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Medtronic Principal Software Design Engineer in Test - Neuro Sci in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

Careers that Change Lives

Saving lives for us is not just a cliché but is part of our everyday DNA. Real people with debilitating conditions can now be given back active lives through the restorative therapies that we provide. Therefore, we are looking for passionate engineers who are excited about working in the software field and testing revolutionary mobile and web-based applications that directly affect and improve patient’s lives.

Responsibilities would include working with the test lead and a team of talented test professionals (both local and remote) to identify, create, review, document, and formally execute manual and automated web based, android and iOS tests based on medical standards within an agile framework. Also looking for engineers who are willing to propose innovation within the test organization to ensure the highest quality of software is provided in an ever-changing environment.

Neuroscience Portfolio

The Neuroscience Portfolio group develops life-restoring therapies and healthcare solutions that span the neurological care continuum including integrating technologies and applying clinical and economic evidence to increase patient access, improve efficiency of procedures and deliver successful patient outcomes. The software that we produce supports the following area:

Spinal Cord Stimulation: https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/healthcare-professionals/products/neurological/spinal-cord-stimulation-systems.html

Deep Brain Stimulation: https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/healthcare-professionals/therapies-procedures/neurological/deep-brain-stimulation.html

Sacral Neuromodulation : https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/healthcare-professionals/therapies-procedures/urology/sacral-neuromodulation.html

Targeted Drug Delivery: https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/healthcare-professionals/therapies-procedures/neurological/targeted-drug-delivery.html

Career growth and development is about learning and stretching yourself to grow your expertise and navigate your career. Medtronic offers award-winning programs to accelerate your development and growth. Our size, scope and market leadership give you the chance to explore career opportunities and grow as we grow.

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

  • Build and maintain scalable mobile test automation frameworks and supporting infrastructure for Mobile Applications.

  • Responsible for all automation and performance testing activities - planning, script design, test script generation/maintenance, performance test execution, report generation, results analysis, defect generation and following up for closure.

  • Drive continual improvement of the automation and performance testing process at the team level.

  • Contribute to developing and enhancing the automation framework as well as keeping it up to date with changes in functionality.

  • Participate in peer reviews of Test Engineers’ test designs and be self-directed in test case design, execution, results analysis and defect reporting.

  • Gain experience working in a regulated environment including how to write, review, and document code and tests for regulatory agenciesWork with test lead to successfully implement and monitor test deliveries.

  • Help define tests based on requirements using the Gherkin business readable test description language.

  • Provide concise, timely, and accurate status reports of all verification activities.

Qualifications - External

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelors degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field required

  • Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

  • Your exact iOS experience clearly demonstrated on your resume.

  • 3+ years of experience developing and executing automated test cases on mobile applications required.

  • Experience with Mobile testing frameworks such as Appium, Espresso, XCUITest.

  • Regulatory and compliance standards applied to the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).

  • Experience with object-oriented programming languages (Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, or Java).

  • Experience with test execution frameworks (e.g., Gitlab).

  • Experience leading a team of test engineers.

  • Experience working with other leaders to establish project scope, duration, and resourcing.

  • Experience with code repositories (e.g., Artifactory, Gitlab).

  • Experience with utilization of testing through device farms (e.g., Sauce Labs).

  • Broad knowledge of software test architecture and software tools for Web and mobile software applications.

  • Experience with core software development.

  • Experience as a quality analyst or quality specialist.

  • Experience with medical device software testing (especially per IEC 62304.

  • Participation in and understanding of Agile software development.

  • Experience defining XML and JSON.

  • Knowledge of wireless network technologies.

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):140,800 - 211,200

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).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)

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 90,000+ 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 (http://www.medtronic.com) .

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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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 90,000+ 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.

We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…

  • Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world

  • Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities

  • Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

Better outcomes for our world . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here (https://www.e-verify.gov/employees) .

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