Medtronic

Healthcare

PrinEmbeddedSoftwareEngineer

€84–125k Galway, County Galway, Ireland FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Prin Embedded Software Engineer at Medtronic. Skills: Embedded software architecture, Real-time systems, Safety critical systems, C/C++. Serve as technical expert for embedded software design. Contribute to product development”

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Resolve complex technical issues; Resolve ambiguous technical issues; Resolve cross-cutting technical issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Deep expertise in embedded software architecture, Proficiency in C/C++, Experience with RTOS, Experience with device drivers, Experience with middleware, Experience with low-level hardware interfaces, Ability to define software architecture, Ability to design patterns, Ability to set technical direction, Experience with version control, Experience with configuration management, Experience with continuous integration

Nice to Have

Experience with digital signal processing, Experience with hardware description language, Experience with configurable hardware, Experience implementing machine learning inference architectures, Familiarity with IEC 62304

What You'll Do.

Serve as technical expert for embedded software design

Contribute to product development

Contribute to research applications

Influence software technical direction

Define design patterns

Define architectural standards

Collaborate with engineering partners

Translate clinical requirements

Translate system requirements

Translate regulatory requirements

Develop real-time embedded software solutions

Ensure cohesive product designs

Ensure testable product designs

Provide technical leadership for implementation

Implement critical software components

Implement real time operating systems

Implement device drivers

Implement application logic

Review software designs

Resolve technical issues

Guide engineers through design reviews

Guide engineers through code reviews

Guide engineers through problem-solving

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Systems engineering partners; Hardware engineering partners; Algorithm engineering partners; Test engineering partners; Quality engineers

Communication Scope

Explain technical concepts; Explain tradeoffs

Process & Methodology

Version control, Configuration management, Continuous integration

Full Job Description

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. # **A Day in the Life** This Principal Embedded Software Engineer role carries strong technical expectations across hardware and software domains to influence system architecture, design novel technical solutions with cutting edge performance, and ensure solutions meet all requirements throughout the product lifecycle. **A Day in The Life Of:** * Serve as a technical expert for embedded software design activities contributing to product development and research applications across physiologic monitoring systems and subsystems, such as pulse oximetry, regional oximetry, EEG based devices, and other sensing technologies. * Influence software technical direction, design patterns, and architectural standards aligned with system requirements and long-term platform strategies. * Collaborate closely with systems, hardware, algorithm, and test engineering partners, and translates complex clinical and system requirements into robust, real‑time embedded software solutions. * Translate clinical, system, and regulatory requirements into reliable, real time embedded software solutions. * Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, hardware, algorithm, test, and quality engineers to ensure cohesive and testable product designs. * Provide hands-on technical leadership for implementation of critical software components, including real time operating systems, device drivers, middleware, and application logic. * Review software designs, code, and test results to ensure robustness, performance, safety, and maintainability. * Serve as a technical authority for embedded software, resolving complex, ambiguous, or cross-cutting technical issues. * Mentor and technically guide engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and problem-solving activi

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