Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two. Worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
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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.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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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.
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What Medtronic INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Engineering Program Manager” (Architectural and Engineering Managers) in MN: $155k–$178k, median $166k.
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Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
Details and sources
- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- 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. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- No salary bar for this route
- H-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 roles
- 2 certified filings for “Engineering Program Manager” (Architectural and Engineering Managers) in MN: $155k–$178k, median $166k. Most were filed at wage level II (50%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
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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About the role
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 14 Nov 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
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 5 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.
The Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) portfolio delivers therapies designed to restore, support, and protect every heartbeat through advanced pacing, defibrillation, and remote monitoring solutions. CRM's unique ability to pair proven life-saving therapies with intelligent technology gives clinicians and patients greater confidence. Clinical impact and innovation come together to improve lives through meaningful patient outcomes.
We push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday. The Cardiac Rhythm Management Electrical System Design team develops electronics, integration approaches, and engineering solutions that enable life-saving implantable and external medical device systems.
As a Senior Electrical Engineering Manager, you will help shape the Electrical System Design functional strategy and translate that direction into actionable plans for your team. Working with R&D leadership, you will anticipate future product needs, identify gaps in expertise and infrastructure, and recommend priorities for capability development and technical investment. You will balance program delivery with the long-term strength of the function, aligning team capabilities and technical priorities with business needs.
You will lead a team of 10–15 engineers, ranging from entry-level engineers to experienced technical leaders and subject matter experts, supporting multiple product platforms and concurrent development programs. The team works across the full product lifecycle, from architecture and requirements definition through circuit and PCB design, firmware and ASIC integration, characterization, verification, manufacturing transfer, and post-market support.
You will be accountable for the team’s technical execution, organizational health, and employee engagement. This includes developing technical talent and leadership capability and partnering with program management and cross-functional leaders to align resources and commitments with business priorities.
This role is ideal for an experienced engineering leader who is passionate about developing people and delivering complex medical technologies that improve patients’ lives.
This position is located in Mounds View, MN (Twin Cities Metro).
The Electrical System Design team is responsible for delivering high-reliability, safety-critical electrical designs for active implantable cardiac devices and associated external systems. The team works across the full product development lifecycle, including architecture definition, requirements development, circuit and PCB design, firmware and ASIC integration, design characterization, verification, production test development, manufacturing transfer, and post-market support.
The Senior Electrical Engineering Manager contributes to the development of the Electrical System Design f
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