We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 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

We’re searching for a forward-thinking Senior Design Automation Engineer to champion our next generation of innovative manufacturing solutions. In this role, you’ll drive automation projects from initial concept through full-scale deployment—leveraging cutting-edge systems, including automation cells, collaborative robots (Cobots), and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs).

You’ll architect seamless integrations between equipment, software, and production workflows, ensuring automation technologies elevate efficiency, reliability, and scalability across all operations. From mechanization and process development to cross-functional collaboration and system optimization, you’ll be the hands-on leader turning bold ideas into high-impact reality.

If you thrive at the intersection of innovation and execution—and love transforming complex challenges into streamlined, intelligent solutions—this is your opportunity to make a measurable difference in the future of MedTech  manufacturing. 

 

Responsibilities Include 

• Integrate Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and collaborative robots (Cobots) into production environments for flexible automation. 

• Design, program, and deploy robotic solutions for manufacturing and material handling applications. 

• Design and implement integrated automation systems, ensuring compatibility across hardware and software platforms. Support development of processes to transition from manual to automated operations. 

• Support the construction and integration of automated machinery from business case to deployment. Support the full equipment life cycle, from development to sunsetting. 

• Develop, build, and test Designs and concepts for feasibility 

• Improve equipment uptime through troubleshooting, design changes, vendor partnerships, and hypercare. 

• Support with plant and maintain an automation roadmap for value streams. 

• Collaborate with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and sustaining engineering teams to integrate process changes. 

• Document equipment requirements and review vendor designs for compliance. 

 

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of relevant Engineering experience OR 

• Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience 

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Must have experience in troubleshooting of control systems software, I/O issues, controls/electromechanical equipment, DC Drives, VFD's, Servo Drives,