We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 Feb 2026

 

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 Engineering Technician III will function as a key technical support resource within Manufacturing Engineering, with a primary focus on supporting Industrial Engineering activities. This role plays a critical part in enabling manufacturing efficiency, data accuracy, and continuous improvement by supporting time studies, standard work development, layout updates, and manufacturing system data maintenance.
The Engineering Technician III works under limited supervision and partners closely with Senior Industrial Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, and Operations Excellence (Opex) to support labor analysis, process improvements, layout updates, and operational readiness activities across the site.
Our Grand Rapids location is a state-of-the-art manufacturing and engineering hub specializing in the development and production of advanced medical devices. The site plays a critical role in Medtronic’s global operations, with a focus on high-quality manufacturing, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration. Here, our teams are passionate about delivering products that make a real difference in patients’ lives every day.
At Grand Rapids, we are proud to contribute to Medtronic’s extensive portfolio, which includes lifesaving and life-enhancing devices used in therapies for cardiac and vascular diseases and more.
Grand Rapids offers the perfect blend of small-town charm and big-city amenities. As Michigan’s second-largest city, it boasts a vibrant arts scene, award-winning restaurants, beautiful parks, and a strong sense of community. Whether you’re exploring the scenic Grand River, enjoying outdoor recreation, or participating in local festivals, Grand Rapids is an exceptional place to live and work.

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

• Provides technical support to engineers to achieve improvements in cycle-time, yield, unit cost, quality, safety and compliance of production and operations processes and products.
• Monitors instruments and equipment and collects operating data, including calibration, inspection, testing and repair activities, to assist in making on-line adjustments to instruments, equipment, or products.
• Analyzes and resolves malfunctions and deviations of instruments and control systems to identify and resolve problems.
• Conducts, analyses and prepares reports using metrics from salvage tracking, trending, reporting and root-cause analyses.
• Maintains process designs to optimize process, equipment and facility use while conforming to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

Required Knowledge and Experience: 

Requires minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
Requires high school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Knowledge and Experience: 

• Prior experience conducting time studies and labor observations in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with manufacturing data, reports, and metrics
• CAD experience (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar) for layout and workstation design
• Power BI developing experience.
• Familiarity with standard work documentation and labor modeling
• Experience supporting layout optimization or space utilization projects
• Exposure to Lean, MPS, or Operational Excellence initiatives

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
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