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In this role, you will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers responsible for further development and enhancement of the globally launched Robotic Assisted Surgery platform within the Surgical Operating unit: https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/robotic-assisted-surgery/hugo-ras-system.html

Medtronic’s Surgical Operating Unit is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations. With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve.

Make your impact by exploring a career with the world’s leading Medical Device company, striving “ to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.”

A Day in The Life

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in Control software verification team during Hugo software development and Testing. You will lead your team to complete testing related activities through all phases of software development life cycles. You will drive process improvement to continuously optimizing release timeline and establish best practices for the team.

You will:

• Demonstrate organizational talent and technical aptitude/understanding of Surgical Robotics systems and applications, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the drive to succeed in a matrix organization.

• Define, plan, organize and coordinate V&V activities with teams across multiple sites in accordance FDA and other regulatory requirements.

• Manage and develop software test talent within the organization and work with a cross-functional team to foster synergy in day-to-day operation.

• Lead in forecasting, effort estimation, resource & test planning, training, execution, and release activities.

• Aptitude for continuous improvement, identify and implement industry standard software test technology, methods, and tools.

• Well versed in different test development methodologies include Agile to enables breaking barriers across the organization.

• Oversee definition and implementation of different software testing techniques to increase test coverage.

• Lead the team to extend test automation. Use state-of-the-art Test Automation technology such as Model-in-the-Loop testing, in robotic testing.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile and on your resume.

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have

· Expert knowledge of Medical Product verification, IEC-62304 and FDA guidance in a technical discipline, preferably software related (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering) with a minimum of 10 years of software verification experience, or master’s degree plus 7 years related experience.

• Expert knowledge of Medical Product verification, IEC-62304 and FDA guidance.

• Thorough understanding of creating test protocols for verifying software requirements.

• Strong understanding of good documentation practices, various off the shelf test management systems

• Experienced test automation in robotics or related industry.

• Ability to work with QA to ensure testing meets Quality and Regulatory needs.

• Ability to manage, track and upgrade multiple hardware and software configurations.

• Ability to work with Systems, Mechanical, Electrical and Software engineers when discovering, documenting, and resolving integration issues.

• Familiarity with tools used in control system design and testing, such as MATLAB, Simulink.

• Experience using a tool or repository for managing test cases (GIT Stash, JIRA, JAMA etc).

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Benefits & Compensation

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. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). Learn more about MIP and benefits here (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic) .

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.

Physical Job Requirements

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.

Min Salary

150400

Max Salary

210000

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.