At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
In this exciting role as a Principal Manufacturing Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for manufacturing process automation in medical devices manufacturing. This position will work across manufacturing sites, driving design, development, and flawless execution of automation projects.
The Principal level role will include all aspects of defining a compliant solution and ensuring appropriate support and rollout to the sites within the Network.
Our vision is to become best-in-class and create a competitive advantage for the company. Best-in-class means we consistently deliver excellence in people, safety, quality, service and cost.
We look for leaders who have a clear vision of where we are going and how to get there, bold inclusive thinkers who create new ideas and bring our best solutions forward to benefit our patients, business partners, and customers.
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.
Do meaningful work, make a difference, and improve lives - starting with your own.
This role is hybrid in Minneapolis, MN.
Responsibilities include the following and other duties that may be assigned.

• With Engineering, Operations, and Quality to produce conceptual mechanical designs with a strong level of understanding of Electrical and Software controls
• Develop, build, and test Designs and concepts for feasibility
• Generate clear and detailed Equipment and Software specifications based on Process needs
• Collaborate with external Automation partners during the build, development, Testing, and validation of Automation equipment
• Collaborate and partner with internal stakeholders in Operations, Quality, and Engineering to ensure alignment on objectives, strategy, and goals
• Ensure Operations and production staff are adequately trained and staffed to support Automation systems prior to deployment
• Drive Testing and validation of Automation Equipment software prior to Production Release
• Provide post-go-live hyper care support to ensure flawless deployment
• Develop and drive best practices around Automation equipment design principals and standards, software change control, and process control for consistent and scalable application
• Collaborate with Engineering during early design phases to provide design ideas/options for Manufacturing Automation

Must-Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• Project management experience with proven ability to work with a cross-functional team, setting road maps, project pipeline
• Ability to travel 25% of the time

Nice to Have: Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following skills, experiences, and certifications.

• Two years experience working in a regulated environment
• Experience programming in an object-oriented language. C , C#, Java, Python.
• Must have PLC programming experience. Experience building new control systems
• Experience integrating Automation systems to MES systems for data collection and control
• Experience working with external Automation vendors and providing them with User Requirements Statement of Work and managing them through the completion
• Vision system design and software development in at least two development environments
• Experience with selecting programming robots/cobots
• Proficiency with HMI platforms
• Proficiency with electrical networks. Able to review and understand schematics and collaborate with vendors.

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):$119,200.00 - $178,800.00
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).
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 90,000 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.
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