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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Systems Engineer - **Company:** Medtronic Inc. - **Location:** Lafayette, CO, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $134,400.0 - $201,600.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithm Design, Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Design of User Interfaces, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Scripting, Figma, Hardware Infrastructure, Interactive Whiteboards, Polarion - **Published:** July 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gh3pyd ## About the Role + Experience in the medical device industry and/or surgical techniques. + Experience in Systems Engineering as related to stakeholder needs definition, creation of use case workflows, requirements definition and decomposition, functional architecture, system design, and safety risk management. + Experience planning and conducting user evaluations of product concepts, analyzing data, documenting evaluation methods and results, and presenting design recommendations to product teams. + Experience with software design, algorithm design, GUI design, and iterative software development practices. + Familiarity and experience working with scripting languages, Polarion, Miro, or Figma. + Experience with mechanical and/or electrical design, mechanical/electrical drawings, tolerance analysis, and computer-aided design (CAD). + Familiarity with modern AI-enabled tools for drafting, analysis, knowledge synthesis, and software or system development support. + Ability to apply AI tools effectively while exercising sound engineering judgment, technical accuracy, and appropriate review of outputs. + Ability to provide creativity while solving complex problems without known solutions. + Ability to quickly prototype new concepts and ideas. + Ability to assess new technologies via comprehensive reviews of the state-of-the-art + Project management skills including leading a project team as well as planning and estimation of tasks, milestones, resources, and budget. + Strong leadership skills and mentoring capabilities. + Ability to drive change., **Required Knowledge and Experience:** Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience. For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. ยง 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required. ## Description + You will need to drive technical decision-making within the team to be consistent with big picture design goals and system functionality + You will work and lead within a cross-functional team to design, develop, test, and document innovative system solutions utilizing software and hardware components. + You will lead the definition and development of user needs, business needs, use cases, requirements, and system architecture. + You will lead the engineering analysis to optimize and select system-level concepts to ensure the final solution fulfills needs, requirements, use cases, environments, and the overall system vision. + You will lead the planning and execution of user evaluations in lab-based surgical environments or other formative evaluation events to gain insightful feedback on system concepts. + You will lead the team in identifying and mitigating technical risks, product hazards, and failure modes. + You will troubleshoot system component integration and support surgical procedure introduction of the design. + You will provide technical leadership to internal and cross-business development teams, serving as a subject matter expert in computer-assisted surgery, robotic-assisted surgery, and clinical procedural workflows., Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. + Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses for total systems. + Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. + Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. + Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. **TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM:** An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies - from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills. DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS **Autonomy:** Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes. Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists. **Organizational Impact:** Contributes to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results. May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area. **Innovation and Complexity:** Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation. Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area. Implements solutions to problems. **Communication and Influence:** Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels. May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision-making. **Leadership and Talent Management:** Typically provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area. 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