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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

Senior Engineering Manager

Careers That Change Lives

At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday and that makes it an exciting and rewarding place to work. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) offers devices and therapies to treat abnormal heart rhythms, as well as cardiac diagnostic and monitoring solutions. This position reports into the Instruments HW Released Product Engineering group (RPE, a.k.a. continuation engineering, sustaining engineering, product support), which is part of CRM’s Patient Care Systems (PCS) organization. Instruments HW RPE participates in several cross functional teams for market released external medical instrumentation products. Cross functional project teams include members from external suppliers/manufacturers, Business Product Ownership, Development, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Operations, Supplier Quality Engineering, Quality, Reliability, Regulatory, Compliance, and Service functions. The group’s primary objective is to provide the design expertise necessary to support continuity of quality and compliant products globally.

This position is in Mounds View, MN. within the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) operating unit. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working on-site 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

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.

A Day in the Life

This role of Senior Engineering Manager is expected to have responsibilities in both project management and people management, as well as individual contributions as an SME. The broad, collective responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the following:

• Lead the resolution of post market issues that are larger in scale or complexity requiring a more focused coordination of the team. Issues could include design changes, product reliability issues, regulatory inquiries, and CAPA ownership.
• Issues are often reactive, urgent, complex, and poorly defined. Priorities change frequently, and issues must be resolved promptly. Leverage network of expertise and learn quickly to drive the desired outcome in an efficient manner.
• Manage business and/or operations prioritized initiatives through cross-functional teams per committed schedule, budget, and outcomes.
• Mentoring, managing performance, and developing talent, engagement and inclusion for engineering staff.
• Drive alignment within leadership regarding recommended strategies, goals, and plans for the group as well as driving consistency in rolling them out to the group.
• Represent the organization while influencing across functions and businesses by balancing divergent objectives to gain cooperation of other parties.
• Find solutions to roadblocks and inefficiencies identified by the group during execution and seek out systemic opportunities for improvement.
• The group isn’t successful in execution unless the whole cross functional team is successful in execution. Look for things we can control, contribute to, or influence that makes cross functional team members more effective in their roles, and strive to build partnerships resulting in better outcomes.
• Represent the organization as an SME in regulations and standards. Successfully defend Medtronic compliance and/or present pragmatic solutions to regulators and internal stakeholders when challenges and inquiries are presented. Support and manage various initiatives around evolving standards and regulations, such as IEC 60601-1, RoHS, and EU MDR.
• Represent the organization in communicating detailed technical information to both technical and nontechnical audiences within Medtronic and Medtronic’s suppliers and regulators.

Qualifications –

Must Have - Minimum Requirements

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE BE SURE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or a technical discipline
• Minimum of 7 years of work experience in Engineering, Science with 5 years of managerial experience, or advanced degree in Engineering, Science, or technical discipline with 5 years of managerial experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience in a regulated industry, preferably with medical devices
• Experience in at least 2 (preferably 3) of the following functions: Design, Quality, Compliance, and Manufacturing/Sourcing/Operations
• Experience working with industry (preferably medical electronics) regulators, regulations, and standards, including an understanding of how to interpret and apply requirements to product and process
• Experience with multitasking and leading multiple quick turn initiatives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work collaboratively as part of a cross functional team
• Experience planning and leading projects and using tools such as Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS - 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 accommodation 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. (ADA-United States of America)

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):$168,800.00 - $253,200.00This 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 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.

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 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.

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.