Software Test Engineer II

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 19 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 Medtronic is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Software Test Engineer II to join our Affera Mapping and Ablation System team. This role is essential in supporting the testing and quality assurance processes to ensure the reliability and performance of our advanced medical devices. 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.

This is an onsite position that can either sit in either Mounds View, MN or Newton, MA.The ideal candidate has experience designing, developing and testing real-time high-performance visualization applications. They will take ownership of key features while working collaboratively with other engineering teams, and are passionate about working on a product that will have a positive impact on the lives of millions.

Primary Responsibilities:

Test the functionality and performance of the systems software Develop and execute manual test plans and scripts designed to detect problems Maintain broad understanding of current testing software technologies. Ensure systems software meets technical and functional requirements Perform workflow analysis, document test results and recommend quality improvements Work with engineers to resolve software defects and diagnose/improve product configuration for current and future models.

Reviews test automation frameworks, tools, techniques, and methodologies.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 0 years of relevant experience

Understanding of creating test protocols for verifying software requirements.

Ability to work with QA to ensure testing meets Quality and Regulatory needs.

Good documentation practices Experience using a tool or repository for managing test cases (Polarion, TFS, Test Rail, JAMA, Matrix, etc).Ability to manage, track and upgrade multiple hardware and software configurations.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of Medical Product verification, IEC-62304 and FDA guidance in a technical discipline, preferably software related Minimum of 2 years of software verification experience.

Proficient in programming languages such as Python, C++/C# or similar languages

Experience debugging hardware with tools such as oscilloscope and function generators

Experience writing, executing, and maintaining test automation scripts in Python or a comparable language. Experience should include automating functional, regression, and system-level test cases; working with test frameworks and reusable test libraries; analyzing logs and test results; debugging failures; and integrating automated tests into the broader verification workflow.

Experience writing technical reports

Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial drive

Experience with software version control systems, such as Bit Bucket/Git Ability to work effectively in…