Principal Electrical Engineer
About The Position
Medtronic’s Interventional Cardiac Therapies Renal Denervation business is looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to be part of a high-performing team developing next-generation medical device capital equipment. In this role, you will apply electrical engineering expertise with a focus on IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2 to support the design, development, characterization, integration testing, verification, validation, and lifecycle support of a next-generation Renal Denervation RF ablation generator. The work you do will impact patients globally and help support Medtronic’s mission of alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions. This role requires strong electrical engineering expertise, sound technical judgment, and the ability to collaborate effectively across complex multidisciplinary product development. The Principal Electrical Engineer will apply knowledge of circuit card design, electrical engineering, requirements decomposition, risk management, and medical device safety and EMC expectations from early phase development through market release. The Principal Electrical Engineer will work with an experienced electrical engineering team on the electrical engineering aspects of a new capital equipment platform, with a primary focus on standards-informed design support, characterization, integration testing, verification, validation, and lifecycle support for a next-generation Renal Denervation RF ablation generator. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy and provides expert technical input across design, risk management, compliance planning, and cross-functional execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- Electromechanical Systems / Capital equipment, or equivalent experience including hardware and software integration
- Technical leadership experience
- Minimum of 7 years of electrical engineering experience supporting subsystem-level electrical design, circuit card development, PCB-level testing
- Or advanced degree with 6 years of electrical engineering experience subsystem-level electrical design, circuit card development, PCB-level testing
- Or PhD with 3 years of electrical engineering experience subsystem-level electrical design, circuit card development, PCB-level testing
- For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, or other highly regulated industry.
- Experience with RF energy delivery, SOM, or FPGA.
- Experience with ISO 14971.
- Experience with product concept development, customer interaction, systems engineering, verification of engineering requirements, and validation of customer needs/design requirements.
Responsibilities
- Apply expertise in IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2 to support electrical safety, EMC, design input, risk management, verification, validation, and lifecycle activities for medical capital equipment.
- Support subsystem-level electrical design, circuit card development, PCB-level testing, characterization, integration, and issue resolution for a next-generation Renal Denervation RF ablation generator.
- Translate system, product, and hardware requirements into clear electrical engineering deliverables, including requirements decomposition, test coverage, and verification strategy.
- Partner with systems, software, mechanical, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, CTM, and program teams to support cross-functional execution and design transfer readiness.
- Provide expert technical input during design reviews, standards discussions, independent reviews, test planning, troubleshooting, and risk discussions.
Benefits
- 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
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- 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)
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
