Principal Systems Engineer - Robotics Capital & Instrument Performance - Surgical

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# A Day in the Life
Making the best possible surgery accessible to every patient. We believe the future of surgery is less invasive and more precise, predictable, and personalized.

We bring together sharp surgical expertise, extensive medical knowledge, and cutting edge technology with a single-minded focus on each patient — wherever they are, and however they need to be treated

Each surgical specialty faces unique challenges, yet the goal is universal: better care for patients. By understanding these differences, we deliver solutions that empower surgeons and keep patients at the heart of every decision.

We are seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering for Robotics Capital & instrument performance within next-generation medical devices and robotic applications. The role connects robotics capital equipment and instrument requirements to measurable performance and translates user, product and subsystem needs into clear, testable system requirements, interfaces, performance budgets and verification strategies.

The successful candidate will own test-to-requirement traceability, lead system-level trade-offs and root-cause investigations, and manage the critical boundaries between instruments, capital equipment and controls to deliver robust, predictable and compliant system performance.

The role will be based at the Mervue Campus in Galway, Ireland.
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- 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 to deliver integrated solutions.
- Lead requirements, interface, risk and technical-readiness reviews across the product-development lifecycle.
- Mentor engineers, strengthen systems practices and influence technical decisions across projects and programmes.

Key Skills & Experience

- 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 of relevant experience.
- Experience applying systems-engineering methods to complex electromechanical, robotic, medical-device or similarly integrated products.
- Strong capability in requirements development, decomposition, allocation, interface definition and bidirectional traceability.
- Experience managing performance budgets and translating product needs into measurable targets and testable acceptance criteria.
- Experience planning system integration, characterisation and verification, including test strategy and objective-evidence assessment.
- Ability to lead root-cause investigations across mechanical systems, electronics, sensing, software and controls.
- Experience managing interfaces and system boundaries between instruments, capital equipment and controls.
- Knowledge of risk management, design controls and configuration management in a regulated or safety-critical environment.
- Strong communication, technical leadership and decision-making skills within multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience with requirements tools, systems modelling, MBSE, data analysis or test automation is desirable.
- Medical-device, surgical-robotics, precision-instrumentation, motion-control or reliability experience is advantageous

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.

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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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik:  Ireland: 81,120.00 EUR - 121,680.00 EUR | 
The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job-related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.
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This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).