Principal Software Egineer

Description

Supervisor’s Title: Software Engineer Manager

Exempt Status: Exempt

Location: Must be able to work onsite at the Burnsville Location 5 days a week.

Compensation: The expected salary/wage for this Minnesota-based position is between $130,000-175.000. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s knowledge, skills, and or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, and Retirement Benefits). This position is responsible for complying with the Quality System requirements and carrying out responsibilities outlined in the environmental, health, and safety policies.

Basic Function

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide strong technical leadership, execution stability, and cross-functional collaboration for the NorthStar software platform and related medical device systems. This role is not only responsible for high-level technical contribution, but also for helping drive alignment, execution discipline, risk management, and team effectiveness during complex development and release cycles. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong communication, collaboration, and operational leadership skills. This individual will work closely with software engineering, QA, systems engineering, regulatory, clinical, and leadership teams to deliver high-quality medical device software in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Leads architecture, design, and implementation of medical device software systems
• Guides technical direction for software releases and long-term platform evolution
• Supports troubleshooting and root cause analysis of complex system-level issues
• Drives software quality, reliability, maintainability, and scalability
• Mentors software engineers on technical and development best practices
• Contributes hands-on development work when needed
  
  

Execution & Delivery

• Helps drive predictable execution during release cycles and critical milestones
• Collaborates with engineering leadership to estimate work, identify risks, and manage technical dependencies
• Supports timely delivery while balancing technical quality and business priorities
• Helps teams maintain focus during execution phases and reduces unnecessary disruption or churn
• Escalates technical risks early with clear impact assessments and actionable recommendations
  
  

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Fosters a collaborative, respectful, and solutions-oriented engineering culture
• Works effectively across cross-functional teams including QA, Regulatory, Clinical, and Operations
• Supports alignment and momentum during high-pressure situations
• Provides constructive technical feedback in a direct but professional manner
• Acts as a multiplier for the broader engineering team by improving clarity, coordination, and execution effectiveness
  
  

Quality & Compliance

• Supports development activities in compliance with medical device software standards including IEC 62304
• Participates in software documentation activities including architecture, design, risk, verification, and traceability documentation
• Contributes to software process improvements and release quality initiatives
• Supports Design Verification Testing, validation, and release readiness activities
  
  

Other

• Keeps management informed of key developments and potential issues, ensuring timely communication and coordination of plans and activities to promote a collaborative and sufficient team environment.
• Performs related work as apparent or assigned.
  
  

Requirements

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 10 years of software engineering experience
• Prior experience developing software for regulated industries (medical device preferred)
• Strong experience with:
• C#
• Python
• Distributed/system-level troubleshooting
• Windows-based systems
• Networking and system integration
• Experience leading technical initiatives across teams
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to operate effectively under pressure while maintaining team alignment and execution focus
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with IEC 62304 and medical device software lifecycle processes
• Experience supporting software releases in regulated environments
• Experience with imaging systems, hardware/software integration, or clinical systems
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional execution efforts
• Familiarity with agile development and release management practices
  
  

Working Conditions

• Light work, exerting up to 20 lbs. of force or less.
• Requires clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (near vision) and ability to identify/distinguish colors.
• Requires fingering, repetitive motion, talking, and hearing.
• 85% of the time requires viewing and working on a computer screen.
• Significant work pace & pressure due to deadlines.
  
  

The statements above reflect the principal function and most significant duties of the job as necessary for its evaluation in relation to other jobs in the organization and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job. Any functions that are non-Essential will be identified as such above. A request for Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.