Principal Systems Engineer

Company: Medtronic
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

Principal System Engineer position within the Surgical Operating Unit of Medtronic’s Digital Technologies Business Unit. The role is responsible for designing and integrating intraoperative support solutions and collaborating across the enterprise to innovate new surgical technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Identify technical solutions that fit within the defined boundaries of current technical constraints.
  • Identify and document enterprise-level use cases to inform potential business cases and product development strategies.
  • Be accountable for functional analyses, detailed trade‑off studies to support product design decisions, requirements allocations at system and subsystem levels, and interface definitions to translate stakeholder needs into requirements and product specifications.
  • Perform technical planning, system integration, verification, and validation, evaluate alternatives (including cost and risk), supportability, and analyses for products and systems.
  • Conduct analyses at all levels of products and systems, including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
  • Identify test methodologies and authorize test procedures to ensure system verification and design validation.
  • Travel up to 25% to the EU and US as needed.

Required Knowledge and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Systems, Software, Electrical, Biomedical, Aerospace or Chemical Engineering.
  • Minimum of 7 years relevant systems engineering experience, or an advanced degree with 5 years of relevant systems engineering experience.
  • Robust leadership and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated expertise in new product development.
  • Strong experience developing complex software or electromechanical medical devices.
  • Excellent understanding of design controls and good documentation practices.
  • Experience in applying regulatory standards to products (IEC 60601, 14971, 62366, 62304, ISO 13485 or aerospace equivalents).
  • Willingness to be on‑site (minimum 2 days/week in London office).
  • Experience with modern digital video protocols and multi‑function device products is highly desirable.
  • Proficiency in generating, cascading, allocating, and managing requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Experience working in Agile‑Scrum development within regulated industries and expertise in designing for reliability, manufacturability, and security.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package.

Pay range – United Kingdom: £64,400 – £96,600.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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Posted: May 17th, 2026