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Principal Finance Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Medtronic INC · 🇺🇸 Fridley, Minnesota, United States of America
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Medtronic INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles24 certified filings for “Sr. Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in MN: $126k–$145k, median $145k. Most were filed at wage level IV (73%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 Oct 2026 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 We are seeking a highly motivated Finance Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to join our Finance Analytics and Transformation team. This role sits at the intersection of Finance, Data, Analytics, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence. Unlike a traditional data engineering or analytics role, the Forward Deployed Engineer will work alongside Finance teams to deeply understand business processes, identify high-value opportunities, and rapidly design, deploy, and scale solutions that improve how Finance operates and makes decisions. The ideal candidate combines strong Finance and business acumen with hands-on technical capabilities. This individual will be comfortable participating in forecasting, planning, performance reviews, management reporting, and other Finance processes while also working directly with data, building analytical solutions, automating workflows, and applying emerging AI capabilities. The role requires a strong builder mindset: someone who can move from an ambiguous business problem to a working solution, partner with users to iterate quickly, and ultimately transition successful solutions into scalable enterprise capabilities. 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. Key Responsibilities Embedded Finance Partnership • Partner directly with FP&A, Sales Finance, Business Finance, and other Finance teams to understand business processes, pain points, decision workflows, and analytical needs. • Support core Finance team in key Finance processes such as forecasting, annual operating planning, month-end and quarter-end reviews, performance management, variance analysis, management reporting, and executive decision support. • Translate complex or ambiguous Finance problems into clear data, analytics, automation, and AI use cases. • Serve as a bridge between Finance professionals, Analytics teams, Data Engineering, IT, and enterprise technology teams. Rapid Solution Development • Design and build rapid prototypes and minimum viable solutions to address high-value Finance problems. • Develop analytical applications, automated workflows, data products, and AI-enabled solutions using technologies such as Python, SQL, Snowflake, Power BI, APIs, and workflow automation platforms. Connect and integrate data from ERP, planning, sales, operational, and enterprise data platforms. • Develop reusable data pipelines, analytical components, APIs, and automation frameworks where appropriate. Rapidly iterate with Finance users based on feedback and demonstrated business value. Generative AI & Intelligent Automation Identify Finance processes that can be transformed through Generative AI, machine learning, intelligent automation, or agent-based workflows. Build and deploy AI-enabled solutions for use cases such as: • Financial analysis and variance explanation • Forecasting and scenario analysis • Management reporting