Senior FPGA Design Engineer (VHDL) , Newton, MA
Senior FPGA Design Engineer (VHDL) , Newton, MA
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Job Description
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.As a Senior Hardware Engineer you will be developing the next generation technology for the treatment of heart rhythm disorders. You will be responsible for developing novel electronics for measuring diagnostic signals and delivering ablation energy. You will learn under the guidance of some of the industrys prominent experts in the field of medical device engineering while workingin a fun and collaborative office environment.
The ideal candidate has experience designing developing and testing real-time high-performance digital/analog electronics and FPGA firmware. The ideal candidate can take ownership of key hardware and firmware features while working collaboratively with other engineering teams and is passionate about working on a product that will have a positive impact on the lives of millions.
About the Affera Mapping and Ablation System
The Affera Mapping and Ablation System is an innovative medical technology designed to treat patients with cardiac arrhythmias. The system involves advanced mapping techniques to create detailed images of the hearts electrical activity helping physicians identify abnormal areas causing arrhythmias. Once identified the Affera Ablation System delivers targeted energy to disrupt these abnormal signals restoring normal heart rhythm. You will be working on cutting-edge technology in the electrophysiology field. This role offers a rare chance to be at the forefront of developing groundbreaking technology that can disrupt the industry.
Primary Responsibilities
Conduct research design development and testing of electrical hardware including mixed signal circuit boards FPGAs microcontrollers and electro-mechanical components.
Ensure reliability develop technical specifications for production analyze hardware configuration and processing solutions and test hardware conformance to specifications; may include designing new or modifying existing products.
Other responsibilities as assigned
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree and 4 years of relevant experience or a Masters degree with 2 years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications
BS/MS in Electrical Engineering with 5 years of experience architecting and implementing FPGA code and digital and mixed-signal board design
Experience with FPGA design using VHDL
Understanding of electronic design analog/digital circuit design
Experience with ORCAD and Altium schematic capture and PCB layout tools
Ability to utilize lab test equipment (e.g. multimeters oscilloscopes logic and network analyzers)
Ability to troubleshoot issues analyze problems and develop solutions using technical knowledge
Hands-on experience with system integration debugging and testing
Experience in designing and testing medical equipment and familiarity with 60601-1 standard
C/C embedded device (microcontroller) programming experience is a plus
Ability to work in an agile development environment
Interest in gaining an understanding of cardiac electrophysiology
Staying current with new technologies and being able to quickly learn and apply new tools and techniques as needed
Ensuring accuracy and precision in technical tasks which is crucial for quality and reliability
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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.
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.
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 95000 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.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
