Principal Systems Engineer
About The Position
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 Across our global Neuroscience organization, we advance care for some of medicine’s most complex neurological and spinal conditions. By combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, and deep clinical expertise, we partner with physicians and health systems to improve how patients are treated and supported throughout their care journey. Our Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Operating Unit provides innovative technologies that support clinicians in treating sinus, otology, head and neck, skull base, airway, and related conditions. Our ENT technology includes powered instruments, image-guided surgical systems, and sinus implants that enhance precision, safety, and efficiency across both office and operating room settings—helping improve patient outcomes in a complex and evolving specialty. Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic ENT At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. We’re working onsite 4 days a week to drive performance, foster an environment of belonging, and collaborate to inspire as we engineer the extraordinary. The Principal Systems Engineer provides technical leadership for complex ENT system development programs. This role is responsible for defining system architecture, translating clinical and business needs into system requirements, and ensuring effective integration across hardware, software, firmware, and mechanical subsystems. The individual partners closely with cross‑functional teams including R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, and Operations to deliver safe, effective, and compliant medical device systems that support ENT surgical procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant engineering experience Or advanced degree with 5 years of experience Or PhD with 3 years relevant experience.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Experience developing regulated medical devices.
- Experience with surgical systems, capital equipment, or ENT‑related technologies.
- Experience with requirements management and task tracking tools such as Polarion, Codebeamer, Jeera, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with medical device standards and regulations such as FDA design controls, ISO 13485, and IEC 62304.
- Experience mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership across programs.
- Experience developing and managing system requirements for complex, multi‑disciplinary products.
- Experience leading system integration across hardware, software, and mechanical domains.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical decision making within cross‑functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead system architecture development for ENT capital equipment and associated instruments or accessories.
- Translate user needs and clinical workflow requirements into system‑level functional and performance requirements.
- Apply critical thinking to solve systems integration problems and make recommendations
- Utilize architecture design tools to develop and document system-level interactions.
- Develop and maintain system requirements and ensure traceability through verification and validation.
- Coordinate cross‑disciplinary integration across hardware, embedded software, firmware, and mechanical subsystems.
- Lead system‑level risk management activities including hazard analysis and FMEA in accordance with ISO 14971.
- Drive system design trade‑offs and technical decision making across engineering teams.
- Provide system traceability reports as needed throughout the design development phases.
- Collaborate with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure compliance with design control requirements and applicable standards.
- Provide technical mentorship and systems engineering guidance to engineers across development programs.
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
