Principal Product Security Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Nov 2025

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

The Principal Product Security Engineer acts as the product security lead for the AC&M R&D organization to ensure compliance with pre and post-market cybersecurity expectations, help deliver secure, robust products to the marketplace and keep them secure through their entire lifecycle.  They are responsible for leading cybersecurity activities on projects and ensuring that R&D teams have the cybersecurity-focused tools and knowledge needed to do their jobs effectively. 

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AND OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED: 

• Must be willing to work locally from our office in Lafayette, Colorado (On-Site 4 days/week) 
• Act as point person for the AC&M organization on product security, taking accountability for the organization’s security posture 
• Answer questions related to product security during internal and external audits 
• Maintain the product security Confluence site and organize documentation related to product security 
• Establish and lead implementation of roadmap of goals for product security team and organization 
• Organize day-to-day activities of the product security team members and lead standups 
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior and senior product security engineers 
• Support definition of roles and responsibilities for product security 
• Provide guidance to R&D project teams on security controls and assist with security-focused design and code reviews 
• Collaborate with the Medtronic Product Security Office and other R&D organizations to ensure alignment 
• Collaborate with project teams to create, review, and maintain threat models 
• Assist project teams with creating security architecture diagrams 
• Assist project teams with performing and documenting security risk assessments 
• Evaluate project deliverables for compliance with security-related standards and guidance 
• Assist with creation of MDS2 forms and answering product security questions from customers 
• Assist project teams with executing and reviewing results from SAST and DAST tools 
• Capture metrics to measure the organization’s security posture 
• Respond to product security incidents and work with customers on security-related issues 
• Provide security training and documentation to the R&D organization as needed 
• Assist project teams with building and reviewing SBOMs 
• Assist project teams with analyzing vulnerabilities identified by penetration testing and SBOM analysis 

Basic Qualifications:

Must Have:  Minimum Requirements:

Education Required:

• Bachelor’S Degree

Years Of Experience:

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience with a bachelor's degree 
• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience with a master's degree 

Specialized Skills Or Experience:

• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment 
• Experience working in an agile environment 
• Knowledge of cybersecurity standards, including IEC 81001-5-1 
• Knowledge of FDA pre and post-market cybersecurity guidance 
• Ability to navigate and align with Regulatory, Quality, and other cross functions. 
• Superb written and oral communication skills 
• Experience working in medical device space 
• Experience communicating with external stakeholders, such as auditors and customers 
• Experience with vulnerability monitoring software, such as Dependency-Track 
• Experience with threat modeling tools, such as Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool 
• Experience with penetration testing, SAST, and DAST tools 

Nice To Have

• A valid cybersecurity certification, such as CISSP, CSSLP, CISM, CySA+ or Security+ 

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.

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):$152,800.00 - $229,200.00This 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.

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