We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 Mar 2026
Position Description:
Principal Embedded Software Engineer for Medtronic, Inc., located in Northridge, CA. Provide technical expertise for software and firmware development. Responsible for writing, maintaining, reviewing, and merging code in repositories for new and existing code. Create software design documents for new features which are reviewed by software architects. Coordinate the software design and code development for new software features. Participate in discussions with cross-functional teams to design and implement features that involve multiple components of the system. Responsible for writing high-level embedded software interacting Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), BLE chips and BLE Stacks for interfaces with medical devices. Coordinate technical discussions and problem solving for software projects and collaborate with the platform and system architects on the impacts of systems, design, development and debugging decisions. Leverage real time operating systems (RTOS) for Debugging. Leverage software languages including Python, C, C++, and Assembly. Responsible for medical software development process following IEC 62304 & ISO 13485 regulated software development. Leverage knowledge of microcontroller peripherals including Analog to Digital converters (ADC), Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), Inter Integrated Circuit (I2C), General Purpose Input Output (GPIO), Timers and Interrupts, and the ability to design and debug using these peripherals to build Embedded Software. Responsible for writing embedded software that is compatible with Advanced Reduced Instruction Set Computing Machine (ARM) CPU architecture. Utilize Quantum Platform (QP) Real Time Event Framework.. Leverage automation tools for Unit testing, Git, debugging tools, and Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) version control. Leverage Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including Waterfall and Agile. Support all phases of the product development cycle including architecture, design, development, debugging, documentation and validation. Position works a hybrid model and will be onsite at the Northridge, CA location - 3/4 days per week. Multiple positions available. #LI-DNI
Basic Qualifications:
Masters' Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering or technical field and four (4) years of experience as a software or software test engineer, embedded software engineer or related occupation. Must possess at least four (4) years' experience with each of the following: BLE, BLE chips and BLE Stacks for interfaces with medical devices; RTOS; Python, C, C++, and Assembly; IEC 62304 and ISO 13485; ARM architecture;
Microcontroller hardware peripherals including ADC, PWM, SPI, I2C, and GPIO; QP Framework; Version control systems including Git, debugging tools, and IDEs; SDLC Methodologies including Waterfall and Agile; Product life cycle including architecture, design, development, debugging, documentation and validation.
Position works a hybrid model and will be onsite at the Northridge, CA location - 3/4 days per week. Multiple positions available.
Salary: $184,600 to $222,000 per year
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The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below: Medtronic benefits and compensation plan (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page\name=signon&co\num=30601&co_affid=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.
We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That's who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.
We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.
This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will...
Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities
Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning
These commitments set our team apart from the rest:
Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.
Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.
Better outcomes for our world . Here, it's about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.
Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care
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