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Principal Signal Processing Engineer - Cardiac Ablation Solutions

Medtronic

Newton, MA, US$153k – $229konsite

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We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 24 Aug 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 4 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.                    

As a Principal Signal Processing Engineer, you will be developing the next   generation   technology for treatment of heart rhythm disorders. You will   be responsible for   developing novel algorithms and software for diagnosis and therapy during cardiac ablation procedures. You will learn under the guidance of some of the industry's prominent experts in the field of medical device engineering, while working in a fun and collaborative office environment.      

The ideal candidate has extensive experience designing, developing, and testing real-time, high-performance, high-reliability code for digital signal processing and computational algorithms. The ideal candidate can take ownership of key software features while working collaboratively with other engineering teams and is passionate about working on a product that will have a positive impact on the lives of millions.  

Primary Responsibilities  

• Design, develop, and test signal processing algorithms, implemented as high-performance high-reliability production code for a medical device.  

• Collaborate with hardware engineering team on electronics and firmware to support signal processing needs.  

• Manage signal processing pipelines within Affera software products.  

• Performance verification and validation of signal processing and computational algorithms.  

• Analyze bench, preclinical, and clinical data to inform design decisions and verification activities.  

Required Qualifications  

• Bachelor's degree and   a minimum of   7   years of relevant experience  

• OR   Master’s   degree with   a minimum of   5   years of relevant experience  

• OR PhD with   3   years relevant experience    

Preferred Qualifications  

• Deep understanding of signal processing fundamentals including filter design (continuous and discrete) and statistics.  

• Experience with machine learning-based development, including dataset annotation, model development, system validation, and deployment in production software environments.  

• Understanding of, or interest in learning   about,   cardiac pacing, mapping, ablation, and body impedance measurements.  

• Hands on R&D experience, ideally working with custom/prototype hardware.  

• Proficiency   with software development on Linux operating   system .  

• Experience programming in Python and C++.  

• Ability to work in an agile development environment.  

• Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial drive.  

• Interest in gaining a deep understanding of cardiac electrophysiology.  

  #LI-MDT     

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 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. 

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. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment. ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: 

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Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. 

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If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at AskHR@medtronic.com .  ‌ Benef

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