Senior Principal Controls Systems Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 Aug 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 LifeControl Systems and Algorithms Engineer working in the VSS group responsible for development and enhancements to the ventilation product lines.

The Ventilation Service and Solutions group of Medtronic strives to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions, and impact patient outcomes.

Ventilation Service and Solutions (VSS), focuses on expanding global access to our therapies that improve clinical outcomes for patients with respiratory compromise.

A Senior Principal Control Systems Engineer will be a member of the engineering team working in support of respiratory products. Senior Principal Control Systems Engineers are expected to work individually and with other members of the engineering staff to provide technical expertise and solutions to engineering problems.

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. We’re 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. 

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

• Recognized expert in Control Systems within an industry involving complex electro-pneumatic systems

• Provide technical leadership to teams - Take a leadership role in architecture, design, development & release as they pertain to product updates.

• Has proven experience leading a team of multidiscipline Engineers from Concept through Launch in a regulated industry.

• Prior experience with developing, analyzing, diagnosing complex systems and optimizing performance.

• Has practical experience with embedded control systems and dynamic systems.

• Uses modeling, hardware-in-the-loop simulation and actual devices to develop, debug and test algorithms to meet required performance.

• Models physical systems including electro-pneumatic sensors and actuators to drive decisions.

• Evaluates product performance on an on-going basis and initiates and evaluates required changes to the design to improve and optimize performance.

• Performs system-level or component-level analysis.

• Adheres to defined development procedures.

• Demonstrates good design practices.

• Defines and develops Use Cases for products based on the environment of clinical use.

• Provides clinical relevance for parameters identified.

• Develops specifications for ventilation breath delivery parameters in different modes of operation.

• Participates in requirements development, systems level document reviews. 

• Responsible for evaluation of product performance and system verification and work products.

• Design and development of test systems required for verification.

• Develop and execute test protocols for system verification.

• Implements system verification in accordance with defined development procedures. 

• Provides feedback to improve system verification and document quality.

• Functions well in a team environment.

• Generates high-quality work products.

• Mentor other Engineers and provides technical guidance as necessary.

• Work with management and engineering teams to establish best practices.

Must Have:   

• Bachelor's degree plus 7+ years of product development experience (or 5+ years with an advanced degree)

• Previous experience working on medical ventilator products

Nice to Have: 

• Strong knowledge and experience with embedded, real-time systems required.

• Experience in hardware/software interfacing and design issue resolution required.

• Superior written and verbal communication skills required.

• Experience worked with complex electro-mechanical systems.

• Medical product development 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. 

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):$169,600.00 - $254,400.00

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.

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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.