Principal Electrical Engineer; Affera

Position: Principal Electrical Engineer (Affera)
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Jan 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

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 a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader and expert in designing, developing, and integrating complex electrical systems for Medtronic's innovative Cardiac Ablation Solutions products. This role provides a unique opportunity to work on challenging projects, mentor team members, and contribute directly to life‑changing technologies. You will work cross‑functionally with teams in mechanical engineering, software development, quality assurance, and manufacturing to drive projects from concept through commercialization, with a focus on technology development.

Your work will help Medtronic achieve its mission of alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions of patients worldwide.

Primary Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development, and testing of mixed‑signal electrical systems and circuits for medical devices, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory standards (e.g., IEC.

• Develop detailed specifications, schematics, and PCB layouts, collaborating closely with cross‑functional teams to meet design and performance requirements.

• Ensure reliability, develop technical specifications for design and production, and test hardware conformance to specifications; may include designing new or modifying existing products.

• Contribute to technical project planning, establish timelines, define deliverables, and proactively identify and mitigate potential risks.

• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.

• OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

• OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with all phases of mixed‑signal board design including architecture, circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout, and design verification.

• Strong electrical signals and systems fundamentals including frequency domain representations and circuit analysis.

• Experience with OrCAD schematic capture and PCB layout tools.

• Hands‑on experience using lab test equipment (e.g., multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic and network analyzers) for system integration, debugging and testing.

• Experience designing, testing, and implementing high‑voltage systems (~5 kV).

• Experience in designing and testing medical equipment within a regulated industry and familiarity with 60601‑1 safety standard.

• Ability to work in an agile development environment.

• Interest in gaining an understanding of cardiac electrophysiology.

• Interest in new technologies, coupled with the ability to quickly learn and apply new tools and techniques as needed.

• Focus on accuracy and precision in technical tasks, which is crucial for quality and reliability.

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 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…