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 Medtronic is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Sr. Software Test Engineer - Automation to join our Affera Mapping and Ablation System team. This role is essential in supporting the testing and quality assurance processes to ensure the reliability and performance of our advanced medical devices. You will be an integral member of the Affera Software Team, working on cutting-edge technology in the electrophysiology field. In this role, you will contribute to the development and validation of innovative medical technology by designing and implementing robust automated testing solutions. You will collaborate with systems, software, hardware, and quality engineering teams to ensure software functionality meets product and regulatory requirements. You will analyze workflows, identify potential quality risks, develop automated test strategies, and support continuous improvement of the software development and verification lifecycle.

Responsibilities

may include the following and other duties may be assigned: Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks for complex software systems. Develop automated tests to verify software requirements and ensure product reliability. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including software, systems, hardware, and quality engineering. Investigate and implement new automation tools and technologies to improve testing efficiency. Analyze software workflows and identify areas for improved testing coverage. Apply software development lifecycle processes and verification best practices. Create and maintain detailed test protocols and documentation. Execute automated and manual tests to verify system functionality. Diagnose and debug software issues in collaboration with development teams. Ensure compliance with medical device regulatory standards and quality processes. Maintain multiple hardware and software test configurations. Work with engineers to resolve software defects and diagnose/improve product configuration for current and future models. Participate in innovation and continuous improvement initiatives related to testing and automation. Required knowledge and

Experience

Bachelor’s degree in computer science software engineering or equivalent with 12 to 16 years of relevant experience. Bio-Medical expertise will be preferred. Strong programming experience in languages such as Python, C# or C++.

Experience

testing on Web / Desktop Applications.

Experience

with UI automation tools such as Ranorex, Appium, Katalon, or Squish.

Experience

designing and implementing test automation frameworks.

Experience

with software verification and validation processes. Familiarity with software development lifecycle methodologies.

Experience

collaborating with cross functional engineering teams.

Experience

working in Agile or Scrum development environments.

Experience

with hardware debugging tools such as oscilloscopes or function generators. Ability to manage, track and upgrade multiple hardware and software configurations.

Experience

using version control systems such as Git. Familiarity with test management tools such as Polarion, TestRail, JAMA, or TFS. Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills. Excellent documentation and communication skills. Quality Management System – Test Planning, Strategy. Ability to work with QA to ensure testing meets Quality and Regulatory needs. Nice to have:

Experience

with QT/QML

Experience

working with Linux environments is preferred.

Experience

in medical device software development or regulated environments. Knowledge of medical device standards such as IEC 62304 and FDA software guidance. Knowledge on CI-CD Workflow. Docker. Knowledge of AI tool usage. Like Co-Pilot, Cursor.

Experience

with system‑level testing of integrated hardware and software platforms. Physical

Job Requirements

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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). 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. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care 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. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email AskHR@medtronic.com To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email RS.HRCompliance@medtronic.com