Principal Software Test Engineer - CRDN

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 5 Jun 2026

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

Principal Software Test Engineer

Careers that Change Lives

Transforming Patient Management with Smart Technology!

At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday and that makes it an exciting and rewarding place to work.

Medtronic Coronary & Renal Denervation (OHS) Operating Unit develops the next generation medical technologies that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of patients across the world.

Treatments We

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Renal Denervation

Symplicity Spyral Renal Denervation (RDN) System

Medtronic's Coronary and Renal Denervation (CRDN) business is looking for a Principal Software Test Engineer to be part of a high-performing team that is revolutionizing the design and development of energy based therapeutic medical devices to treat hypertension. In this role, you will leverage both your technical breadth and business acumen to lead the newly approved therapy medical device software test team and participate in the design and development of next generation medical devices.

This position is in Mounds View, MN. within the Coronary & Renal Denervation (OHS) Operating Unit. 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 are working on-site 4 days per 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.

This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

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.

A Day in the Life:

As a Principal Software Test Engineer within the CRDN Organization, you are accountable for working with your scrum team(s), product owner(s), and leaders to deliver capabilities that meet overall business objectives using Agile frameworks. The team is responsible for developing and supporting firmware, embedded, GUI and application software for stand-alone medical devices. This role is expected to technically lead and guide test engineers distributed across scrum teams through the development of new product capabilities, features, and solutions that support business strategies and initiatives.

This role will would ensure high quality medical software is delivered to customers that complies to all regulatory approvals.

In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Principal Software Test Engineer role. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

* Lead a team of software test engineers that encompasses manual and automated testing and support of firmware, embedded software, GUI, cloud and mobile for medical devices and applications.

* Define, plan, organize and coordinate testing activities with teams across multiple sites for medical devices following IEC 62304/82304.

* Participate in Risk Assessment and requirements review.

* Building strong partnerships and collaborations with multiple stakeholders including hardware/system partners, quality, and system V&V.

* Accountable for the quality, robustness, predictability, and completeness of the team's output.

* Prepare team members for certification and regulatory audits. May represent the team's work in audits.

* Mentor and coach your team members.

The successful candidate will have:

* Previous experience as Software Test Lead

* Experience with agile software development teams

* Experience in providing guidance, coaching, and training to the team in best testing practices.

* Hands-on experience in software testing, automation, regression testing and maintenance for software products.

* Experience in creating software test strategy, test plans, and writing test reports.

* Ability to distill software requirements from system requirements.

Qualifications
- MUST HAVE
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE BE SURE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME

* Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, math or technical discipline and minimum of 7 years of work experience in engineering and/or quality OR advanced degree in engineering, science or technical field with 5 years of work experience in engineering and/or quality.

Nice to Have

* Agile SAFe training/experience

* Cogent, concise written communication

* Familiarity with Agile testing quadrants

* Familiarity with test automation frameworks - such as Squish

* Experience with Python.

* Experience with an embedded…