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Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first - developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.\nA Day in the Life\nMedtronic’s Interventional Cardiac Therapies (ICT) Renal Denervation (formally CRDN) business is looking for a Lead Electrical Engineer motivated engineer to be part of a high-performing team that is revolutionizing the design and development of medical devices. In this role, you will leverage both your technical breadth and business acumen to accelerate the design and development of next generation medical devices. The work you do will impact patients globally and help support Medtronic’s mission of alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions.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’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.\nThis position will be based in Mounds View, MN.\nThe Senior Principal Electrical Engineer leads the electrical engineering aspects of a new Capital equipment platform, with a primary focus on systems development, characterization, and integration testing for a next-generation Renal Denervation RF ablation generator. This role serves within the team as the voice of electrical engineering for our new RF generator, providing deep electrical and systems engineering leadership across the full product lifecycle while driving disciplined execution, risk management, and quality compliance. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy and influence, acting as the electrical engineering lead and workstream owner, including project execution leadership and scrum facilitation, while partnering closely with systems, manufacturing, quality, and program leadership to deliver innovative, compliant medical technologies.\nThis engineering position requires strong technical and leadership skills to support the circuit card design and development of innovative, new products within the Renal Denervation Group. The Senior Principal Electrical Engineer will apply knowledge of Circuit card design, electrical engineering, and experience in working on complex multidisciplinary problems and will provide leadership of projects from early phase development to market release.\nKey Responsibilities\nPrincipal Technical Leadership\nRepresents the electrical engineering team within the RF generator workstream.\nLead end-to-end electrical engineering activities across concepts, architecture, circuit card design, fabrication, verification, validation, characterization, integration, and lifecycle support.\nOwn the electrical systems development, integration, and electrical characterization for a next-generation RF ablation generator.\nEnsure rigorous requirements coverage and decomposition from system and product levels to electrical hardware, including test and verification strategies.\nPartner with systems and functional architects to translate architecture, functionality, and fault-mitigation strategies into executable electrical engineering solutions.\nAct as the primary technical spokesperson for all electrical engineering design decisions, trade studies, and technical reviews within the workstream.\nPlan and execute robust design, verification, and design characterization activities.\nProgram and Workstream Leadership\nLead the electrical engineering workstream for major or moderately complex programs, including task planning, delegation, and technical review of work products.\nServe as project execution lead and scrum master for electrical engineering activities.\nDevelop and maintain execution plans ensuring all electrical deliverables are appropriately scoped, resourced, and scheduled.\nManage schedules and dependencies in collaboration with R&D lead and Project Management Office partners.\nPerform day-to-day management of technical priorities, tradeoffs, and issue resolution within the workstream.\nSupport planning for electrical engineering spend, resourcing, tools, and equipment.\nRisk, Quality, and Compliance Leadership\nLead and contribute to system and electrical risk management activities, including FMEAs, hazard analyses, and risk mitigation strategies.\nServe as primary owner for identification, assessment, and communication of electrical and system-level risks and emerging issues.\nChampion consistent application of the quality system, design controls, and best practices across electrical engineering activities.\nEnsure solutions comply with regulatory, safety, and reliability requirements for medical devices.\nCross-Functional Influence and Communication\nEnsure strong cross-functional alignment across systems, software, manufacturing, quality, and program teams.\nTranslate electrical design intent and requirements to manufacturing partners to ensure producibility and design transfer readiness.\nProvide regular and ad-hoc technical and program updates to functional and program leadership.\nProactively communicate emerging issues, escalations, and risk status to CTM and other stakeholders.\nTechnical Mentorship and Capability Building\nProvide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to engineers across the organization.\nInfluence engineering standards, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives to mature electrical engineering capability.\nMust Have: Minimum Requirements\nTo be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering\nMinimum of 10 years of electrical systems engineering experience\nOr advanced degree with 8 years of electrical systems engineering experience\nOr 6 years of electrical systems engineering experience with a PhD\nNice to Have (Preferred Qualifications)\nElectromechanical Systems / Capital equipment, or equivalent experience including hardware and software integration\nTechnical leadership experience\nExperience with IEC 60601-1, or other highly regulated industry\nExperience with RF Energy delivery, SOM’s, FPGA,\nExperience with ISO 14971\nExperience with product concept development, customer interaction, systems engineering, verification of engineering requirements, and validation of customer needs/design requirements\nFor Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.\nPhysical Job Requirements\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\nU.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship\nAt 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.\nRecruitment Fraud Alert\nWe are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind:\nApply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses.\nMedtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate.\nIf you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments.\nIf you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at .\nBenefits & Compensation\nMedtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package\nA 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.\nSalary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$164,800.00 - $247,200.00This 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, andSimple Steps (global well-being program).\nThe 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), andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).\nRegular 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.\nFurther details are available at the link below:\nMedtronic benefits and compensation plans\nIt is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. 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