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A Day in the Life
Senior Engineering Manager

Careers That Change Lives

At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday. The Cardiac Rhythm Management Electrical System Design team develops electronics, integration approaches, and engineering solutions that enable life-saving implantable and external medical device systems.

As a Senior Electrical Engineering Manager in the Cardiac Rhythm Management organization, you will leverage your technical breadth, product development experience, and leadership skills to lead a team responsible for electrical product engineering, PCB design, electronic design and integration, hardware/software/ASIC integration at the board and system level, RF/telemetry development, manufacturing support, test development, and safety-critical product compliance.

This role is ideal for a highly motivated and accountable engineering leader who is passionate about developing people, delivering complex medical technologies, and improving patients' lives through rigorous engineering execution.

This position is in Mounds View, MN. within the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) 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

This role of Senior Engineering Manager is expected to have responsibilities in both project management and people management, as well as individual contributions as an SME. The broad, collective responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the following:

• Team Leadership & Development: Builds, develops, coaches, and evaluates a high-performing team of electrical engineers focused on technical excellence, accountability, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and career growth while fostering a strong culture of design rigor and continuous improvement.
• Strategic Alignment & Execution: Sets team and individual goals aligned with business priorities, program commitments, and organizational objectives; monitors progress, provides regular feedback, and leads resource planning, prioritization, and staffing across development programs, sustaining projects, and initiatives.
• Technical Oversight & Delivery: Ensures delivery of high-reliability, safety-critical electrical designs, PCB implementations, firmware/ASIC integration, verification evidence, and production test methods across the full product lifecycle, applying rigorous standards for circuit design, mixed-signal electronics, RF/telemetry, EMI/EMC, MRI safety, and reliability.
• System Integration & Requirements: Provides leadership for electrical system integration across hardware, ASICs, firmware, mechanical interfaces, and system-level requirements; oversees development and maintenance of electrical requirements, interface specifications, characterization plans, and documentation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partners closely with program management, systems engineering, firmware, mechanical, reliability, quality, regulatory, operations, and global manufacturing teams to manage cost, scope, schedule, technical risk, manufacturing transfer, yield improvement, and issue resolution.
• Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Ensures all work complies with medical device design controls and standards (ISO 14708, IEC 60601, etc.); drives improvements in design practices, test automation, technical reviews, and decision-making while escalating issues through governance channels as needed.

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 electrical, systems, mechanical or biomedical engineering and minimum of 7 years of work experience with 5 years of managerial experience OR advanced degree in mechanical, electrical, systems or biomedical engineering with 5 years of work experience and 5 years of managerial experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience leading electrical engineering, product engineering, hardware integration, or systems integration teams in a regulated product development environment.
• Experience developing Class III medical devices, active implantable medical devices, or other high-reliability safety-critical products.
• Demonstrated understanding of medical device design controls, verification and validation, requirements management, risk management, and post-market support.
• Technical breadth across PCB design, analog electronics, mixed-signal electronics, digital interfaces, RF/telemetry, low-power design, EMI/EMC, manufacturing test, and product integration.
• Experience integrating PCB hardware with firmware, ASICs, mechanical systems, sensors, electrodes, batteries, telemetry systems, or other embedded product technologies.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A 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):$171,200.00 - $256,800.00

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