Software Engineer Ii 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. In this role, you will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers responsible for further development and enhancement of the globally launched robotic assisted surgery platform within the surgical operating unit. With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve. Make your impact by exploring a career with the world's leading medical device company, striving to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. This position will be under the software operations transfer team within the software coe. A major part of the position would involve developing and validating software tools/applications and procedures for releasing production software to manufacturers and field service teams. This position will develop, test, and validate the software tools and applications on robotic hardware systems directly most of the time. These tools and applications directly support the test fixtures on the production lines and the service activities in the hospitals. This engineer will work closely with other software teams, project management, operation teams, field service teams, and quality teams to implement the design transfer for software releases. This engineer will also provide training to field service engineers and manufacturing engineers on system operation, troubleshooting, and debugging. The engineer will maintain an up-to-date understanding of the system design and behavior, and regularly upgrade their technical skills. This engineer will also develop software tools for monitoring system performance, improving utility of logged data, and enhancing debugging. As a software engineer ii, your responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: Develop software applications and tools for field service/manufacturing Maintain current tools used by field service/manufacturing Contribute to drafting service/manufacturing instructions Lead the verification testing for the service software release and manufacturing release Contribute to software tools development for r&d and manufacturing. Provide software support and assistance during system upgrades in the field Provide software support and assistance to the manufacturing product lines Create training materials for field service engineers and manufacturing test engineers Learn and master software deployment procedures for all aspects of the robotic platform Learn the manufacturing and service procedures of the whole robotics system Contribute to the assessment of proposed software releases and service process changes Guide efforts to improve software deployment and system debugging process under the service settings Master the software release process with agile Must have: minimum requirements To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile and on your resume. Bachelor's degree related to electrical/biomedical/computer/mechanical/robotics engineering or computer science 2+ years of experience or advanced degrees with 0+ years of experience Comfort prioritizing tasks based on general guidance with limited direct oversight Proficient with at least one programming language Fluency in english Nice to have Experience with software verification and validation Excellent communication skills Experience with linux, shell scripting, python scripting, powershell scripting, software installation, etc Experience with qnx and knowledge of c and c++. Working knowledge of computer networking Working knowledge of operating systems Working experience with manufacturing Prior experience with system-level debugging Experience with electro-mechanical devices controlled by software. Working experience in full-lifecycle engineering programs and processes Knowledge of relevant technologies including: Mechatronics / robotics Mechanical and electrical interfaces Communication protocols Sensors, actuators, controllers Kinematics of mechanisms Vision and display systems Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future. 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. The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain ca locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc. 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. 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): $98,400.00 - $147,600.00 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. We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the r&d lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. It 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