IC Design Engineer II

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 Jul 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, our ASICs save lives. This means our designers need to understand the big picture of how their work impacts the end user, a patient. We have an integrated ASIC team enabling engineers to wear many hats from digital design, verification, physical flow, to testing in the lab with opportunities to meet doctors and witness implants; which connects how our work directly impacts patients' lives.

Our group is developing Medtronic's next generation of Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) products using innovative low power SoC methods to improve how our implantable devices provide pacing, defibrillation, and monitoring therapies. 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.

This position will be based in Mounds View, MN. As a member of this IC design team, an ASIC Design Engineer can be involved in all phases of product development, including design definition, verification planning / execution, physical implementation, design for testability, system integration, characterization, and failure analysis under a regulated quality and standard operating procedures.

You will be an important part of an experienced product development team whose goal is to deliver the highest quality integrated circuits for use in life saving medical devices. For this role we are particularly looking for ASIC engineers interested in supporting both design and verification with strengths in UVM.

This strengthens the team’s ability to adapt to shifting project needs and timelines. Key Responsibilities Micro-architecture : Transform high-level architectural requirements into detailed hardware specifications. RTL Coding : Write clean, synthesizable, and high-performance RTL using SystemVerilog and Verilog.

Testbench Development : Use and update robust, scalable, and reusable verification environments using SystemVerilog and UVM. Prototyping & Lab Debug: Assist with silicon bring-up, hardware characterization, and troubleshooting using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers Documentation & Reviews: Create detailed design documentation and present your work in internal design reviews.

Must Have, Minimum Requirements To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile. Bachelors degree in Engineering Minimum 2 years design engineering of electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry Or an advanced degree with 0 years of experience.

Nice to Have Medical device industry experience preferred Strong scripting skills (Python, TcL, Perl…) Synopsys or Cadence tools: Verdi/VCS/Xcelium/Simvision/vmanager Experience in IC fault simulations Lab automation methods Passion for automating processes and tool flows; including the use of agentic AI Good communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to work and contribute in a team-based matrix environment Professional/Academic/hands on exposure for digital and analog IC designs Ability to demonstrate innovation in defining and solving problems For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$92,000.00 - $138,000.00 This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California.

The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance , Health Savings Account , Healthcare Flexible Spending Account , Life insurance, Long-term disability leave , Dependent daycare spending account , Tuition assistance/reimbursement , and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match , Short-term disability , Paid time off , Paid holidays , Employee Stock Purchase Plan , Employee Assistance Program , Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) , and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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