Principal Electrical Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 13 Dec 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

Step into a dynamic, hands-on engineering environment where your technical expertise drives the reliability and evolution of Medtronic Diabetes products. As a Principal Electrical Engineer in our Sustaining team, you’ll be immersed in the heart of our devices—diving into circuit boards, analyzing intricate electronic systems, and solving challenging problems that directly impact patient lives.

Every day, you’ll leverage your electrical engineering skills to create a meaningful impact. Your work will be hands-on, impactful, and intellectually rewarding—giving you the opportunity to make a direct contribution to the quality and reliability of life-changing diabetes technologies.

About - Diabetes Business Group

The Diabetes Group is working with the global community to change the way people manage diabetes. Together, we will transform diabetes care by expanding access, integrating care, and improving outcomes, so people with diabetes can enjoy greater freedom and better health.

We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.

This is a hybrid position which requires 3 days in the office and 2 days working remotely.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Lead and mentor Jr Engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and professional growth.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues at the circuit level, using advanced troubleshooting and test methodologies.
• Apply rigorous technical judgment to investigate and determine root causes of both field-reported product issues and manufacturing challenges.
• Lead the development of sophisticated electrical test systems for failure analysis, root cause investigations, and ongoing product improvement.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, operations, and engineering functions to resolve manufacturing issues and facilitate the transition of activities to operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional experts and contract manufacturers, ensuring technical objectives are met and innovative solutions are executed.
• Identify and implement alternative electronic component solutions and/or circuit design changes to address design improvements, obsolescence, and supply chain challenges for released Diabetes products.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards, including FDA QSR and ISO 13485.

Required Knowledge:

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree in Electrical Engineering or related fields
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have:

• Proven hands-on expertise in troubleshooting, testing, and debugging of electrical systems and circuit boards.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.
• Strong background in electrical design, component selection, and sustaining engineering for regulated products.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and managing supplier relationships.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience in product development within regulated industries such as medical devices, defense, or automotive.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards (FDA QSR, ISO 13485).
• Demonstrated experience generating technical documentation such as engineering reports, test plans, and procedures.

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):$130,400.00 - $195,600.00

This 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, and Simple 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), and Capital 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.