Principal Systems Engineer - Robotics Capital & Instrument Performance

About the role

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering for Robotics Capital and instrument performance within next-generation medical devices and robotic applications. The role connects robotics capital equipment and instrument requirements to measurable performance and turns user, product and subsystem needs into testable system requirements, interfaces, performance budgets and verification strategies. It is based at the Mervue Campus in Galway, Ireland.

Key responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering for instrument performance from stakeholder needs and product requirements through architecture, integration and verification.
• Translate instrument and procedure needs into measurable system, subsystem and interface requirements with clear acceptance criteria.
• Develop and maintain performance budgets for accuracy, force, torque, motion, latency and reliability across instruments, capital equipment and controls.
• Own bidirectional traceability between requirements, risk controls, test methods and verification evidence.
• Define system boundaries and interfaces between instruments, capital platforms, sensing, actuation, software and controls.
• Lead architecture and trade-off analyses balancing performance, safety, reliability, usability, cost and programme risk.
• Plan and lead system integration, characterisation and verification using representative test environments and data-driven acceptance criteria.
• Lead complex root-cause investigations using structured problem-solving, experimental evidence and cross-domain analysis.
• Partner with mechanical, electrical, software, controls, test, quality, regulatory and manufacturing teams, and lead requirements, interface, risk and technical-readiness reviews.
• Mentor engineers, strengthen systems practices and influence technical decisions across projects and programmes.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline with 7+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's/advanced degree with 5+ years.
• Experience applying systems-engineering methods to complex electromechanical, robotic, medical-device or similarly integrated products.
• Knowledge of risk management, design controls and configuration management in a regulated or safety-critical environment.
• Medical-device, surgical-robotics, precision-instrumentation, motion-control or reliability experience is advantageous.

Required skills

• Requirements development, decomposition, allocation, interface definition and bidirectional traceability.
• Managing performance budgets and test strategy.
• Root-cause investigation across mechanical systems, electronics, sensing, software and controls.
• Desirable: requirements tools, systems modelling, MBSE, data analysis or test automation.

What we offer

• Salary range in Ireland of 81,120 to 121,680 EUR, depending on experience, skills and qualifications.
• Eligibility for the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
• A wide range of benefits and resources supporting employees at every career stage.