Lead Software Engineer

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
As a Senior Controls Software Engineer working at Medtronic, you will be a significant contributor in the development of control algorithms that supports, legacy, current and future generations of robotic surgical instruments. You will create software solutions that run on a sophisticated real-time embedded platform, using embedded sensor and actuator hardware to deliver high-bandwidth, precise and robust instrument response. In addition, this role will involve engagement with the electromechanical design of surgical instruments at all stages – with a focus on control software requirements development that is compatible with the test, verification, and validation of a safety-critical system.

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

• Design and develop software in Simulink that enables surgeons and operating-room staff to control "Hugo"; a Robotic Assisted Surgery System.
• Integrate and test new controller software on hardware and with the rest of the robotic platform.
• Contribute to the development of model based control system for Hugo.
• Partner with the greater software organization, systems engineering, and validation groups.
• Define and review software requirements.
• Conduct hardware-in-loop testing of prototype as well as product software.
• Act as an independent reviewer of Simulink models to ensure that all software meets quality standards.
• Prepare and participate in design reviews.
• Document or participate in the documentation of the software including architecture and design detail, unit testing, anomaly tracking and reports.

Required knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 to 11 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience developing software to control complex dynamical systems, preferably in regulated industries.
• Experience in analysis of complex dynamical systems (mechatronics preferred).
• Proficient use of Matlab - Simulink and Stateflow to design and develop complex software products.
• Experience in Embedded C/C++ software development.
• Experience with real-time operating systems (QNX/VxWorks or equivalent).
• Design and implementation of safety critical software – this includes aspects of risk analyses, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Redundancy , Coding Standards and Verification of software implementations.
• Strong understanding of the fundamentals in signal processing, especially in the context of discrete systems.
• Knowledge of software development processes such as the V-model, requirement engineering, impact analysis.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills. Nice to Have
• Experience developing software in a Linux environment.
• Familiarity with virtual machines, networking concepts.
• Experience with common software development tools, including build automation, code coverage, unit testing, static analysis, debugging, and source control (git preferred).
• Familiarity with Simulink Coder and an in-depth understanding of code generation.
• Knowledge of mathematics for controlling robotic systems, including multi-body kinematics, feedback controllers, and signal processing.
• Experience with medical product development is highly desired, including regulatory processes, safety considerations, and hands-on experience with medical devices and surgical instruments.
• Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail, with ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to build consensus and establish common goals.
• Experience with diverse, cross functional teams; Geodiversity spanning an international environment is a bonus.
• Experience in model-based product software development for real-time applications.
• Unit and integration testing of software.
• Software testing with plant models.
• Software architecture design and documentation.

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.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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