Software Engineering Manager

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

As a Engineering Manager working at Medtronic, you will be a leader contributing to the Software Verification and Validation functional area. This involves building and managing a highly engaged team of engineers to ensure that they are positioned for growth and success. 

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned

·        Lead a team of engineers of Software Verification and Validation

·        Work closely with cross-functional teams, including design engineers, project managers, and quality assurance teams, to ensure seamless integration of verification and validation activities into the overall development process.

·        Possess strong technical leadership skills to guide, and mentor team of engineers involved in the Software verification and validation process.

·        Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the verification and validation process.

·        Shall effectively communicate with internal teams and external stakeholders, providing technical insights and updates on verification and validation progress.

·        Participate in the documentation, communication, and review of undesirable test outcomes, and/or design enhancements, and determine impact of changes to test plans.

·        Represent your team to the wider software organization.

·        Partner with the greater R&D organization (quality, systems, etc.)

·        Build sustainable processes for product development.

·        Drive best practices within your functional area.

·        Remove barriers for the team.

·        Participate in design reviews.

·        Mentor and coach, team members

·        Combine the best of your experience with training and mentorship to move your career forward. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

·        If you are a pioneer and would like to have a big impact into the new world of medical robotics – then come join our team!

Required Knowledge and Experience

·        Bachelor’s or Master’s degree required with Minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience

·        Manage a cross functional engineering technical team size of 15+.

·        Provide a blend of people management and technical savviness. Should have worked in matrix reporting structures with accountability on successful delivery of solutions.

·        Demonstrated expertise in software test automation, including strategy, design, and implementation.

·        Proficiency in an object-oriented language Advanced C++/C#.

·        Experience in gtest/gmock

·        Experience in CMake ,Git

·        Strong proficiency in Python programming for test automation, scripting, and tool development.

·        Experience with one or more: TDD, Unit Test, continuous integration and delivery.

·        Experience with distributed real-time software.

·        Experience performing risk management analysis of software (e.g. SW FMEA).

·        Familiarity with real-time operating systems such as QNX.

·        Deep understanding in product development processes & regulations (ex: ISO 13485, ISO 14971) Design controls for medical device development to coach and guide the technical leads is expected.

·        Identify the needs and prepare capabilities in the cross functional areas, SW development and verification and validation areas to foster full turnkey solution to the business.

·        Provide a deep understanding of the embedded and application SW development processes (Agile, waterfall methodology) and help establish SW metrics & recommend the processes for the team.

·        Experience with validation of test methods, hard and software, test fixtures.

·        Knowledge of principles and applications of biomechanics, physics, mechatronics, and electrical, mechanical and software development.

·        Solid understanding of Design Controls, Medical Device Design Verification, and GDP (Good Documentation Practices)

·        Knowledge of how to manage teams in a large organization, especially at multiple locations and remotely.

·        Great communication skills: Strong ability to coordinate people and teams around unstructured challenges and moving project priorities.

·        Fluency in English

·        Medical robotics, medical capital equipment, or highly regulated industry experience

·        Software architecture and model-based development best practices

·        Reports to Associate Engineering Director / Engineering Director

·        Accountable to Project Manager(s) for project-related responsibilities

·        Frequent interaction with team members from other disciplines, to develop project requirements and other project artifacts such as project schedules.  Possible interaction with clinicians, third-party vendors, manufacturers, subcontractors, and other users.

·        Possible interaction with clinicians, third-party vendors, manufacturers, and subcontractors.

·        Oversees activities of the company’s development and design requirements for software systems, applications and software quality assurance for enhancements and new products, including cloud-based or internet-related tools, to meet the current and future Software needs.

·        Manages activities to assure programs are appropriately resourced and ensure continuous improvement in technical capability, process, and compliance.

·        Manages scope, cost, and schedule within a cross-functional development team.

·        Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

Domain: Medical Device/Aerospace/Auto (Dont want from Chips/Semiconductor)

Skill Set : Advanced C++ (11+ Version), Python, gtest/gmock, CMake, Git, TDD, Unit Testing, CI/CD, real-time distributed software, QNX, risk management (SW FMEA), Agile/Waterfall, cloud & enterprise software, software architecture, model-based development.