Principal Software Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 8 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

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're working onsite 4 days a 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. The person in this role will work from one of following Medtronic facilities:

* Warsaw, Indiana

* Fridley/Mounds View/Rice Creek, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

* Fort Worth, Texas

* North Haven, Connecticut

* Jacksonville, Florida

* Lafayette, Colorado

* Boston, Massachusetts

This role will require 25% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading engineering activities that support the development, optimization, and sustained performance of products produced across manufacturing operations, including machining, metal finishing, assembly, and related processes. This role develops and maintains systems that ensure product quality, reliability, and manufacturability from early development through full-scale production.

The position drives continuous improvement by designing and implementing automated and standardized processes that improve product quality, strengthen schedule performance, and reduce manufacturing and operating costs. It also contributes to product and process development efforts by collaborating with cross functional teams to transition new designs into manufacturing and to enhance existing processes.

In addition, the Principal Software Engineer mentors team members, promotes standard work, and establishes best practices that elevate engineering capability and operational excellence across the organization.

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. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications to achieve long-term sustainable impact.

Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive &E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions - we're a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success.

Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career that changes lives.

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

* Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements operating systems components, software tools and utilities ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and efficient

* Develops database architecture

* Capture User Requirements Specification working with the process owner

* Determines systems software design requirements

* Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency

* Collaborated with cross-functional teams to generates systems software engineering policies, standards and procedures

* Work across a variety of software lifecycle activities as determined by program needs

* Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and coaching to other software engineers, ensuring projects are completed on time and to the highest standards

* Identify and solve complex technical issues, finding innovative solutions that align with business objectives

* Conduct code reviews, providing feedback and guidance to junior engineers

* Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define project scope and requirements

* Stay up to date with the latest technologies and trends, advocating for the adoption of best practices

* Contribute to the long-term strategic planning for software development, ensuring the…