Senior Principal Enterprise Software Test Engineer

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 LifeYou will be closely working with engineering leadership, systems engineering, product management, and cross-functional teams to drive SW V&V planning, test design reviews, and quality assurance best practices. As a recognized technical authority, the Senior Principal Test Engineer mentors senior engineers and technical leads, drives innovation in test automation and validation methodologies, reduces complexity and risk through systematic verification, and ensures that quality, testability, and regulatory compliance are validated by design within an agile, fast-changing development environment.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Lead the Software test architecture and quality strategy for Cardiac Ablation Solutions product, desktop, web, and mobile platforms
• Own the enterprise V&V architecture, aligned with system design, regulatory needs, and product roadmaps.
• • Architect scalable automation frameworks (data‑driven, API‑level, model‑based, CI/CD‑integrated).
• • Define testability architecture (Instrumentation, hooks, simulators, diagnostics).
• • Serve as the V&V authority for architecture, risk, compliance, and system‑level validation.
• • Set risk‑based validation strategies across functional, integration, performance, cybersecurity, reliability, and interoperability areas.
• • Ensure end‑to‑end architectural alignment with development, systems, cybersecurity, and product teams.
• • Represent V&V in executive, technical, and regulatory reviews.
• • Define test lab architecture, including environments, virtualization, and distributed execution.
• • Approve test architecture artifacts, automation designs, and validation strategies.
• • Drive innovation in AI‑assisted testing, predictive analytics, and advanced validation tech.
• • Mentor senior engineers on architecture, frameworks, and testing best practices.
• • Lead the toolchain strategy for automation, API testing, simulation, and validation.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• 18+ years in Software Verification and Validation with strong focus on test architecture and enterprise validation.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Engineering or Computer Science (Master’s/PhD preferred).
• Proven test architect for multiple end‑to‑end product releases.
• Expertise in enterprise test architecture, automation patterns, distributed frameworks, and API‑centric testing.
• Deep experience with IEC 62304, ISO 14971, ISO 13485.
• Hands‑on with large‑scale automation frameworks (Selenium, Appium, Playwright,   Test Complete).
• Proficient in any one of the languages Python ,C#, Java, or C++.
• Strong understanding of system‑level validation (performance, reliability, scalability, cybersecurity, interoperability).
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience designing scalable lab infrastructure (simulators, device farms).
• Strong communication and influence skills for technical and regulatory audiences.
• Leadership experience across global, multidisciplinary teams.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with cloud‑native test architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of Gen AI, AI/ML‑driven testing, predictive analytics, model‑based testing.
• Experience with TDD/BDD frameworks.
• Understanding of networking/interoperability architectures.
• Experience with IoT, edge devices, AI/ML models, AR/VR, or digital health platforms.
• Certifications: TOGAF, ISTQB Expert/Advanced, cloud certifications, RAC.

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. 

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Benefits & Compensation

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.
 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).