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.

A Day in the Life

Job Responsibilities

· 8+ years of experience in Python programming

· Solid understanding of desktop, web, Mobile & embedded application architectures.

· Define, architect, and implement a automation strategy that supports Desktop, Web, Mobile, Embedded, API, and Cloud testing.

· Build and enhance scalable automation frameworks using Python.

· Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI).

· Evaluate and introduce new-age tools and frameworks aligned with enterprise architecture and technology roadmap.

· Define measurable automation KPIs (coverage, stability, ROI) and present progress and insights to leadership.

· Ability to work on cross-functional project teams comprised of software verification and development engineers, system engineers, human factor engineers and quality engineers.

· Excellent problem-solving skills (Debugging visual matching issues, handling edge cases) and attention to detail.

· Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

· Familiarity with Agile software test methods.

· Good logical and reasoning skills.

· Writing clear technical specs and user guides

Preferred Skills & Competencies

Programming

· Strong programming expertise in Python & C#

· Strong fundamentals: data structures, OOP, error handling

· File I/O and data processing

· Working with external libraries

· Strong debugging and problem solving skills

· Automation

Computer Vision & Image Processing

• OpenCV: Template matching, image transformations, color conversions

• Understanding of:

  • Image matching algorithms (correlation, feature detection)

  • Coordinate systems and transformations

  • Multi-scale processing

• NumPy: Array manipulation, mathematical operations

AI & Agent Skills

· Machine Learning Basics

· Large Language Models (LLMs)

· Agent Frameworks & Orchestration

· Agent Workflow

· Vector Database and Embeddings

PDF Processing

· PyMuPDF (fitz) or similar libraries (PyPDF2, pdfplumber)

· Understanding PDF structure:

· Annotations and highlights

· Vector vs raster graphics

· Layers and page rendering

· Coordinate systems (points vs pixels)

· Image processing algorithms: SIFT, ORB, feature matching (for future enhancements)

· Machine Learning basics: Understanding of confidence scoring, classification

· Performance optimization: Algorithm complexity, caching, parallel processing

· Version control: Git/GitHub

· Testing: Unit tests, integration tests, debugging complex issues

Leadership & Strategic

· Strong experience in defining automation roadmaps, tool evaluation, and ROI justification.

· Ability to lead large distributed automation teams and drive capability building across multiple product lines.

· Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.

· Define test strategy to improve the test covergae.

Minimum Qualification

· Required: Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Technology in Computer Sciences, Biotechnology, Bio-Medical, Electronics or Electrical Engineering.

· Preferred: - Maters in Engineering or master’s in technology computer sciences, Bio-Technology, Bio-Medical, Electronics or Electrical Engineering.

Principal Working Relationship

· You will report to Engineering Manager, R&D

· You will interacts with Test Lead, other developers, V&V engineers, internal partners and stakeholders concerning design, implementation or requirement clarifications, works closely with global sites.

Nice to Haves

· Design/develop experience working with regulated medical devices.

· Experience working within a regulated environment.

· Experience with software version control tools.

· Quality focus, willingness to learn, versatility and adaptability.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here