Senior Equipment Engineer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 6 Jun 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.

At Medtronic 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 onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the your role you may work from the following Medtronic sites:

Mounds View Minnesota
North Haven Connecticut

This role will require up to 50% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

The Senior Equipment Engineer supports the advancement of equipment reliability and maintenance excellence across manufacturing operations. This role contributes to the implementation of best practice standards for equipment performance and maintenance strategies while helping deploy elements of the Enterprise Maintenance Excellence (MEx) roadmap as part of the Medtronic Performance System (MPS) leveraging Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles. The position provides technical expertise to improve equipment uptime support resolution of complex equipment issues and assist in implementing preventative and predictive maintenance strategies that support a zeroloss zerodowntime mindset.

In addition the Senior Equipment Engineer partners closely with manufacturing maintenance and process engineering teams to support management of equipment assets and reliability initiatives. This role collaborates with internal subject matter experts and site teams to strengthen technical capabilities participates in root cause analysis and structured problem-solving efforts and builds strong crossfunctional relationships within a matrixed organization to support reliable compliant and efficient manufacturing operations.

We believe that when people from different cultures genders and points of view come together innovation is the result and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion diversity and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong are respected and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications to achieve long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions were a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training mentorship and guidance you need to own your future success. Together we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career that changes lives.

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

• Establishes best practice standards and principles for equipment requirements and maintenance.

• Deploys the Enterprise Maintenance Excellence (MEx) roadmap as part of the Medtronic Performance System (MPS) leveraging Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles.

• Provides technical expertise on equipment performance and reliability.

• Establishes programs and solutions to increase equipment uptime and resolve equipment issues impacting the manufacturing process with a focus on a zero-loss and zero-downtime mindset.

• Provides technical support to manufacturing maintenance equipment teams and process engineering teams.

• Develops and deploys equipment and maintenance excellence initiatives by applying root cause analysis and advanced problem-solving methodologies across the enterprise.

• Defines and develops preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.

• Develops and motivates a highly talented diverse engineering team responsible for the development and maintenance of the global equipment inventory.

• Partners with internal and external experts to maintain and strengthen engineering and technical expertise.

• Builds and nurtures cross-site and cross-functional relationships within a large multi-site matrixed organization.

• Understands and complies with company policies procedures and external standards and regulatory guidance.

• Generates innovative and unique solutions to complex engineering and organizational challenges.

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• 4 years of experience with a bachelors degree or 2 years of experience with an advanced degree

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• Bachelor degree preferred in mechanical electrical reliability engineering equipment control or related discipline

• Degree with 4 years relevant experience or advanced degree with 2 years relevant experience in equipment or maintenance engineering

• 4 years relevant direct equipment or maintenance engineering experience

• Excellent team building communications and leadership skills.

• Experience in the application Total Performance Maintenance (TPM)

• CMRP or CRL certification

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B TN J etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewhere your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$104800.00 - $157200.00

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

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.