Senior Hardware Engineer - Capital Platforms (Surgical)
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.This position is onsite in Lafayette, Colorado, a minimum of 4 days per week.
Medtronic Surgical is hiring a Sr. Hardware Engineer to play a key role in the development and sustainment of capital equipment platforms, including electrosurgical generator systems.
You’re not just designing hardware—you’re helping build technology that improves and extends lives. In this role, you’ll work on complex medical devices where your decisions directly impact patients, clinicians, and outcomes around the world.
If you're the kind of engineer who wants to own problems end-to-end, get hands-on with hardware, and see your work make it into real-world products, this is the kind of environment where you’ll thrive.
You’ll join a collaborative capital equipment engineering team working on advanced surgical energy platforms and emerging technologies. Engineers on this team take strong ownership of their designs while working closely across a multi‑board system architecture.
What You’ll Do
Key responsibilities include:
Lead the design, analysis, and troubleshooting of complex digital hardware and circuit boards
Drive board design projects through completion, verification, and integration
Conduct hardware research, design, development, and testing of electrical components and systems
Develop technical specifications and ensure hardware reliability and performance
Analyze hardware configurations and verify designs meet system and regulatory requirements
Collaborate with cross‑functional partners including systems engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, and marketing
Provide hands‑on lab support for prototypes, troubleshooting, and production hardware
Approximately 20% of this role will focus on component library management, including:
Building schematic symbols and PCB footprints
Maintaining and improving the electrical component library for ECAD tools
Ensuring component data integrity and standards compliance
Supporting efficient hardware development through library quality and reuse
Minimum Requirements (Must Have)
Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or Electrical-Computer Engineering, plus:
4 years related work experience OR Master’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with digital hardware design
Experience with PCB design tools such as Cadence OrCAD, Allegro, or Altium
Experience working in complex hardware systems or multi‑board architectures
Familiarity with regulated product development environments (medical device, aerospace, automotive, etc.)
Experience with component libraries or ECAD library management
Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering disciplines and cross functional teams.
Strong troubleshooting skills in a lab environment
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.
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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).The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
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