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# Prin Software Engineer

- **Company:** Medtronic Inc.
- **Location:** Saint Paul, MN, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $152,800.0 - $229,200.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Software Applications, Architectural Patterns, Business Software, C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Software Debugging, Scrum Methodology, Software Maintenance, Qt Modeling Language (QML), Qt (Software), Software Engineering, Software Systems
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3456043280&tx=TT434THZ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Experience in medical device industry (or other regulated industry)
 * Experience with Security and Risk analysis
 * Experience with GUI application design and development, 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. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

## Description

* Responsible for the development of new medical products and the maintenance of existing medical products
 * Design, develop, conduct code reviews, debug, test desktop applications and utilities in C++, Qt, QML
 * Follow Design processes that include creating design documentation and conducting design reviews to support regulatory and business needs
 * Determine design requirements for software systems
 * Generate documentation for software projects to support regulatory and business needs
 * Participate in all stages of product development: including refining product vision, gathering needs, refining requirements, project planning, system design, coding, testing, release, deployment, and support.
 * Utilize experience and education to build high quality, maintainable software following industry design/architectural patterns
 * Use Agile methodologies to manage application development
 * Manage completion of own work assignments and coordinates work with others
 * Provide engineering support to all departments within the business software systems and utilities
 * Use Agile methodologies to manage software medical application support (i.e. SCRUM)
 * Manage completion of own work assignments and coordinates work with other team members utilizing strong written and verbal communication skills
 * Additional duties as assigned, 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. Typically manages major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader.