Senior Principal IT Technologist

Medtronic • Mounds View, MN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Medtronic is hiring a Senior Principal IT Technologist for its Device Embedded Systems team in Mounds View, Minnesota. The role supports the technology, tools, systems, and verification solutions used to develop implantable cardiac medical devices. The technologist applies technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and leadership experience to design, develop, enhance, and maintain solutions that enable efficient, high-quality product development and verification. The work supports engineering effectiveness, verification capabilities, and delivery of reliable medical-device technologies.

The position is based onsite at least four days per week. The ideal candidate has strong technical development, system integration, automation, and verification experience, including success delivering solutions in a highly regulated environment. The position requires the stated relevant experience corresponding to the candidate’s education: 12 or more years with a high school diploma or equivalent, 10 or more years with a bachelor’s degree, or 8 or more years with an advanced degree.

Requirements

• 12 or more years of relevant experience with a high school diploma or equivalent; or 10 or more years with a bachelor’s degree; or 8 or more years with an advanced degree.
• For baccalaureate degrees 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

• Extensive experience designing, configuring, integrating, and supporting complex technical systems, engineering platforms, verification environments, or IT infrastructure.
• Experience developing tools, applications, or automation solutions for embedded-systems development, debugging, testing, and verification.
• Strong programming and scripting experience using technologies such as C++, C#, Python, or other applicable development languages.
• Strong experience integrating and troubleshooting complex hardware/software systems, operating systems, applications, interfaces, and supporting infrastructure.
• Success working in highly regulated industries, with an understanding of quality, compliance, cybersecurity, risk management, and product lifecycle requirements for medical-device programs.
• Technical leadership across multiple projects or programs, including cross-functional collaboration, technical problem-solving, vendor engagement, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, integrate, and maintain technical systems, platforms, tools, and automation solutions supporting engineering, verification, and product development.
• Define and implement technology solutions that optimize integration of hardware, software, real-time operating systems, applications, interfaces, and supporting infrastructure.
• Lead verification activities for technical solutions, including test planning, execution, troubleshooting, traceability, and documentation of results.
• Ensure engineering systems and infrastructure meet applicable hardware, software, cybersecurity, compliance, and quality requirements.
• Partner with engineering, verification, systems, quality, cybersecurity, IT, and technology vendors to define solutions, resolve complex technical issues, and provide technical guidance.
• Lead technical planning, prioritize system and verification activities, and coordinate cross-functional execution to achieve project objectives.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and consultation to engineers, technologists, project teams, and cross-functional partners.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account.
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term disability leave.
• Dependent daycare spending account.
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement.
• Global well-being program (Simple Steps).
• Incentive plans, including the Medtronic Incentive Plan short-term incentive.
• 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 earnings minimums.
• Capital Accumulation Plan, available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earnings minimums.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed