Senior Engineering Supervisor
MedtronicAbout the role
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 role, you will join the Manufacturing Technology Development Engineering Team of the Medtronic Operations Innovation Organization within Strategy and Technology of Global Operations and Supply Chain. You will be a leader of the MTD R&D Development Lab and will play a significant role in defining growth strategies and supporting a team of technicians executing the prototyping of new technologies. You will also support the integration of future technologies into R&D programs and device manufacturing facilities and support our Compassionate Use Device manufacturing programs.At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
Responsible for prioritization of laboratory build requests and allocation of tasks to Technicians
Maintains clear communication with Lab customers on request status and timelines
Partners with engineers or customers to define workflow for new or complex jobs in the lab. Translates the customer requirements to discrete tasks for team to execute.
Defines and develops key skillsets across the team
Supports continuous improvement activities for the lab
Drives Lab customer diversification and growth strategies
Maintains laboratory supply budget Plans, directs and implements all aspects of the company's design and development of new medical device products or software systems
May develop, evaluate, implement and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems or reliability systems and standards pertaining to materials, techniques, or company products
Oversees the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies
Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, processes or products.
Directs the development of new concepts from initial design to market release
Manages feasibility studies of the design to determine if capable of functioning as intended
Monitors documentation maintenance throughout all phases of research and development
Organizes the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery
Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function
Must Haves
Bachelor’s Degree and 3+ years of Engineering/R&D/Operations experience or advanced degree and 1+ year of experience
Nice to Have
Experience with prioritization of lab build requests
Customer service experience
Experience supporting growth strategy for new manufacturing technology
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
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
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