We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 8 Dec 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

Are you a seasoned engineer with a passion for driving cross-functional collaboration and delivering impactful results? Medtronic is seeking an experienced Senior Principal Design Automation Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for manufacturing process automation in medical devices manufacturing. This position will work across manufacturing sites, driving design, development, managing cross-functional teams and flawless execution of automation projects.

As a key leader, you’ll oversee project execution, technology sourcing and concept development while ensuring timelines, budgets, and objectives are met. This position requires exceptional leadership skills, the ability to influence stakeholders, and a strategic mindset to navigate challenges and drive successful outcomes for the Operations Innovation Automation Team in flight and pipeline projects over the East and Caribbean Regions.

Our vision is to become best-in-class and create a competitive advantage for the company. Best-in-class means we consistently deliver excellence in people, safety, quality, service and cost. If you thrive in dynamic environments and excel at managing multiple priorities while fostering innovation, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities include:

• Work with Engineering, Operations, and Quality to produce conceptual mechanical/automation designs with a strong level of understanding of Manufacturing processes, Electrical and Software controls
• Develop and drive best practices around Automation equipment design principals and standards, software change control, and process control for consistent and scalable application
• Develop, build, and test Designs and concepts for feasibility
• Develop and apply computer aided design (CAD) software engineering methods, theories and research techniques in the investigation and solution of technical problems.
• Create and provide equipment specifications to vendors for quoting automated and manual equipment.
• Review equipment quotes, lead design reviews, and work with project teams to provide custom assembly equipment.
• Assess architecture and hardware limitations, plan technical projects in the design and development of CAD software.
• Define and select new approaches and implementation of CAD software engineering applications and design specifications and parameters.
• Prepare design specifications, analysis and recommendations for presentation and approval.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree plus 10 years of relevant Engineering experience OR
• Master's degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience OR
• PhD with 6 years relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience across numerous roles/functions within Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations with demonstrated success in each area
• Mastery in manufacturing process, mechanical interaction and implementation of highly automated systems in high labor areas.
• Experience with electro-mechanical test system troubleshooting, maintenance, and operation.
• Validation Experiences (IQ,OQ,PQ), FAT, SAT, Risk Analysis, FMEA and root cause analysis.
• Experience with PLC’s /Safety PLC’s (SLC/CompactLogix and ControlLogix Platforms) and supporting development software
• Experience with HMI’s and associated development software
• Experience in 6 axis joint and SCARA robotics and associated development software
• Experience with vision systems
• Must have experience in troubleshooting of control systems software, I/O issues, controls/electromechanical equipment, DC Drives, VFD's, Servo Drives, PLC's and PC based
• Solid experience in trouble shooting equipment using conventional diagnostic tools and PLC software.
• Experience with design, validation and deployment of large-scale automation solutions.
• Experience in leading large-scale change management
• Demonstrated use of Lean Manufacturing principles to achieve results
• Ability to lead cross functional teams as well as be a team member and hold people accountable to specific time-bound objectives
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Physical Job Requirements

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