Software Engineering Intern – Summer 2027

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 19 Oct 2026
Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
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.
Interns are expected to work onsite a minimum of 4 days per week and participate full time, 40 hours per week, as part of the intern cohort from June 1 through August 13 for semester system programs or June 14 through August 20 for quarter system programs.
Required Qualifications
Working toward a bachelor's or master's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with an anticipated graduation date of Winter 2027, Spring 2028, Winter 2028, or Spring 2029.
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience in software development, testing, automation, DevOps, cloud, firmware, systems engineering, AI, data science, or software quality through internships, academic projects, research, laboratory work, or relevant work experience.
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.
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.
Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Flexibility in geographic location.
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