Hardware Systems Lead

Medtronic

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $150,400–$225,600 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Closes: Jul 6, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $184k

This role $188k

$134k most similar roles pay here $235k

This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $151,475–$216,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $188k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

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About Medtronic

Medtronic plc is the world's largest medical technology company by revenue, specializing in device-based therapies for over 70 health conditions.

Medtronic currently has 66 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,400–$186,600 across 66 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Hardware Systems Lead

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The Systems Engineering Lead at Medtronic’s Endoscopy Operating Unit provides technical leadership in developing complex medical devices, defining system architecture and ensuring integration across hardware, firmware, and mechanical design to meet performance, cost, and regulatory requirements. Day-to-day responsibilities include translating user needs into technical specifications, coordinating design activities across multiple engineering disciplines, leading trade-off studies, guiding design reviews, and partnering with manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure compliance and manufacturability. The role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 7 years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 5 years of experience. Ideal candidates have expertise in electrical engineering, embedded electronics, RF design, and leading new product development programs in regulated environments.

Skills

PCB Firmware RF Antenna Electrical Engineering System Integration RF Design Regulated Environment NPD Medical Device Standards Design for Manufacturability Risk Management Verification Planning Technical Leadership Embedded Electronics Docker CI/CD

What you'll do

Define and maintain hardware system architecture for medical devices.
Translate user requirements into technical specifications considering constraints.
Lead technical tradeoff studies to optimize power, performance, cost, and manufacturability.
Coordinate design activities across multiple engineering disciplines and components.
Ensure subsystem integration and resolve cross-disciplinary technical issues.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree and at least 7 years of relevant experience required.
Define and maintain hardware system architecture, including electronics, firmware, and mechanical integration.
Lead technical tradeoff studies for power, RF performance, manufacturability, and cost.
Coordinate design activities across PCB, firmware, RF antenna, and enclosure development.
Ensure subsystem integration and resolve cross-disciplinary technical issues.

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