Principal Software Test Engineer - Automation

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 21 May 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.

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.

The Affera Mapping and Ablation System is an innovative medical technology designed to treat patients with cardiac arrhythmias. The system involves advanced mapping techniques to create detailed images of the heart’s electrical activity, helping physicians identify abnormal areas causing arrhythmias. Once identified, the Affera Ablation System delivers targeted energy to disrupt these abnormal signals, restoring normal heart rhythm.

• Craft a flexible and reliable test automation framework tailored to our company and product needs.
• Investigate, propose, and implement new technologies or processes which improve the reliability and efficiency of automation.
• Maintain broad understanding of current testing software technologies.
• Perform workflow analysis, document test results and recommend quality improvements.
• Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle.
• Work with engineers to resolve software defects and diagnose/improve product configuration for current and future models.

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Or PhD with 3 years relevant experience.

• Strong in programming languages such as Python, C++/C# or similar languages.
• Knowledge of Medical Product verification, IEC‑62304 and FDA guidance in a technical discipline, preferably software related.
• Strong understanding of creating test protocols for verifying software requirements.
• Experienced test automation in robotics or related industry.
• Experience in UI automation for desktop-based applications (Like Ranorex, Appium, Katalon, Squish, etc.).
• Ability to work with QA to ensure testing meets Quality and Regulatory needs.
• Ability to manage, track and upgrade multiple hardware and software configurations.
• Ability to work with Systems, Mechanical, Electrical and Software engineers when discovering, documenting, and resolving integration issues.
• Strong understanding of good documentation practices.
• Experience using a tool or repository for managing test cases (Polarion, TFS, Test Rail, JAMA, etc.).
• Experience debugging hardware with tools such as oscilloscope and function generators.
• Experience writing technical reports.
• Experience with QT/QML.
• Experience with software version control systems, such as Git.
• Experience with Agile development.
• Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial drive.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

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…