We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 5 May 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

The System Engineering Technical lead Director will lead a group of highly talented, experienced and technical leaders in our engineering organization. These technical leaders have deep technical understanding and experience in systems engineering and integration, electromechanical systems, medical grade software and firmware, as well as excellent people influential skills. The director for this group will have superb technical skills to be able to mentor such technical leaders as well as expertise in people and conflict management.

The Medtronic Diabetes Operating Unit is on a mission to be best in class in both multiple daily injection (MDI) and Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) products and solutions and to give people with Diabetes a choice in the treatment that is right for them. To that end, we have a long list of exciting programs. Each of these important and highly visible programs is led by a technical leader who will have the critical role of cross functional leadership in identifying and mitigating risks, integrating hardware and software and providing high level integration plans. This team oversees the technical aspects of the program from concept phase to post commercialization. The candidate for the director role will lead these experienced technical leaders.

This positions in onsite in Northridge, CA (hybrid, 3 days per week)

The Diabetes Operating Unit focuses on improving the lives of those within the global diabetes community. As a business, we strive to empower people with diabetes to live life on their terms by delivering innovation that truly matters and providing support in the ways they need it. We’re committed to meeting people with diabetes where they are on their journey, always with an aim to make their lives easier. Our portfolio of innovative solutions is designed to provide customers with greater freedom and better health, helping them achieve better glucose control, while spending less time managing their disease. 

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. 

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

• Leads by example as the technical leader responsible for a major program accountable for technical risk burn down and program technical execution.  

• Enables cross-functional collaboration between R&D members of the core team to remove program obstacles and bring alignment on the strategy and execution for the team. 

• Leads and mentors the technical leads to build a multi-dimensional team of experts (HW, SW, Cloud, Security, etc.) 

• Manages resources and budget to meet business needs, priorities and strategic guidelines 

• Interacts with peers in Diabetes OU and other Medtronic operating units to bring and implement best practices in systems engineering and technical leadership 

• Provides feedback to functional department heads during AOP, strategic planning process and the performance management process 

• Works closely with PMO and core team leaders to ensure the right resources are assigned to programs. Obtains feedback and make corrections in resourcing as needed 

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