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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

We are looking for someone who is professione in Communication Protocols DDS, UDP Ethercat, C++ , Python and simulink is a plus.

A Day in The Life

As a Platform Software Engineer you will lead and/or participate in the software development efforts in the Software Center of Excellence of the Surgical Robotics Organization. You will work in a fast-paced environment with a group of software engineers, collaborating with cross functional teams to complete requirements definition, design, code implementation, unit test, and software and system verification and validation.

Engineers create our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Combine the best of your experience with training and mentorship to move your career forward. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have :

As an ideal candidate, you will have any or all the following experience:

Understanding of Windows, Linux, QNX or other operating system operation, drivers, interfaces, and application-level coding is required. Including but not limited to applications, processes, threads, handles, synchronization, drivers, virtual memory, kernel objects, performance counters, performance analysis, networking, root causing, troubleshooting, and debugging in a complex multi-processor mixed OS environment.

Experience in developing and commercializing software products in a fast-paced R&D environment, including understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and best practices in the medical device industry, experience in providing post product support.

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, preferably software related: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science.  Advanced degree in related discipline preferred.
• Experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting on targets using modern C++ 11 or greater.
• Experience in object-oriented design and design patterns.
• Experience in relevant scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash)
• Understanding and appreciation of SDLC process and tools (e.g. JIRA, Bitbucket, Stash, Confluence, JAMA, Git, CMake.)
• Experience in software development in medical device industry or other regulated industry is preferred.
• Experience in the test-driven development methodology and unit test.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum/SAFe software development practices.
• Ability to distill software requirements from system requirements.
• Experience with Windows OS, QNX (x86 and/or Arm target), Linux and/or other Real Time Operating System, including related IDEs, SDKs, and DDKs.
• Experience with Transport layer communications protocols and related network experience (e.g. DDS TCP/IP, UDP, Sockets, Wireshark, etc.)
• Experience Troubleshooting, Debugging, and Root Cause Analysis techniques and tools (e.g. WinDbg, GnuDbg, others)
• Experience performing risk management analysis of software ideally using SW FMEA techniques
• Experience working with the global/multi-development sites environment is a plus.
• Cybersecurity experience is desirable, designing and maintaining secure OS and applications (e.g. SSL/TLS, DTLS, TPM, Trusted/Secure Boot, Root of Trust, Authentication, Encryption, Public/Private Key, Key/Certificate Management, authenticated and secure communications protocols)

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Work with Transport layer communications protocols and related network experience (e.g. DDS TCP/IP, UDP, Sockets, Wireshark, etc.)
• Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements operating systems components, software tools and utilities.
• Determines systems software design requirements.
• Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency.
• Generates systems software engineering policies, standards and procedures.
• May work across a variety of software lifecycle activities as determined by program needs.

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Seasoned individual contributor.
Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions.
Coaches and reviews the work of lower level specialists; may manage projects / processes.

Organizational Impact: May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.
Contributes to the completion of work group objectives, through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, and may require understanding of multiple issues, job areas or specialties.
Makes improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of the job area.
Analysis provided is in-depth in nature and often provides recommendations on process improvements.

Communication and Influence: Communicates with senior internal and external customers and vendors.
Exchange information of facts, statuses, ideas and issues to achieve objective, and influence decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.
May manage projects, requiring delegation of work and review of others' work product.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires advanced knowledge of job area combining breadth and depth, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
May have practical knowledge of project management.
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation
 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$122,400.00 - $183,600.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

 

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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