Sr. Software Engineering Manager - Cardiac Ablation Solutions

Senior Engineering Manager, Software Development

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The Senior Engineering Manager, Software Development will lead a team responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software for the Affera mapping system. This role will provide technical leadership, people management, and cross-functional execution oversight to deliver safe, high-quality, and innovative software solutions that support product performance, regulatory compliance, and business objectives.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience leading software engineering teams in a regulated environment, with strong expertise in software architecture, product development, testing methodologies, and team development.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing software engineering team responsible for core product software.
• Define technical direction, development priorities, and execution plans in alignment with product and business strategy.
• Support planning and execution of release milestones, risk management, defect resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and engineering excellence.
• Recruit, coach, mentor, and retain engineering talent.
• Champion best practices in software development, architecture, cybersecurity, testability, and documentation.
• Contribute to product strategy through technical assessment, roadmap input, and tradeoff analysis.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with Python and C++ Bachelor's degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience OR advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with embedded software, real-time systems, imaging, mapping, or medical device platforms.
• Familiarity with software quality processes and regulatory frameworks relevant to medical devices.
• Preference for working with agile development methodologies.
• Prior leadership in platform or product software organizations with multiple contributors and dependencies.
• Experience supporting fielded products, sustaining engineering, and post-market software issues.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

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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):$ - $

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific…