Software Engineer II

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

Medtronic

At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress and deliver meaningful innovations

Our Purpose

At the Medtronic Athlone site, we focus on delivering on our Mission by providing our patients with best-in-class quality products and services while supporting the current and future needs of our business. We manufacture and support the development of cutting-edge medical devices in Airway Management and other life enhancing applications.

The Software Engineer II will hold responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. Most of the time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies –

from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.

Come for a job, stay for a career!

A Day in The Life Of:

• Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements operating systems components, software tools and utilities.
• Determines systems software design requirements.
• Supports the validation of new equipment software and maintains backup/recovery programs.
• Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency.
• Diagnoses software and program issues on Automation and Equipment.
• Keeps up to date with industrial software changes and retains annual licenses to work on all equipment on site.
• Communicates with vendors on troubleshooting issues and trains colleagues on the necessary software / program upgrades.
• Prepares procedures and stays up to date with quality system changes affecting automation and equipment software.
• Works across a variety of software lifecycle activities as determined by program needs.

Key Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant Industrial experience or master’s degree with a minimum of 4 years relevant experience.
• Troubleshooting experience in multiple automation systems including PLC’s, HMI’s, Robotics, Vision, Drives and other common control and Mechatronic systems. 
• Experience with the following systems would be an advantage.•  Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron and other common industrial PLC’s and HMI control systems
• Robotics programming experience with Staubli, Kuka, Fanuc, Universal and other common industrial robots
• Vision Systems such as Cognex, Omron, Keyence and other common industrial vision systems

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

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.
 

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik:  Ireland: 51,280.00 EUR - 76,920.00 EUR |  

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