Engineering Manager (Embedded Software) (m/f/d)
Careers that Change Lives
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: https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/robotic-assisted-surgery/hugo-ras-system.html
Engineers create our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Combine the best of your experience with training and mentorship to move your career forward. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.
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.
A Day in the Life
• Be a leader contributing to the device software functional area. This involves managing and building a highly engaged team of 6-12 engineers to ensure that they are positioned for growth and success.
• Lead a team of engineers that design and develop embedded software, field bus communications technologies, and device abstraction in a robotic context.
• Represent your team to the wider software organization.
• Partner with the greater R&D organization (PMO, Quality, Systems, Manufacturing, etc.).
• Build sustainable processes for product development and drive best practices within your functional area.
• Mentor and coach your team members, and remove barriers for the team.
• Participate in design reviews.
Must Haves
• Relevant Bachelor’s degree required and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 8 years of relevant experience
• Leadership experience in engineering teams
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and its best practices
• Experience in a regulated industry (ideally medical devices)
• Strong focus on team’s career development
• Passionate about Agile practices
• Business fluent in English
Nice to Haves
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, microcontrollers, modern C++, CMake, Linux, real-time operating systems, and complex mechatronic devices
• Familiarity with electronic designs, closed-loop control, and robotics
• Collaboration with Architecture and Project Management teams
• Development and commercialization of software products including understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and best practices in the medical device industry, including knowledge of medical device development regulations: 60601, 13485, 62304, MDR
• Leading process improvement activities following Lean principles
• Living Scrum/SAFe practices
• Conversational German
We Offer
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package to all our employees:
• Flexible working environment
• Annual Incentive Plan % depending on company results
• Pension scheme and group discount on healthcare insurance
• Training possibilities via Cornerstone/Skills Lab
• Employee Assistance Program and Recognize! (our global recognition program)
• Regular social events
• Company car
• Wellpass
• Employee Stock Options Program
Our Commitment
Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communities if we hope to have long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.
About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are 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 90,000+ passionate people. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world.
In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary.
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