We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 18 Aug 2025

At 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.

A Day in the Life

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 August 2025.

A career at Medtronic is like no other. Were committed to and driven by our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide! In this exciting role as a Principal Manufacturing Engineer Operations Lead you will have responsibility for supporting the manufacture of high-quality batteries used in implantable medical devices including pacemakers and deep stimulators. Medtronics Energy & Component Center (MECC) in Brooklyn Center supports the design development and production of components used in implantable devices for a variety of Medtronic businesses.

In this role you will support new product development and capacity expansion projects as an Operations Lead Engineer. Key responsibilities include gathering stakeholder feedback to be an effective Voice of the Customer on new projects designing lean manufacturing lines and collaborating between New Product Development and Operations teams to solve problems effectively.

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

• Develops longterm strategies for Connectors manufacturing at Medtronic
• Leads manufacturing capacity analyses to guide business decisions
• Collaborates with New Product Development teams to incorporate manufacturability in new product and process designs
• Designs capable manufacturing lines and coordinates with Operations team to develop efficient manufacturing flows
• Leads hypercare of new manufacturing lines with cross-functional teams

• Designs manufacturing processes procedures and production layouts for assemblies equipment installation processing machining and material handling.
• Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout.
• Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.
• Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
• May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
• Inspects performance of machinery equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
• Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques.
• Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
• Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience OR an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience in operations manufacturing or new product development.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively manage stakeholders across cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority especially within a matrix organization.
• DRM (Design for Reliability and Manufacturability) or Lean certifications are a plus.
• Background in project management particularly in manufacturing or operations.
• Familiarity with the medical device industry and its regulatory environment.
• Experience collaborating with regulatory groups and working independently with limited oversight.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$120800.00 - $181200.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience certification/education market conditions and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

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

About Medtronic

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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.