About the position
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. Medtronic strives to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, and enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions. The Robotic Surgical Technologies Business Unit set the standard for Robotically Assisted Surgery (RAS) by creating innovative surgical products and services that focus on surgical procedures of diseases and conditions. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain software tools in support of surgical robotics as part of a collaborative agile team
- Design and develop software tools in C++ and/or Javascript that interface with Hugo robots and perform critical support and diagnostic functions as efficiently and reliably as possible
- Develop requirements with a cross-functional team to define the behavior of Hugo's software tools
- Triage defects, develop software unit tests, and review the testing team's software verification protocols
- Analyze the software for failure modes and develop solutions that mitigate risk
- Contribute updates to your team's software documentation and architecture
- Improve the quality of your team's software through design reviews, and ensure your work complies with the procedures of the organization's quality management system
- Join an Agile Scrum team that collaboratively plans sprints, improves the quality of the team's backlog of tickets, and defines and completes tasks
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree with 4 years of relevant experience or Advanced degree with 2 years of relevant experience
- Experience developing software in C/C++, including experience with object-oriented and functional programming
- Experience developing software in JavaScript or related framework
- Experience developing for Windows applications
Nice-to-haves
- Medical Device Experience
- Experience developing software for commercial products, preferably in regulated industries
- Experience with medical product development is highly desired, including knowledge of regulatory processes such as IEC 62304, safety considerations, and hands-on experience with medical devices and surgical instruments
- Knowledge of biomedical engineering
- Strong knowledge of computer science, including how embedded systems, operating systems, and compilation work
- Experience using common software development tools on Linux, including the Bash shell, build automation (CMake preferred), code coverage, unit testing, static analysis, debugging, and source control (Git preferred)
- Experience using generative AI as a software development tool is a plus
- Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail, with ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to build consensus and establish common goals
- Experience working with diverse teams across the globe
- Fluency in English
Benefits
- 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
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- 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)
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
