Software Engineering Program Manager - Cardiac Ablation Solutions

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 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 position may be based in Mounds View, Minnesota or Newton, Massachusetts with a minimum on-site presence of 4 days a week.

Primary Responsibilities Lead software engineering teams responsible for architecture, design, development, testing, and sustaining activities for complex medical device software.

Work with the development team to plan and execute release milestones, risk management, defect resolution, and continuous improvement while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions for current and future product releases.

Define, plan, organize, and coordinate software development deliverables across multiple sites in accordance with FDA and other regulatory requirements.

Lead forecasting, effort estimation, resource planning, technical planning, execution, and release activities.

Manage predictable project schedules and budgets Drive continuous improvement by identifying and implementing industry-standard software engineering development processes Apply software development methodologies, including Agile practices, to improve execution, collaboration, and delivery across the organization.

Contribute to product strategy through project/product planning, roadmap input, and tradeoff analysis.

Provide regular status updates for management and cross-functional review Ability to travel as needed

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, OR an Advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience Strong knowledge of medical product software development, IEC-62304, and FDA guidance, or experience in other highly regulated environments

Program Management experience in a technical discipline or relevant software engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications Detailed skill in organizing work for unstructured problems or execution tasks Ability to effectively interface and influence employees at different organizational levels Strength in working with cross-functional teams across facilities to solve problems Strong understanding of good documentation practices, software lifecycle processes, configuration management, and commonly used engineering management tools.

Record of success in leading product development and/or process improvement projects

Ability to work with Quality, Regulatory, Systems, Test, and other engineering partners to ensure software deliverables meet product, compliance, and business needs.

Experience leading teams that develop complex software systems involving real-time performance, hardware integration, data visualization, or distributed system components.

Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial drive

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Strong communication skills, both written…