Systems Engineer II

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 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 Medtronic’s Cranial and Spinal Technologies (CST) Operating Unit is committed to transforming patient care through groundbreaking innovations in neurosurgery and spinal procedures. Our comprehensive portfolio includes spinal implants, robotics-assisted surgical solutions like the Stealth AXiS™ Surgical System, StealthStation™ surgical navigation, and biologics for bone healing, all designed to enhance surgical precision, efficiency, and patient outcomes. Beyond technology, we support surgeons through education, training, and clinical research, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to achieve the best possible results. By continuously driving innovation and collaboration, Medtronic is redefining cranial and spinal care, improving lives worldwide. As a Sr. Systems Engineer, you will develop life-improving medical device products for spine surgery. Key responsibilities include collaborating with a team to design and develop new systems, implants, and instruments; conducting product and use testing; and managing system interfaces between implant and instrument hardware with enabling technologies including but not limited to navigation, robotics, and pre-operative planning. You will actively seek out Voice of the Customer (VOC) input and translate that into system, product, workflow, and interface requirements and specifications; conceptualize system and workflow solutions; and manage interfaces through system integration. You will work under general and workflow direction, may serve as key functional core team member or as an engineer on an extended team, and support multiple programs at a time. The product focus will be on spinal systems to treat degenerative, deformity, and tumor/trauma conditions. A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide. We seek out and hire a diverse workforce at every level: We need fresh ideas and inclusive insights to continue to be an innovative industry leader — that’s why we make it a point to seek out, attract and develop employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and who represent the same wide variety of life experiences as our patients. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. Must Have (Minimum Requirements) Bachelor’s degree required with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR advance degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications) 4+ years spine, orthopaedic, or enabling technology (i.e. Navigation or Robotics) experience. Engineering MS degree preferred. Experience in Systems Engineering discipline or use of system engineering methodologies in medical devices Experience in product concept development, requirements management, surgical workflow development, functional analysis, use case and condition identification, interface definition and control, verification and validation on a cross functional team on complex programs. Experience in voice of customer collection, requirements development, analysis, allocation, review, tracing, and verification/validation. Experience planning and conducting user evaluations of product concepts, analyzing data, documenting evaluation methods & results, and presenting design recommendations to product teams. Demonstrated systems engineering, analytical, & problem solving skills Ability to understand spinal procedures and systems of systems. Experience with mechanical design, drawings, tolerance analysis, and computer-aided design. Familiarity with software design, algorithm design, and iterative software development practices. TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills. DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS Autonomy: Established and productive individual contributor. Works independently with general supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments. Organizational Impact: Sets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives of projects and assignments. Contributes to the completion of project milestones. May have some involvement in cross functional assignments. Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are general, and may require understanding of broader set of issues or other job areas but typically are not complex. Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area. Communication and Influence: Communicates primarily and frequently with internal contacts. External interactions are less complex or problem solving in nature. Contacts others to share information, status, needs and issues in order to inform, gain input, and support decision-making. Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance and assistance to entry level professionals and / or employee in Support Career Stream. Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 0 years relevant experience. 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 int