps development targeted at Class III Medical Systems.

Principal Working Relationship

• Reports to the Engineering Manager
• The Senior Software Engineer frequently interacts with Product Owner, Tech Lead, other developers, V&V engineers, internal partners and stakeholders concerning estimations, design, implementation or requirement clarifications, works closely with global sites.
• Experience in software design for medical devices
• Demonstrated skills in writing engineering documents (specifications, etc.)
• Experience with configuration management tools
• Experience with Agile methodologies and Test-Driven Development
• Experience in Open Source development platform/tools
• Ability to consistently perform well during times of increased work load
• Ability to work on cross-functional project teams comprised of software verification and development engineers, system engineers, human factor engineers and quality engineers.
• Design/test experience working within a regulated environment.
• Working Knowledge of DRM, Six-Sigma principles

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 and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience. (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)).
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.
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.
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