Senior Principal Software Engineer - CRDN

Medtronic•Minneapolis, MN

4d•$178,400 - $267,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Medtronic's Coronary and Renal Denervation (CRDN) business is looking for a Senior Principal Software Engineer to be part of a high-performing team that is revolutionizing the design and development of energy based therapeutic medical devices to treat hypertension. In this role, you will leverage both your technical breadth and business acumen to support the next generation medical device software products. This position is in Mounds View, MN. 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 are working on-site 4 days per week 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 role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

Requirements

10+ years of technical leadership experience
Experience developing medical device software
Strong expertise in programming languages (C++, Python, C#)
Experience with various operating systems and tools - Linux OS, PetaLinux, Yocto, FreeRTOS
Experience with Containers
Strong knowledge of secure SDLC practices and software risk management
Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline and minimum of 10 years of work experience OR advanced degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline with 8 years of work experience.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of microservices architecture and event-driven systems
Familiarity with FPGA
Experience in regulated or enterprise-scale environments
Knowledge of cloud and connected medical devices
Excellent collaboration skills across engineering, quality, and regulatory teams
Pragmatic decision‑making that balances compliance, security, and delivery velocity
Clear communication with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical leader and be responsible for architecting, designing, building, and scaling embedded software for next generation medical device.
Combine deep hands-on engineering expertise with architectural leadership, technical decision-making, and mentorship.
Drive technical strategy, ensure engineering excellence, and partner closely with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions.
Architect, Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality medical device embedded software solutions as part of the software team in accordance with Agile principles and Scrum methodologies.
Define and uphold architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices.
Make high-impact technical decisions that align with long-term platform and business strategy.
Review and guide system designs, APIs, data models, and integration approaches.
Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability.
Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
Lead Risk Assessment activities and Requirements development.
Cross-functional team collaboration with HW and Systems partners, including integration team, testing team, Quality, System V&V.
Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and lessons learned.
Provide leadership in solving engineering problems and fostering creativity and innovation in design and problem solutions.
Follow Medical device regulations (IEC 62304, IEC 82304, FDA…etc.).
Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in software development, and make recommendations for process improvements.