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You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailAt Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.
Careers that Change Lives
The working location for this role is the Medtronic facility located in Tempe Arizona; however the individual may also work from another US-based Medtronic facility. Additional work locations may include:
Minneapolis Minnesota; North Haven Connecticut; Galway Ireland
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. Were 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.
At Medtronic we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems make progress and deliver meaningful innovations. We are looking for an Engineering Director to lead and transform and automate manual Test and Visual Inspection solutions across Medtronic global manufacturing enterprise. This role is critical in driving harmonized strategies that enhance manufacturing equipment and test and inspection solution design development and integration.
A Day in the Life
Lead a team of SMEs in Automated Test and Inspection (MTI) Manufacturing Equipment and Solution Design Development and Integration delivering strategies and systems that align with Medtronics vision.
Partner with manufacturing sites to implement Automated Test and Inspection Strategies ensuring quality and reliability of test data.
Develop external partnerships to foster innovation in Automated Test and Inspection Systems driving cost efficiency and productivity.
Oversee the design and development of new manufacturing equipment and automated test and inspection solutions ensuring seamless integration and functionality within existing systems.
Guide the conceptualization and development of new methodologies materials and machines for automated test and inspection solutions from initial design through to successful integration and deployment.
Automated Test and Visual Inspection Specific Job Accountabilities:
Shape and transform future Automated Test and Inspection systems to improve financial efficiency product capability process control and reliability.
Monitor and evaluate technical quality assurance control systems and standards to ensure excellence in materials and techniques.
Direct feasibility studies and documentation maintenance through Program Management and project teams throughout all phases of research and development.
Coordinate with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery and integration of innovative solutions.
People Management Functional Career Stream:
Lead a cross-functional department comprised of multiple project leaders and subject matters expert teams providing visionary leadership and strategic direction.
Focus on developing and nurturing talent fostering an environment of engagement and inclusion.
Mentor and coach staff to exceed performance expectations guiding their professional development and aligning goals with departmental objectives.
Differentiating Factors:
Leadership: Inspire and motivate teams to achieve strategic goals and drive innovation across the organization.
Organizational Impact: Develop and implement strategies that significantly impact the financial performance employee engagement and public image of the operational unit and the company.
Innovation and Complexity: Lead the development of innovative solutions to complex undefined problems encouraging a culture of best practices and continuous improvement.
Communication and Influence: Cultivate long-term strategic relationships and alliances effectively influencing and negotiating across functions and businesses to achieve common objectives.
Talent Management: Strategically manage workforce planning and development authorizing key decisions related to hiring promotions and rewards to align with business outcomes.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or equivalent for degrees earned outside of the United States) and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with 7 years of managerial experience or an advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7 years of managerial experience.
Mastery level knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with broad understanding of other areas within the job function.
Strong management and leadership skills to oversee multiple job areas and drive strategic initiatives.
Ability to develop long-term strategic relationships and alliances with key internal and external stakeholders.
Comfortable with Project Management principles concepts practices and standards including various methodologies.
Nice To Have: Competencies & Traits
COMPETENCIES AND TRAITS:
Acting Boldly
Competing to Win
Moving with Speed and Decisiveness
Fostering Belonging
Delivering Results the Right Way Exemplifying team-work approach
Dynamic positive attitude
Strong interpersonal communication project management and presentation skills
Strong design troubleshooting assembly tooling and manufacturing process skills
Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office Project)
Ability to work with fellow employees and suppliers on an international level.
About Medtronic
Together we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic we push the limits of what technology therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Lets work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
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. Learn more about our benefitshere.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)here.
This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)here.
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.
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.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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