Software Automation Engineer

About the role

Medtronic's Neuroscience organization, within its Cranial & Spinal Technologies operating unit, develops spinal implants, navigation and robotic guidance systems, advanced imaging and data-driven planning tools. This position is responsible for developing and performing test automation verification and validation for software and systems so that medical products meet users' needs and quality and reliability standards. It requires independent problem solving with limited direction.

Key responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive test strategies, including requirements traceability matrices, test architecture design (unit, integration, system) and data-driven testing approaches.
• Design, develop, test, maintain and document software testing components and applications using AI code editors and IDEs, agentic coding and automated agent pipelines.
• Take part in product development phases such as requirements review, design, usability, risk assessment and testing execution.
• Troubleshoot, debug, maintain and support existing products, and communicate findings, problems and solutions to project teams and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders, including meetings with colleagues in other countries.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering with 4+ years of experience, or 2+ years with a Master's degree, or 0+ years with a PhD.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in Hebrew and English, able to explain complex engineering designs to business and technical audiences globally.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of software design, development, debugging and testing practices.
• Proven experience in automation systems, including debugging and performance analysis.
• Preferred: 2+ years in automated UI testing (Cypress, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST API, HTML, CSS); CI/CD pipeline setup; software or testing experience in the medical or other regulated industries; experience designing agents and AI automation pipelines; Agile, TDD and BDD.

What we offer

• A competitive salary and a flexible benefits package.
• Eligibility for the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).