Sr SW Test Engineer (Embedded/FW) (Northridge, CA)
Medtronic is a world leader in providing health care products that restore health and extend life. The Medtronic Diabetes R&D team contributes directly to this mission; we deliver software and firmware for Medtronic’s pump and continuous glucose monitoring devices.
Our business is growing significantly as the market demands reliable medical devices which look and feel more like consumer devices. We are looking for a senior software test engineer who can help us continue to make devices more robust and reliable for our patients.
Engineers create our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Join us to make a lasting impact. Help bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide. This is a unique opportunity to apply your best technical innovation, problem solving and leadership skills to improving how people live their lives every day.
A Day in the Life
- Provide technical leadership for development and execution of manual and automated test procedures.
- Define test strategies for testing the product at functional and integration levels.
- Develop test scripts using scripting languages like Python, Javascript, etc
- Coordinate technical discussions and problem solving for software projects and collaborate with cross functional teams.
- Coach other engineers on best practices and new technologies and review test designs and test scripts.
- Key interface between the software test team and other cross functional teams.
- Work with development to resolve software defects and diagnose/improve product configuration for current and future models.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related Engineering or Sciences field
- 4+ years of embedded software test experience with a bachelor’s degree
- Or, 2+ years of embedded software test experience with a master’s degree
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.
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. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)
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. Learn more about our benefits here.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6 here.
