Job Description

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.

A Day in the Life

In this exciting role as a Sr System Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the development of digital tools to support Medtronic Operations. This is a global role and reports to the Digital Performance Management Director. The ideal candidate should have experience with high-level programming languages such as Python. They should also be familiar with automation in manufacturing, including PLC programming, and have knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies like IIoT sensors. Additionally, proficiency in SQL for relational databases is required. The candidate must have strong problem solving and analytic skills in addition to excellent written and oral communication competencies.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident — we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

You will lead and help in the development of Digital Performance Management tools such as OEE, KPI Dashboards, Production Tracker, and/or future apps within the LiveLink platform, Medtronic’s proprietary solution based on Ignition (Inductive Automation). This role will lead the corresponding data collection from automated equipment controller, manual operator interfaces and interfaces to other Manufacturing Systems like Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Statical Process Control (SPC); and will act as SME for all Digital Performance Management tools, liaison with IT and key stake holders, and will lead all development activities, in-house and third-party.
The Sr System Software Engineer is a global role and reports to the Digital Performance Management Director within the Digital Transformation organization. The primary location is Tolochenaz, Switzerland.

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

• Ensure that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency.
• Designs, develops, troubleshoots, and debugs software programs for enhancements and maximizes new products.
• Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences design.
• Collaborates with cross functional teams to determine customer and product software design requirements.
• Generate systems software engineering policies, standards, and procedures.
• Ensure that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency.
• Manages the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release, and support). Gather specific requirements and suggest solutions.
• Work with other team members such as Product Owners, QA and process SMEs to assess risk during three project phases (project initiation, pre-validation test assessment and post-validation test assessment)
• Review department specifications and process documentation to ensure compliance with FDA regulations and Medtronic internal quality policies
• Communicate status updates to key stakeholders.
• Candidate must be capable of recognizing factors that could negatively affect project timelines / deliverables and effectively communicate impact to direct manager.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree with Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of backend technologies (e.g., .NET Core, Python, C#)
• Experience using SQL and data modeling to support software solutions.
• French & English fluent
• Ability to travel across EMEA around 20% of your time

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. 

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Switzerland: 111,200.00 CHF - 166,800.00 CHF |

About Medtronic

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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here