We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Feb 2026

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

Today were partnering across the industry to confront systemic healthcare challenges this requires bold leadership. If you want a challenging energizing rewarding career that changes lives join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

Join our team as the Sr. Manufacturing Engineering Director where you will lead Manufacturing Engineering Program Management to drive continuous improvement. The Tempe facility positively impacts 1.4M people per year with implantable microelectronics that save and sustain life as the center of excellence for microelectronics.

At Medtronic we must work with a sense of purpose and ownership knowing there is a human life on the other side of every decision.

We bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we -person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were working 5 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 Engineers are indispensable to achieving our Mission. Thats why we empower you to bring the best of your experience to bear on our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Apply your existing skills and develop new ones with the training mentorship and guidance you need to continue to develop your expertise. With roles in specific business units as well as at the corporate level youre sure to find an opportunity to make an impact thats right for you.

As the Sr. Manufacturing Engineering Director you have the following responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership and Operational Oversight

• Guide deploy and execute the Medtronic Performance System (MPS) our one best way methodology and tools that support our holistic operational excellence program.

• Oversee manage and optimize 24/7 manufacturing in wafer fab assembly and test.

• Develop a high-performance engineering team to efficiently drive continuous improvement.

• Hire coach develop and performance manage talent within the department.

• Develop and execute multi-year roadmaps for wafer fab assembly and test aligned with needs.

• Collaborate with Design Quality Sourcing Planning Operations to achieve key process indicators.

• Interface with Senior Management to communicate/report progress on critical projects.

• Meet or exceed defined deliverables for Safety Quality Delivery and Cost.

• Manage overall department budget.

Engineering and Technical Management

• Identify prioritize and resource key projects to achieve significant scrap reduction.

• Provide technical oversight to resolve complex product and process issues.

• Lead the team to drive continuous improvement.

• Identify and deploy capital equipment ahead of demand.

• Partner to receive New Product Introduction (NPI) into production.

• Utilize methods and tools like DMAIC Red X KT to lead the organization to solve problems.

Quality and Compliance

• Focus and achieve high product quality and reliability for our patients.

• Ensure the team is compliant with internal quality requirements.

• Ensure the team is compliant with internal and external quality standards.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Bachelors degree and minimum 15 years relevant manufacturing engineering experience with10 years of people management experience OR Advanced degree with a minimum 13 years relevant manufacturing engineering experience with10 years of people management experience.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in Microelectronics and Wafer Fab operations

• Understanding of Qualification protocols IQ/OQ/PQ.

• Demonstrated ability to lead in an FDA-regulated environment.

• Demonstrated change agent driving improvement in Safety Quality Delivery and Cost KPIs.

• Engineering Degree (preferably: Mechanical or Electrical Engineering).

• Green or Black Belt certification.

• Demonstrated experience managing large complex transformation initiatives with high level of visibility and business criticality.

• Ability to lead energize and influence change efforts at all levels of a complex organization.

• Hands-on experience managing cross-functional projects across businesses sites or regions.

• Experience with preventative/corrective action process.

• Experience working within a quality system or regulated industry with subsequent knowledge of appropriate documentation and or quality requirements.

Relocation assistance may be considered.

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):$223200.00 - $334800.00

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

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

The base salary range is applicable across the United States excluding Puerto Rico. Base pay is based on numerous factors and may vary by job-related knowledge skills experience etc. 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.