Software Engineering Manager
About The Position
Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) develops technologies that support the treatment of neurological and spinal conditions through software-enabled medical devices, navigation platforms, and connected solutions. The Software Engineering function partners closely with research and development, systems engineering, quality, regulatory, and product teams to deliver reliable, secure, and high-quality software that supports product innovation across the CST portfolio. This role leads a team of software engineers responsible for the development, delivery, and sustainment of software used in regulated medical device products. The Engineering Manager provides technical and people leadership while driving engineering execution, process maturity, software quality, and adoption of modern development practices, including the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled engineering tools.
Requirements
- Requires a bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience OR advanced degree with 3 years of experience.
- Experience leading and managing the execution of processes, projects and tactics within Software Engineering
Nice To Haves
- Strong organization acumen with the ability to communicate effectively to non-technical audiences
- Deep expertise in software test methodologies, quality standards/metrics (e.g. IEC 62304)
- Experience with APIs, SDKs, and AI tools that improve the speed, quality, and precision of software development.
- Experience developing software in a regulated environment
- Proven track record as a successful software engineer
- Experience leading infrastructure, DevOps, and site reliability engineering
- 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
- Lead and develop a team of software engineers responsible for the design, development, testing, release, and maintenance of medical device software.
- Partner with research and development, systems engineering, quality, regulatory, product management, and program teams to align software development activities with product roadmaps and business objectives.
- Establish and maintain software engineering processes, standards, and quality practices that support regulatory compliance, product reliability, cybersecurity, and maintainability.
- Recruit, hire, onboard, and mentor software engineering talent while supporting employee development, performance management, and career growth.
- Drive technical strategy and execution across software architecture, development methodologies, automation initiatives, and engineering productivity improvements.
- Guide the evaluation and adoption of AI-enabled software development tools and practices to support code quality, testing, documentation, and engineering efficiency.
- Oversee the investigation and resolution of software-related product, customer, and field issues in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Manage external engineering resources, consultants, and contractors to ensure delivery outcomes meet quality, documentation, and development standards.
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
