Software Test Engineer I - Digital Health - Acute Care and Monitoring

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 29 Jun 2026

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

At Medtronic, 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.

Medtronic Acute Care and Monitoring is seeking Software Test Engineer to support Digital Health Home product quality and related remote patient monitoring solutions. This role will support manual testing, exploratory testing, automation development, regression execution, defect validation, release readiness, and QA process improvement in an Agile and regulated product environment.

The engineer will create and maintain test cases, execute manual and automated tests, document defects, support release validation, and collaborate with developers, product owners, business analysts, DevOps, and other QA team members. The role will also contribute to QA modernization efforts, automation growth, traceability improvements, and shift left testing practices.

The ideal candidate has strong QA fundamentals, hands on test automation experience, clear communication skills, and the ability to work independently in Agile teams while supporting both current release testing and longer-term process improvements.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Execute manual, automation, exploratory, regression, integration, and release validation testing.
• Create and maintain test cases based on requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and defects.
• Build, maintain, and execute automated tests using Katalon Studio or similar tools.
• Identify automation candidates and expand automation coverage for high value regression scenarios.
• Log, track, retest, and close defects in Jira with clear documentation and evidence.
• Support test case traceability from requirements/stories to test cases, executions, and defects.
• Use QA KPI dashboards to communicate execution progress, pass/fail status, automation coverage, defects, blockers, and release risk.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and provide early QA input during grooming, planning, and story review.
• Support release readiness, production validation, RCA follow-up, and continuous improvement.
• Provide backup QA support for secondary products to improve coverage and business continuity.

Minimum Requirements (Must Have!)

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field with relevant software QA experience
• Eligibility for a Security Clearance with the Department of Veterans Affairs

Highly Preferred / Prioritized Qualifications:

• At least 3 years experience with the following:
• Software QA/testing, creating and executing test cases
• Agile/Scrum and Jira
• Test automation tools such as Katalon, Selenium, Cypress, or similar.
• Test management tools such as Polarion, Helix, ALM, Zephyr, or similar.
• GitLab or CI/CD pipeline awareness.
• API testing experience.
• JMeter or performance testing exposure.
• QA metrics, dashboards, and traceability reporting.

• Strong defect documentation and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to communicate QA status, risks, blockers, and release readiness clearly.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have):

• Experience in healthcare, medical device, remote patient monitoring, or regulated software environments.

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.

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.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$70,400.00 - $105,600.00

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.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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