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A Day in the Life

Senior Embedded Software Verification Engineer - SurgicalRobotics

In this role you will join a world class team of mechanical electrical and software engineers responsible for further development and enhancement of the globally launched Robotic Assisted Surgery platform within the Surgical Operating unit:

Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job stay for a career.

Medtronics Surgical Operating Unit is one new powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations. With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve. Make your impact by exploring a career with the worlds leading Medical Device company striving to alleviate pain restore health and extend life.

A Day in the Life

Join our dynamic team at the forefront of surgical robotics innovation!

• Youll leverage your expertise in software architecture detailed design and requirements analysis to craft robust test strategies and develop automated C tests that run on embedded platforms in real time. Your work will be instrumental in detecting software defects early and ensuring our software features meet functional requirements as well as the highest standards of quality and safety for every milestone release.
• Expect hands-on engagement with sophisticated embedded real-time platforms. Your automated tests will verify the readiness of embedded software for milestone releases and detect defects in complex interactions including interactions between multi-processes interfacing with control algorithms and safety systems and sensors hardware I/O or user interfaces. Your work will help safeguard robot operations and patient outcomes.
• Expect hands-on engagement with sophisticated embedded real-time platforms. Your automated tests will detect defects or verify the readiness of the embedded software for milestone release. You will verify the complex interactions including interfacing with sensors hardware I/O control algorithms and safety systems. Your work will help safeguard Robot operations and patient outcomes.
• As an integral part of an Agile scrum team youll collaborate with developers throughout the release cycle troubleshoot defects enhance software testability and drive improvements in test coverage across data paths scenarios and component interactions.
• Youll help shape the future of our VnV framework by developing test software within a standardized framework promoting consistency modularity maintainability and efficiency. Your contributions will make our test framework simpler robust efficient and scalable. You will help improve the standard framework.
• Youll also mentor junior engineers and share your knowledge across the VnV and development teams fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.

Minimum Must Have Requirement

• Bachelors Degree in engineering or related field and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Masters degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

To Be Successful in this role:

• Masters Degree in engineering or related field with at least 3 years of software development experience or Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 5 years experience.
• Proficiency in C design and coding (medium to advanced level).
• Proficiency in Python coding (medium to advanced level).
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M AVR or other microcontroller platforms.
• Experience with QNX or Linux operating systems.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g. Git).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication collaboration and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for teamwork and successful collaboration.

Nice to Haves

• Knowledge of hardware design specifications and software-hardware interfaces.
• Experience with safety-critical product development.
• Experience verifying medical devices controlled by software.
• Familiarity with FDA guidance and standards (IEC 62304 ISO 26262 ISO 21434).
• Experience with manual and automated test script development and execution; understanding of test protocols.
• Ability to manage track and upgrade multiple hardware and software configurations.

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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.