We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 18 Jul 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

In this exciting role as a Principal Design Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for process development supporting automation along with defining equipment process technologies of new product introduction requiring high volume manufacturing scalability. This team works cross-functionally to select and develop manufacturing processes, tooling and equipment in a design for manufacturing environment intended to proof processing principles and supports high volume scalability toward high volume needs and implement efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, and information. Facilitate flawless transition from technology, product development to production.

DIABETES SERVICE AND SOLUTIONS optimizes clinical outcomes and enhances the customer experience with our therapies. We are focused on innovation in consumables, such as infusion sets and accessories, and in transforming how data is collected, analyzed, and presented through our CareLink system.

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.

Visit www.medtronicdiabetes.com to see an overview of the products in our Diabetes product portfolio.

This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Maintain broad knowledge of product design, manufacture and assembly techniques

• Participates in Product Development Process phases.

• Provide manufacturing inputs to product design.

• Provide inputs or owns activities related conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, processes, or products.

• Early engagement in Proof of Concepts requiring tooling and process first principles to Select best Technical scalable Solutions.

• Performs feasibility studies for process, equipment and software design to determine if capable of functioning as intended.

• Work Closely with, Coordinates and drives necessary meetings with vendors/equipment integrators to Brainstorm Solutions needed with the goal of establishing the required equipment/tooling solutions necessary to meet product design specifications assembly requirements.

• Engages in Process development activities from product design requirements, process inputs requirements flow down and their relationship to process outputs.

• Perform hands activities with equipment to set and develop processes.

• Drive and execute problem solving & process improvements associated with the definition of a manufacturing process up to the introduction of a new Process Technology and/or Product.

• Challenge requirement flow down and challenge specifications as part of product development process.

• Owns and collaborate on activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.

• Collaborating with cross-functional team members throughout product development phases to ensure program success

• Drives equipment Factory Acceptance Tests activities at Supplier.

• Drives Equipment transfer activities, equipment installation and site acceptance testing activities at the manufacturing site.

• Travel up to 75% domestic and international

Minimum Requirements:
Requires a Bachelors Degree and a minimum 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, or electronic industry

• Process Development Experience of Mechanical assembly processes and knowledge of related manufacturing equipment technologies such as:

  • Plastics Ultrasonic Welding or Ultrasonic Staking.