We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 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

We’re looking for a proactive and experienced Equipment Reliability Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers, planners, coordinators and technicians to stabilize and improve the reliability of manufacturing equipment, ensuring seamless operations and continuous improvement within a dynamic production environment by eliminating failure modes and reducing downtime. You’ll play a key role in fostering an efficient, collaborative, and inclusive work environment for technicians, engineers, and operations staff.

Careers that Change Lives

In Global Operations and Supply Chain, we advance minimally invasive surgery to improve outcomes for patients and providers around the globe. From concept to commercialization, we bring meaningful innovation to our robust and growing portfolio of surgical devices and technologies. Through wise investments, thoughtful planning, and world-class partnerships, we help patients get the care they need – from diagnosis to treatment – when required.

What does it take to be a leader at Medtronic?  We look for inspiring and inclusive leaders who partner with others, knowing that diverse talent, skills, and perspectives lead to better outcomes.  We reward you in the ways that matter most to you. We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards programs to recognize the critical role you play in our Mission to transform healthcare

Medtronic’s Microelectronic Solutions location in Tempe, Arizona, is seeking an Equipment Reliability Engineering Manager who will accept the challenge of developing and leading a highly effective team while continually supporting a workplace environment that reflects Medtronic’s standing as the world’s top medical device company.

Help us engineer the extraordinary! Do meaningful work, make a difference, and improve lives — starting with your own!

 

Onsite

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 onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. 

A Day in the Life

We’re looking for a proactive and experienced Equipment Reliability Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers, planners, coordinators and technicians to stabilize and improve the reliability of manufacturing equipment, ensuring seamless operations and continuous improvement within a dynamic production environment by eliminating failure modes and reducing downtime. You’ll play a key role in fostering an efficient, collaborative, and inclusive work environment for technicians, engineers, and operations staff.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a diverse team of multi-skilled engineers, planners, coordinators, and technicians, encouraging continuous learning and professional growth.
• Lead individual development planning and training plans to create a high performing organization.
• Provide technical mentoring and facilitating training to ensure high technical competency within your organization.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and inclusivity, ensuring the team is engaged, supported, and performing at a high level.
• Implement poka-yoke (error-proofing) and lean manufacturing principles to reduce equipment-related defects and improve process reliability.
• Identify and drive process improvements, leveraging data to enhance equipment reliability and reduce maintenance costs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including process engineering and production, to support new equipment integration and continuous improvement projects.
• Support capital projects and the introduction of new equipment, ensuring proper installation, validation, and preventive maintenance planning.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, or a related technical field is required.
• 5+ years of experience in equipment maintenance and reliability or advanced degree with a minimum of 3+ years prior relevant experience in equipment maintenance and reliability
• Strong technical knowledge of microelectronics manufacturing operations and equipment.
• Experience working