Senior Principal Electrical / Mechatronics Engineer, Capital & Test Systems - Surgical

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 Making the best possible surgery accessible to every patient. We believe the future of surgery is less invasive and more precise, predictable, and personalised. 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 Senior Principal Electrical / Mechatronics Engineer - Robotics Capital & Test Systems to provide technical leadership for the architecture, design and development of the electromechanical systems that power, sense and control advanced capital equipment and test platforms for medical devices and robotic systems. The role owns the intersection of mechanics, motors, encoders, sensors, drives, electronics, power distribution and machine controls, translating system and test needs into safe, accurate and maintainable equipment solutions. This is a senior individual contributor role with significant influence across multidisciplinary teams.

The successful candidate will define electrical and mechatronic architecture, lead critical design decisions and establish reusable hardware platforms that deliver deterministic motion, high integrity sensing, reliable data acquisition and traceable control of test conditions. The role combines deep technical expertise with hands on engineering from concept and prototyping through commissioning, verification, release and lifecycle support. The role will be based at the Mervue Campus in Galway, Ireland.

Lead the electrical and mechatronic architecture, design and development of capital equipment and test systems used for instrument performance testing, characterisation, identification, verification and engineering investigations. Own system level integration across motors, encoders, sensors, servo drives, power electronics, safety circuits, electrical cabinets, data acquisition hardware, programmable controllers and mechanical interfaces. Translate test objectives, product requirements, motion profiles, load cases and measurement needs into robust electrical, controls and mechatronic architectures and detailed equipment specifications.

Develop and review electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, cabinet layouts, cable and harness designs, interface control documents, bills of materials and design documentation using appropriate electrical design tools. Select and size motors, servo and stepper drives, encoders, load cells, torque sensors, displacement sensors, signal conditioning hardware, power supplies, protection devices and industrial communication interfaces. Define motion control and sensing concepts that provide controlled, repeatable and traceable force, torque, displacement, velocity, position and other relevant test inputs and outputs.