Sr. Systems Engineer

Medtronic • Fridley, MN

5d • $110,400 - $165,600 • Onsite

About The Position

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 13 Aug 2026 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 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 Neuromodulation operating unit delivers advanced therapies for chronic pain, movement disorders, and nervous system conditions, offering SCS, DBS, and targeted drug delivery. Through proven technology, clinical evidence, and innovation, we provide personalized solutions that restore function and enhance quality of life. Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic Brain Modulation and Pain Interventions In this role as a Sr Systems Engineer, you will have responsibility for developing new Neuromodulation products from early feasibility through to market release. You will act as an influential systems engineer working within a matrix organization to support the Systems Engineering organization in the definition, design, development, and testing of complex medical device systems within the Neuromodulation Operating Unit. You will work closely with, and act as a technical leader within, a cross-functional engineering team to synthesize feature needs and technology trends into system requirements and design specifications.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelors degree with 4 years of relevant experience OR a Masters degree with 2 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 0 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated strong verbal/written communication
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions quickly and guide a team through complex problems
• Experience working in cross-functional and team environments
• Experience working in FDA regulated and/or medical device environment
• Experience interfacing with physician customers and therapy consultants.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing system definition, system design and requirements, requirement tracing to subsystems and interface requirements, and system verification and validation strategy and testing.
• Previous medical device experience with a history of developing products from technology to market release
• Experience with designing for the Hardware/Firmware/communication interfaces of electronic devices
• Experience in troubleshooting firmware/software interfaces
• Experience developing sensor-based systems, including closed-loop feedback control systems.
• Experience developing data analytics algorithms, and machine learning algorithms.
• Product Risk Assessment and Risk Management Experience (Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, etc.)
• Experience working with and designing systems to meet ISO and Quality System Regulation requirements, including IEC-60601-1, -2, -6, IEC-62304, ISO-14971, FDA 21CFR820.30 for Class I, II and III medical systems
• Experience planning and providing guidance on architecting automated software and system integration solutions including DevOps CI/CD pipelines and best practices.
• Previous experience establishing and maintaining information systems, IT, cloud infrastructure, health software and firmware designs.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze design inputs (customer needs, business needs, etc.) and transform them into high quality engineering requirements.
• Perform system architecture and design for all phases of system development to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of system requirements and design into product requirements that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Lead, coordinate, execute, and document system analysis and design activities including but not limited to architecture definition, interface management, performance modeling, system integration, and design failure modes and effects analyses.
• Develop digital platform solutions including defining, maintaining, and integrating the architecture of data, and data flows, provided by those systems and their users
• Defines the technologies, policies, and data models to be used in collecting, organizing, storing, and accessing information.
• Identify technical development risks, develop and execute risk burn-down plans
• Facilitate cross-functional engineering and project team communication to drive design decisions, align on test and integration strategies, perform hands-on testing, and review test results, identify technical issues and manage their resolution
• Verify system requirements have been properly implemented (writing, leveling, tracing) through inspection, demonstration, test or analysis.
• Validate that implemented systems meet customer needs
• Support regulatory body submissions and facilitate knowledge transfer to continuation engineering teams
• Represent the organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels. May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision-making.
• Manage moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area.
• Establish and advocate for best practices and continuous improvement as to mature the Systems Engineering knowledge and processes.
• Understand and advocate for technology evolution and participate in the development of system and product roadmaps.
• This individual is expected to be a thought leader, proficient in building consensus and establishing strong links between business and engineering, and technology sectors.
• Travel 10% for business related events, such as conferences and product launches

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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior