Software Engineering Intern – Summer 2027 at MED Medtronic Inc — Fridley, MN

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 Oct 2026

# A Day in the Life

Our summer internships are full-time (40 hours/week), paid positions lasting 10-11 weeks. We offer competitive compensation, educational and social programming throughout the summer, as well as housing assistance and relocation support for eligible interns.

Software Engineering interns contribute to experienced teams across software development, AI/data science, cloud, quality, DevOps, systems, testing, and firmware engineering. Examples of work in each area are listed below.

Software Engineer

• Designs, develops, tests, debugs, and implements operating system components, software tools, and utilities.
• Determines systems software design requirements.

Software Cloud Engineer

• Supports development and execution of the organization’s cloud strategy from a technical perspective, including design, planning, integration, maintenance, and support of cloud architecture.
• Works with stakeholders to evaluate cloud systems and identify appropriate solutions.

Software Quality Engineer

• Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains standards for software systems quality operating methods, processes, and procedures.
• Evaluates software systems activities including requirements, design, development, documentation, integration, test, verification, and validation.

Software Development Operations Engineer

• Introduces and maintains processes, tools, and methodologies that support the software development life cycle.
• Conducts requirements gathering and analysis to understand the software domain, hardware and software interfaces, and overall software characteristics.

Software Systems Engineer

• Develops software and tools in support of design, infrastructure, and technology platforms, including operating systems, cloud-based tools, and Internet-related tools.
• Designs, develops, troubleshoots, and debugs software programs for enhancements and new products.

Software Test Engineer

• Tests the functionality and performance of software applications or systems software.
• Develops and executes test plans and scripts designed to detect problems in software applications and systems software.

AI/Data Science Engineer

• Develops and programs integrated software algorithms to structure, analyze, and leverage data in product and system applications.
• Develops and communicates descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive insights or algorithms.

Location and Work Model

Most internship positions are based at primary hubs in Minnesota, California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; with additional opportunities available in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas. Candidate location preferences are strongly considered during the interview and offer process; however, flexibility increases the number of potential opportunities available. All interns must reside in the U.S. for the duration of the internship.

Medtronic is working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of its commitment to professional growth, cross-functional collaboration, and engineering the extraordinary.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for a Summer 2027 engineering internship, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet each of these basic requirements.

• Working toward a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering major with an anticipated graduation date of Winter 2027, Spring 2028, Winter 2028, or Spring 2029.
• Ability to participate full time, 40 hours per week, as part of the intern cohort from June 1-August 13 for semester system programs or June 14-August 20 for quarter system programs.
• Applicants for Medtronic’s Summer Internship Program must be currently authorized to work in the United States. Medtronic does not sponsor work authorization for internship positions. Individuals on temporary visa classifications, including E, F‐1 (CPT or OPT), H‐1, H‐2, L, B, J, or TN, as well as anyone who requires employment sponsorship now or in the future, are not eligible for the Program.

Nice to Have: Preferred Requirements

• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
• Flexibility in geographic location.
• Experience with one or more programming languages or technical tools, such as C, C++, C#/.NET, SQL, JavaScript, Java, Python, Swift, HTML/CSS, Microsoft Visual Studio, Jenkins, GitLab, or similar tools.
• Academic project, internship, research, lab, or work experience related to software development, testing, automation, DevOps, cloud, firmware, systems engineering, AI, data science, or software quality.
• Experience using version control, debugging tools, test documentation, requirements gathering, or software development lifecycle processes.
• Experience creating technical documentation, project summaries, test reports, code documentation, or engineering presentations.

Physical Job Requirements

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

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# Benefits & Compensation

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$26.50-$45.25

The base salary range is used nationally in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico. The Medtronic Internship Program offers an hourly rate of pay that falls within the range of $26.50 to $45.25 per hour. The hourly rate offered will be determined by the position and is subject to variation based on the number of years of school completed.