Principal Systems Engineer (CRDN), Mounds View, MN or Galway, IR

Medtronic • Mounds View, MN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 May 2026 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 Medtronic’s Coronary and Renal Denervation (CRDN) business is looking for a motivated engineer to be part of a high-performing team that is revolutionizing the design and development of medical devices. In this role, you will leverage both your technical breadth and business acumen to accelerate the design and development of next generation medical devices. 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 engineering position requires strong technical and leadership skills to support the design and development of innovative, new products within the Cardiac and Vascular Group. The Principal Systems Engineer will apply knowledge of systems engineering and experience in working on complex multidisciplinary problems and will provide leadership of projects from early phase development to market release. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the patients we serve and an unrelenting desire to improve our business. The candidate will be motivated and must have exceptional soft skills that will be used to work with a team. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations. 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. This position will be based in Mounds View, MN or Galway, Ireland A Day in the Life: We are a learning culture, an inventive and collaborative group. We are dedicated to making sure that every patient gets the best product —when they need it. We have strong ties to our local communities. Our vibrant employee communities respect and value individual experience and perspective as we aim to improve lives and the access to healthcare. The candidate will be responsible for leading system engineering activities with the goal to represent the Systems Engineering discipline through a business integration process where QMS entities need to be aligned. Systems Engineering activities typically involve trade-offs between risks, benefits, and performance. Systems Engineering activities are performed within the constraints of a complex regulatory environment, in partnership with development (software, firmware, hardware, mechanical engineering), research, clinical, regulatory, product planning, and marketing groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in quality or engineering
• Or an Advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in quality or engineering.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with IEC 60601-1
• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering
• Experience with QMS requirements
• Experience with wireless communication protocols
• Experience with cyber security
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Mange the systems function through major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products
• Plan and deploy an execution plan to the systems engineering team working on a complex business integration
• Deep knowledge of requirements and test flow
• Experience with VoC, use case development, use conditions, and risk management
• Significant with SAAP and software development
• Experience with C++, .NET, Jira
• Significant experience with software integration & fault tree analysis
• Serve as both the project manager and scrum master for the systems engineering efforts
• Ensure all systems engineering deliverables have resource and execution plans
• Ensure cross-functional alignment of all systems engineering owned deliverables
• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies
• Lead the systems engineering team through planning and execution Risk Analysis activities, such as FMEAs and Hazard Analyses, for systems, features, and implementations with the intent to eliminate or mitigate the risks in the identified scenarios
• Provide guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area
• Establish and advocate for best practices and continuous improvement to mature Systems Engineering knowledge and processes
• Champion consistent implementation of the Quality System across projects
• Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower-level professionals.
• The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems, or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation – while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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).
• 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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees