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Embedded Software Engineer II
Medtronic INC · 🇺🇸 Lafayette, Colorado, 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 roles1 certified filing for “Principal Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in CO: $145k–$145k, median $145k. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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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 - 6 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 The Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) business develops technologies that help clinicians monitor, assess, and manage patients across the continuum of care. This role supports ACM’s airway management portfolio, a product area focused on technologies used in acute care environments including operating rooms, intensive care units, and emergency departments. The engineering team partners across software, hardware, mechanical, systems, clinical, and quality functions to develop and sustain medical technologies that improve patient care and clinician workflows. This position is based in Lafayette, Colorado and is an onsite role. Limited travel may be required to support collaboration, testing activities, and business needs. As an Embedded Software Engineer II, you will develop embedded software solutions for medical devices used in airway management applications. This role combines software design, embedded systems development, hardware integration, testing, and technical documentation to support new product development and lifecycle engineering activities. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop reliable software that meets product, quality, and regulatory requirements. Primary Responsibilities • Develop embedded software applications and features using C and C++ for medical device products. • Collaborate with software, hardware, systems, and cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver project objectives. • Design and implement software architectures, frameworks, and reusable platform components across product lines. • Integrate software with hardware platforms and troubleshoot issues at the hardware-software interface. • Create and maintain unit tests, integration tests, automated test scripts, and code review activities. • Generate software development documentation supporting regulatory and quality system requirements. • Participate in software verification, validation, and risk management activities. • Support Agile software development practices, configuration management, and continuous improvement of development processes. Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and 2+ years of embedded software development experience, or a Master's degree in one of these fields. • Experience developing embedded software using C and C++. • Experience with Linux-based embedded systems and driver development or maintenance. • Experience using version control and configuration management tools. • Experience debugging hardware-software integration issues and applying information from schematics and technical documentation. Preferred Qualifications • Experience developing real-time software for microprocessor-based systems. • Experience with Qt, LVGL, or other embedded graphics and user interface frameworks. • Experience with Python, shell scripting, or test automation tools. • Experience with communication protocols including USB, UART, I2C, and SPI. • Experience within regulated product development environments and knowledge of IEC 62304, ISO 14971, and ISO 13485 For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a d