Sr. Systems Technical Lead

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 Mar 2026

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.

This position is within the Physiologic Parameters Group in Medtronic’s Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) business, developing patient monitoring systems and sensors used in hospital and acute care environments worldwide.

This is an on-site role located at Medtronic’s Lafayette, Colorado location.

The System Technical Lead Team provides systems-level technical leadership for complex oximetry technologies, guiding architecture decisions and technical risk across multidisciplinary product development teams.

• Lead complex development programs with cross-functional teams, delegating and supervising activities to achieve project objectives and deliver high-quality products.
• Set and communicate the technical strategy, ensuring alignment with program goals and long-term business needs.
• Own key milestone and decision-point preparation, including synthesis of data, risk evaluation, and clear articulation of remaining risks.

• Maintain expert knowledge of products and their clinical applications; apply this expertise to guide system-level design, product definition, and cross-functional decision-making.
• Lead architectural discussions to conceptualize, design, and develop products that meet clinical performance, workflow, and user needs, integrating perspectives from multiple engineering and clinical domains.
• Provide technical oversight to ensure rigorous execution—challenging assumptions, reviewing design outputs, and balancing depth of work with program timeline needs.
• Recognize when work is at an acceptable risk level, document gaps in a risk log, and define plans to close them.
• Ensure comprehensive product documentation, including verification and validation planning and system test development.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team; foster an environment of collaboration, accountability, and engagement.
• Delegate tasks based on team members’ strengths, growth needs, and project priorities.
• Share technical expertise generously; promote organizational learning, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Provide productive feedback and help the team build confidence and alignment around the plan and vision.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clinical partners, program management, operations, and design quality.
• Develop compelling and clear communication—visual, verbal, and written—that allows technical and non-technical audiences to understand status, risks, strategy, and path forward.
• Provide transparent, structured reporting that gives leadership visibility into progress, roadblocks, and long-term strategy.

• Apply deep understanding of the medical device product development lifecycle, including FDA design controls and phase-gate processes.
• Ensure that development activities comply with relevant standards, quality system requirements, and risk management practices.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Biomedical, Materials Science, or related field) and 4 years of job related experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.
• Experience with risk management and structured design processes within a regulated industry (medical device preferred).

• Strong understanding of medical device development processes, including design controls.
• Experience in complex system development spanning mechanical, electrical, software, and clinical domains.
• Knowledge of verification & validation best practices.
• Exposure to clinical environments or collaboration with clinical partners, with an understanding of patient conditions and…