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A Day in the LifeSenior Software Test Engineer
Medtronic's Coronary and Renal Denervation (CRDN) business is looking for a Principal Software Test Engineer to be part of a high-performing team that is revolutionizing the design and development of energy based therapeutic medical devices to treat hypertension. In this role, you will leverage both your technical breadth and business acumen to lead the newly approved therapy medical device software test team and participate in the design and development of next generation medical devices.
This position is in Mounds View, MN. within the Coronary & Renal Denervation (OHS) Operating Unit. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working on-site 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
A Day in the Life:
As a Senior Software Test Engineer within the CRDN Organization, you are accountable for working with your scrum team(s), product owner(s), and leaders to deliver capabilities that meet overall business objectives using Agile frameworks. The team is responsible for developing and supporting firmware, embedded, GUI and application software for stand-alone medical devices. This role is expected to be a member of the scrum team and contribute towards testing new product capabilities, features, and solutions that support business strategies and initiatives. This role would ensure high quality medical software is delivered to customers that complies to all regulatory approvals.
In general, the following responsibilities apply for the
SeniorSoftware Test Engineer role. This includes, but is not limited to the following:
- As a member of the scrum team, own features from manual and automated testing perspective.
- Co-ordinate with Test Lead and other developers in identifying the scope of testing and provide estimates
- Define, plan, organize and coordinate testing activities for owned features and areas and ensure high quality features are delivered following IEC 62304/82304.
- Be able to raise defects in case of failing test scenarios and provide adequate information for debugging and resolving reported issues.
- Automate the qualifying test case in-house developed framework built on Robot Framework and Python
- Work with other team members and contribute towards major milestone delivery like Regression Cycles, Alpha and End-Game testing
The successful candidate will have:- Previous experience as Software Test Engineer preferably in medical device industry
- Experience with agile software development teams
- Hands-on experience in software testing, automation, regression testing and maintenance for software products.
- Hands-on experience in Python and/or Robot Framework
- Experience in creating software test plans, test cases, test reports and bug reporting
- Experience with Linux operating system and/or QT
Qualifications-
MUST HAVE - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE BE SURE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline and a minimum of 4 years of Software Development experience OR a Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years of Software Development experience
Nice to Have- Agile SAFe training/experience
- Cogent, concise written communication
- Familiarity with Agile testing quadrants
- Familiarity with test automation frameworks - such as Squish
- Familiarity with gRPC protocol
- Understanding of ALM tools (e.g. JIRA, CodeBeamer, Azure DevOps)
- Understanding of modern DevOps tools like Bitbucket, Gitlab, Jenkins.
Benefits & CompensationMedtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits PackageA 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.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$103,200.00 - $154,800.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
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 plans
