Medtronic - Principal Software Engineer - Embedded System

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all.

Youll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life :

We are seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the architecture and development of advanced embedded software across Windows, Linux, and QNX platforms.

The role involves ownership of Windows production image design, OS hardening, real-time control software for safety-critical systems, and CI / CD automation.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in OS internals, kernel and driver debugging, and system performance optimization.

This position requires strong leadership to mentor engineers, drive cross-functional collaboration, and influence long-term platform strategy.

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

• Lead architecture and development of advanced embedded software across Windows, Linux.
• Design and maintain Windows production images, including OS hardening, security patching, and deployment pipelines.
• Guide and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous learning.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (systems, hardware, V&V, safety, security, regulatory) to ensure end-to-end quality, compliance, and traceability.
• Represent the organization as a technical authority in global forums, influencing design strategy, tool adoption, and long-term platform direction.

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About Medtronic :

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people.

From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves.

We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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