Sr. Engineering Program Manager

Location: St. Cloud

## Sr. Engineering Program Manager Apply:
Onsite:
Mounds View, Minnesota, United States of America:
Newton, Massachusetts, United States of America:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 26, 2026 (12 days left to apply):
R78911

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 26 Oct 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
** Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) is an Operating Unit within the Cardiac portfolio  CAS, we are developing next generation medical technologies that treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms. Our technologies save lives and improve the quality of living for millions of patients across the world by advancing innovation for the diagnosis and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias and enabling clinicians to perform procedures with superior outcomes.

Our growing and innovative portfolio provides solutions that advance and enhance care.
This position may be based in Mounds View, Minnesota or Newton, Massachusetts and requires onsite presence a minimum of four days per week. Occasional travel may be required to support business objectives.
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Engineering Program Manager (PM) to join the CAS R&D team.  You will be part of a cross-functional Core Team responsible for leading the planning, integration, execution, and delivery of complex software development programs supporting the Affera portfolio. This leader serves as the central integrator across software engineering, systems engineering, quality, regulatory, marketing, manufacturing, and clinical teams to ensure successful execution of software release trains and portfolio commitments.
The role requires a seasoned program leader with deep experience managing software-intensive medical device programs, driving execution through ambiguity, and influencing across a matrixed organization. The successful candidate will establish transparency, enable effective decision-making, proactively manage risks, and ensure alignment between business objectives and technical execution.  
** Primary Responsibilities
*** Lead end-to-end planning and execution of Affera software release programs.
* Develop and maintain integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and execution strategies.
* Drive alignment and accountability across software, systems, quality, regulatory, clinical, operations, and commercial stakeholders.
* Manage program risks, technical dependencies, integration activities, and escalation processes.
* Facilitate governance reviews and provide leadership with clear visibility into program status, risks, and delivery confidence.
* Partner with engineering leaders to support software release readiness, prioritization decisions, and execution predictability.
* Coordinate resource and capacity planning activities to align staffing with portfolio priorities.
* Prepare executive-level communications, decision materials, and recommendations that support timely business decisions.
** Required Qualifications
*** Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience or an advanced degree of with a minimum of 5 years experience
* Proven experience in program or project management, specifically leading large-scale software development programs.
* Demonstrated experience managing software-intensive medical device or regulated…