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A Day in the Life

As an Additive Manufacturing Prototype Technician III, you will play a vital role within the R&D organization, where your primary responsibility will be to manufacture metal prototypes that support the development of innovative products designed to treat spinal pathologies. In this hands-on role, you’ll produce prototypes and test fixtures, offer manufacturing insight to the engineering team, and contribute throughout the entire product design process—from concept to commercialization. You will work closely with engineering and management teams, providing design-for-manufacturability guidance, while also supporting daily operations through tasks such as ordering supplies, performing routine maintenance, and ensuring the smooth function of prototype equipment.

Responsibilities includes but not limited to:

• Production of prototype components, assemblies, and test fixtures to support operations.

• Provide estimates for projects and strive to meet project timeline deliverables.

• Responsible for operational support of our R&D additive manufacturing center.

• Responsible for set up, operation, and programming of all equipment as needed to complete each job.

• Support the R&D additive manufacturing center’s engineering staff in all aspect of the operation required to deliver quality prototypes.

• Assist management with scheduling.

• Responsible for completing periodic maintenance on all R&D additive manufacturing center’s equipment and identify equipment repair when needed.

• Responsible for maintaining an adequate level of department consumables to prevent project disruptions.

• Work with and provide technical leadership to development engineers, lab technicians, and test engineers.

• Ensure adherence to product specifications, industry standards, and quality and regulatory procedures and requirements.

• Create innovative technical solutions which lead to the development of prototypes that support ongoing business objectives.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirement:

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

• High School degree or GED is required

• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience is required

Nice to have:

• Experience in Manufacturing or R&D environment is highly desired.

• Basic skills in machining methods preferred; manual machine operation (mill, lathe), drilling, grinding, etc.

• Experience managing equipment preventative maintenance programs

• Ability to solve problems and communicate effectively with engineering personnel.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work efficiently to accomplish each of them in a timely manner.

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 insurance , Health Savings Account , Healthcare Flexible Spending Account , Life insurance, Long-term disability leave , Dependent daycare spending account , Tuition assistance/reimbursement , and Simple 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 match , Short-term disability , Paid time off , Paid holidays , Employee Stock Purchase Plan , Employee Assistance Program , Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) , and Capital 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.

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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 95,000 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.

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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