Medtronic Principal Software Engineer Embedded System

Job description

<p><p>At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all.<br/><br/> Youll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.<br/><br/> <b>A Day in the Life :</b><br/><br/> We are seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the architecture and development of advanced embedded software across Windows, Linux, and QNX platforms.<br/><br/> The role involves ownership of Windows production image design, OS hardening, real-time control software for safety-critical systems, and CI/CD automation.<br/><br/> The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in OS internals, kernel and driver debugging, and system performance optimization.<br/><br/> This position requires strong leadership to mentor engineers, drive cross-functional collaboration, and influence long-term platform strategy.<br/><br/><b> Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned :<br/></b><br/> - Lead architecture and development of advanced embedded software across Windows, Linux.<br/><br/> - Design and maintain Windows production images, including OS hardening, security patching, and deployment pipelines.<br/><br/> - Guide and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous learning.<br/><br/> - Partner with cross-functional teams (systems, hardware, V&V, safety, security, regulatory) to ensure end-to-end quality, compliance, and traceability.<br/><br/> - Represent the organization as a technical authority in global forums, influencing design strategy, tool adoption, and long-term platform direction.<br/><br/> <b>Required knowledge and experience :</b><br/><br/> - Bachelors or Masters in computer science / IT/ Electronics/ Electrical Engineering.<br/><br/> - 10 to 13 years of embedded software development with minimum 5+ years experience in Windows Kernel and Application development.<br/><br/> - Ability to distil software requirements from system requirements.<br/><br/> - Strong design and architecture skills.<br/><br/> - Strong C / C++ (C++ 14 or later), x86 Assembly programming experience in the Windows Environment.<br/><br/> - Strong knowledge of Windows APIs and Architecture.<br/><br/> - Experience with Visual Studio IDE, SDK, and DDK.<br/><br/> - Experience with Windows deployment and configuration (group policies, registry, etc.)<br/><br/> - Scripting in Bash, Python, Windows Batch, Powershell, and relevant scripting languages.<br/><br/> - Network experience (sockets, TCP/IP, UDP, DDS, Wireshark, etc.)<br/><br/>- Windows Performance Counters and Performance Analysis (ETL, etc.)<br/><br/></p><p>- Windows OS Hardening.<br/><br/> - Windows Secure Boot.<br/><br/> - Understanding and appreciation of SDLC process and tools (JIRA, Git, CMake, Bitbucket, Stash, Confluence, JAMA, etc.<br/><br/> - Ability to analyze, design, develop, debug, and integrate software.<br/><br/> - Experience in FDA regulated software delivery.<br/><br/> - Solid experience in regulated environments (medical, aerospace, automotive, or equivalent).<br/><br/> - Excellent communication and leadership skills with a track record of influencing global teams.<br/><br/> <b>Nice to Have :</b><br/><br/> - Experience performing risk management analysis of software ideally using SW FMEA techniques.<br/><br/> - Experience with Windows ADK and Windows PE.<br/><br/> - Experience with Architecting remote systems.<br/><br/> - Experience with Windows Real-time extensions (e.

LxWin, RTX, Kithara, etc.)<br/><br/> - Programming in and for Virtual Machine environments.<br/><br/> - Windows Kernel driver programming (WDM).<br/><br/> - Reverse Engineering (IDA Pro, WinDbg, etc.)<br/><br/> - Linux experience is a plus.<br/><br/> - Cybersecurity experience is a plus (SSL/TLS, DTLS, TPM, Trusted/Secure Boot, Key/Certificate Management etc.<br/><br/><b>Benefits & Compensation :</b><br/><br/>- Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package.<br/><br/>- A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values.<br/><br/>- We recognize their contributions.<br/><br/>- They share in the success they help to create.<br/><br/>- We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.<br/><br/> <b>About Medtronic :</b><br/><br/> We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.<br/><br/> Our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.<br/><br/> We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people.<br/><br/> From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves.<br/><br/> We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.<br/><br/> Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.<br/></p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)

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