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

• Build mentor and supervise a geographically dispersed high-performing technical team fostering collaboration across regions and cultures
• Work closely with team members and leadership to define and achieve strategic goals for the Automated Vision Inspection Platform portfolio
• Collaborate on continuous improvement initiatives including technology development and business processes to drive efficiency and foster innovation
• Develop and maintain machine vision systems technology roadmap and budget driving innovative defect inspection solutions
• Directs as appropriate all aspects of machine vision inspection system platforms and technologies across the full lifecycle ensuring alignment whether developed internally or by external integrators
• Create compelling business cases supported by ROI analysis regulatory alignment and projected operational benefits to prioritize and secure funding for high-impact opportunities
• Provide strategic leadership for the Medtronic Manufacturing Imaging Technology and Analytics Center of Excellence ensuring alignment with enterprise goals driving innovation and operational success
• Build strong partnerships with Manufacturing Automation Process Quality Regulatory and Analytics for Manufacturing Imaging teams
• Organizes the coordination of activities with outside vendors integrators suppliers and consultants to support internal development of standard platforms and external integration into Automated Inspection 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.
• Monitors documentation maintenance throughout all phases of research and development.

People-centered data-driven connected. Were solving the worlds biggest health challenges with healthcare technology. We fuse technology and research for groundbreaking solutions. From less-invasive surgery that minimizes a patients downtime to the worlds smallest pacemaker our technology transforms lives

Must Haves

• Bachelors Degree and 7 years of Engineering experience including Machine Vision Systems with 5 years of managerial experience OR 5 years of Engineering experience including Machine Vision Systems and 5 years of managerial experience

Nice to Have

• Demonstrated functional leadership excellence in manufacturing technology including test measurement inspection or related engineering system development with a proven track record of delivering results in regulated industries
• Proven technical leadership of technology systems development projects
• Experience working with machine vision systems such as Cognex Keyence or similar platforms
• Strong background in machine vision algorithm development using commercial and custom rules-based and AI/ML techniques
• Proficiency with data analytics tools and platforms applied to machine vision systems including statistical analysis and AI/ML integration and deployment
• Demonstrated hands-on success developing and deploying machine vision inspection systems leveraging Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) to ensure accuracy reliability and regulatory compliance
• Experience in automation and factory systems integration such as seamless implementation of machine vision systems into broader manufacturing and control systems (e.g. MEC SCADA)
• Proven success in transforming and stabilizing engineering organizations by implementing scalable processes fostering innovation and driving measurable improvements in efficiency quality and team performance in dynamic and unstructured environments
• Success deploying measurement systems with regulatory standards such as ISO 13485 FDA regulations or GMP
• Hands-on process development experience (IQ/OQ/PQ TMV Process Characterization DOEs).
• DRM DFSS or Six Sigma Black Belt certification
• Knowledge of advanced imaging techniques such as 3D imaging multispectral or hyperspectral for defect detection and quality assurance applications
• Familiarity with Industry 4.0 concepts such as IoT integration and cloud-based machine vision solutions
• A history of patents or publications related to machine vision AI image processing or inspection technologies
• Ability to travel up to 20% depending on project phases

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.

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.