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# Sr. Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Medtronic Inc.
- **Location:** Fridley, MN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $110,400.0 - $165,600.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Systems Development Life Cycle, Reliability Engineering, Phishing, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Architecture
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usa53a45fab36541f7540d1f641caee2b9/eaa

## About the Role

Bachelor's degree with 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with 2 years of relevant experience.
Strong knowledge of Design Controls, including requirements development, verification, validation (V&V), and traceability throughout the product development lifecycle.
Experience working within a Quality Management System (QMS) in a regulated environment.
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with software, hardware, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Experience with reliability engineering, verification and validation, or failure analysis.
Preferred Qualifications
Formal education, training, or hands-on experience in Systems Engineering principles and methodologies.
Experience in the medical device industry and familiarity with applicable regulatory requirements (FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, etc.).
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

## Description

A Day in the Life The Neuroscience portfolio develops implantable and enabling technologies used to diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system. Within this organization, Systems Engineering drives the definition, integration, verification, and validation of complex medical device systems that combine hardware, software, instruments, and clinical workflows. This role supports Neuromodulation technologies used to treat conditions through targeted stimulation of nerves in the brain, spine, pelvic, tibial, and peripheral nervous systems.
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will lead and support system-level development activities across the product lifecycle for Neuromodulation products and enabling technologies. The role focuses on translating customer and business needs into system requirements, managing interfaces across hardware and software components, supporting design changes, and ensuring products meet user, quality, and regulatory expectations through verification, validation, and risk management activities.
Primary Responsibilities
Lead system-level design, development, and integration activities for implantable devices, instruments, and enabling technologies.
Translate customer, clinical, and business needs into stakeholder and system requirements with clear traceability throughout the development lifecycle.
Define, analyze, and manage system architectures, interfaces, workflows, use cases, and functional requirements across hardware and software components.
Lead system verification and validation activities, including test planning, execution, analysis, and documentation to demonstrate compliance with requirements.
Conduct risk assessments and support identification and mitigation of technical risks, hazards, and failure modes.
Evaluate field issues, change requests, and product performance data to identify root causes and implement engineering solutions.
Collaborate with research and development, quality, regulatory, marketing, and project management teams to support system development and product improvements.
Support concept development, formative evaluations, usability studies, and laboratory-based testing to assess system functionality and user workflows., The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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