Sr 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   Senior   Principal Electrical Engineer is a key individual contributor within the Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Electrical System Design Team. In this role, you will drive the definition, design, integration, and verification of complex mixed-signal electronics for   active   implantable cardiac devices and external patient systems .     The individual will be an integral part of the R&D organization delivering   innovative, life-saving technology of the   highest   quality   to our patients.     This position   is   flex ible   to the strengths of the candidate   and may   comprise   one or both of:   Technical Leadership : technical liaison to program management   with dotted-line leadership of   a   team of electrical engineers   Hardware Block Owner:   ownership of critical functional blocks   with   responsibility for   design   refinement , integration, troubleshooting,   root-cause analysis , and verification   of each block or sub-system.   You will   help   design,   develop,   and   verify   high-reliability, safety-critical electronics that directly   impact   patients’ lives.         The position is in Mounds View, MN (Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area). Responsibilities may include the   following   and other duties may be assigned.   Technical Leadership:   Provide technical leadership   on   complex R&D programs.   Support design and architectural tradeoffs,   technical risk management,   and drive issue-resolution from concept to launch.   Lead and mentor a team   of   electrical engineers through design, integration, characterization/troubleshooting, and verification phases.   Act as technical liaison to program management and manufacturing while supporting the cross-functional development team(s)       Hardware Block Owner:   Own key hardware blocks within the implantable or external system architecture including mixed-signal, analog, digital, RF,   and/or   PCB   layout   architecture and implementation design s .   Own hardware block requirements, design documentation, and verification strategy.   Perform detailed circuit analysis, simulation, characterization, and design margin assessment.   Lead root-cause investigations, debug complex hardware/firmware interactions, and propose robust design fixes and mitigations.   Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration and delivery of hardware solutions.       Core Responsibilities (common to both tracks):   Develop, analyze, and evaluate new product