Principal Electrical Engineer, CRM

The Principal Electrical Engineer will be an individual contributor within the Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management Electrical System Design Team. The individual will be involved in all phases of product development including definition, design, troubleshooting, characterization, and verification of implantable pulse generators (pacemakers), implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and implantable diagnostic devices as well as external patient communicators, programmers, and monitors. The individual will be an integral part of the R&D organization delivering the highest quality, lifesaving technology to our patients.

The position is in Mounds View, MN (Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area).

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Provide technical leadership on complex design programs. Potential to lead teams of 5-10 electrical engineers on a program and act as technical lead and liaison to program management
• Provide electrical engineering skills to design, develop, analyze, and debug new product designs including analog and digital circuitry
• Integrate electronics, firmware, and mechanical designs into final product
• Develop production test requirements and support development of manufacturing test applications
• Support manufacturing sites including PCB and Device assembly
• Develop test procedures to evaluate, characterize, and verify new electrical and product designs.
• Interpret and decompose system and product requirements, verify compliance.
• Develop test environments including automation and emulation
• Validation of test environments including method validation and non-product software validation
• Mentor junior level engineers

• 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.

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrated technical leadership ability
• Strong background in PCB design methodology including CAD tools and manufacturing processes
• Circuit simulation in tools such as PSPICE or LTSPICE
• Ability to evaluate and debug electrical designs including RF performance
• Experience with design, verification, and validation of Class III medical devices or similar regulated product
• Experience modeling in MATLAB
• C/C++, LabVIEW and/or Python scripting
• Familiarity with ISO 14708 and/or IEC60601
• Strong oral and written communication skills

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.

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$140,800.00 - $211,200.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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 At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

The Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) portfolio delivers therapies designed to restore, support, and protect every heartbeat through advanced pacing, defibrillation, and remote monitoring solutions. CRM’s unique ability to pair proven life-saving therapies with intelligent technology gives clinicians and patients greater confidence. Clinical impact and innovation come together to improve lives through meaningful patient outcomes.