Principal Electrical Engineer, CRM

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 21 Sep 2026 Careers that change lives start here. 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. A Day in the Life 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 5 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. The Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) portfolio delivers therapies designed to restore, support, and protect every heartbeat through advanced pacing, defibrillation, and remote monitoring solutions. CRM's unique ability to pair proven life-saving therapies with intelligent technology gives clinicians and patients greater confidence. Clinical impact and innovation come together to improve lives through meaningful patient outcomes. The Principal Electrical Engineer will be an individual contributor within the Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management Electrical System Design Team. The individual will be involved in all phases of product development including definition, design, troubleshooting, characterization, and verification of implantable pulse generators (pacemakers), implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and implantable diagnostic devices as well as external patient communicators, programmers, and monitors. The individual will be an integral part of the R&D organization delivering the highest quality, lifesaving technology to our patients. The position is in Mounds View, MN (Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area). Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: Provide technical leadership on complex design programs. Potential to lead teams of 5-10 electrical engineers on a program and act as technical lead and liaison to program management Provide electrical engineering skills to design, develop, analyze, and debug new product designs including analog and digital circuitry Integrate electronics, firmware, and mechanical designs into final product Develop production test requirements and support development of manufacturing test applications Support manufacturing sites including PCB and Device assembly Develop test procedures to evaluate, characterize, and verify new electrical and product designs. Interpret and decompose system and product requirements, verify compliance. Develop test environments including automation and emulation Validation of test environments including method validation and non-product software validation Mentor junior level engineers Required Skills Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience. Preferred Skills: Demonstrated technical leadership ability Strong background in PCB design methodology including CAD tools and manufacturing processes Circuit simulation in tools such as PSPICE or LTSPICE Ability to evaluate and debug electrical designs including RF performance Experience with design, verification, and validation of Class III medical devices or similar regulated product Experience modeling in MATLAB C/C++, LabVIEW and/or Python scripting Familiarity with ISO 14708 and/or IEC60601 Strong oral and written communication skills For 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. 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. 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