Principal Electrical Engineer, CRM

Medtronic • Mounds View, MN

1d • $140,800 - $211,200 • Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Electrical Engineer is an individual contributor on Medtronic’s Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Electrical System Design Team. The role contributes to all phases of product development—including definition, design, troubleshooting, characterization, and verification—for implantable pulse generators (pacemakers), implantable cardioverter defibrillators, implantable diagnostic devices, and external patient communicators, programmers, and monitors. The engineer is part of the R&D organization developing lifesaving technology.

The position is based in Mounds View, Minnesota, in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, and requires working onsite a minimum of five days per week. The engineer provides technical leadership on complex design programs and may lead teams of five to ten electrical engineers while serving as technical lead and liaison to program management.

The role designs, develops, analyzes, and debugs analog and digital circuitry; integrates electronics, firmware, and mechanical designs; develops production test requirements and supports manufacturing test applications; and supports manufacturing sites with PCB and device assembly. It also involves creating test procedures and test environments, characterizing and verifying designs, decomposing system and product requirements, verifying compliance, and validating test environments, including method validation and non-product software validation. The engineer mentors junior engineers.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of relevant experience, a master’s degree and at least five years, or a Ph.D. and at least three years. The salary range listed for U.S. locations (excluding Puerto Rico and certain California locations) is $140,800 to $211,200, and the position is eligible for the Medtronic Incentive Plan. Medtronic describes a competitive salary and flexible benefits package.

Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or a Ph.D. and 3 years of relevant experience.
• For a baccalaureate degree earned outside the United States, a degree satisfying the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated technical leadership ability.
• Strong background in PCB design methodology, including CAD tools and manufacturing processes.
• Circuit simulation experience using tools such as PSPICE or LTSPICE.
• Ability to evaluate and debug electrical designs, including RF performance.
• Experience with design, verification, and validation of Class III medical devices or similar regulated products.
• Experience modeling in MATLAB.
• Experience with C/C++, LabVIEW, and/or Python scripting.
• Familiarity with ISO 14708 and/or IEC 60601.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on complex design programs; potentially lead teams of 5–10 electrical engineers and serve as technical lead and liaison to program management.
• Design, develop, analyze, and debug new product designs, including analog and digital circuitry.
• Integrate electronics, firmware, and mechanical designs into final products.
• Develop production test requirements and support development of manufacturing test applications.
• Support manufacturing sites, including PCB and device assembly.
• Develop test procedures to evaluate, characterize, and verify new electrical and product designs.
• Interpret and decompose system and product requirements and verify compliance.
• Develop test environments, including automation and emulation.
• Validate test environments, including method validation and non-product software validation.
• Mentor junior-level engineers.
• Contribute to product definition, design, troubleshooting, characterization, and verification for CRM implantable and external devices.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
• Short-term incentive eligibility through the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
• For regular employees working 20 or more 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 the Simple Steps well-being program.
• For all regular employees: incentive plans; 401(k) plan with 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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal