Design Technician IV

Medtronic•Mounds View, MN

12d•Onsite

About The Position

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 A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of people worldwide! We do meaningful work that contributes to improving the lives of others. We are currently looking for an experienced Design Technician IV for our Mounds View, Minnesota location. Working within the Operations Innovation (OI) Manufacturing Technology organization, this role provides support for the Mounds View North 7th Floor Development Lab and Cleanroom. As part of the OI Manufacturing Technology group, you will support lab activities including building, testing, documenting, and troubleshooting prototypes and using various equipment to support design verification and product development. With a focus on quality and compliance, we empower teams focused on research, innovation, development, and manufacturing Onsite: 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’re working a minimum of 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. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Design, modify, and improve components, systems, and equipment to support product development, manufacturability, and field service needs. Gather requirements, perform studies and calculations, and prepare layouts, sketches, and documentation to support design proposals. Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering, manufacturing, tooling, materials, and planning teams to ensure designs meet manufacturing, material availability, and specification requirements. Troubleshoot, program, configure, and maintain electromechanical, automated, and computer‑controlled equipment used in design, testing, and development environments. Build, modify, and support test fixtures, prototypes, and development hardware; execute verification and characterization testing, collect data, and document results. Perform root cause analysis for equipment or test failures and implement corrective actions to improve reliability and performance. Maintain equipment documentation, calibration, and configuration records in compliance with SOPs, quality system, and safety requirements. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment performance, test efficiency, and lab operations. Apply strong problem‑solving skills and technical judgment, including the ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation. TECHNICIAN SUPPORT CAREER STREAM: Provides technical support in areas such as production, operations, maintenance, safety, testing, process improvement or product development. Uses schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions or defined plans to perform testing and troubleshooting on electronic or mechanical components, equipment or systems. Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data using established formulae and procedures, and performs detailed mathematical calculations. For higher levels, may suggest and/or make improvements to optimize work processes. DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS Autonomy: Trains, delegates and reviews the work of lower level employees and may be responsible for leading daily operations of a work team. Runs projects, including performing complex tests, interpreting data, developing key reports and providing updates to the broader team. Organizational Impact: Performs technical activities more complex in nature with larger impact. Work consists of technical tasks that are complex and complicated. Innovation and Complexity: Technical problems faced are general, and may require understanding of broader sets of issues and other job areas, but typically are not complex. May be responsible for working with supervisor to identify potential adjustments or enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area. Communication and Influence: Communicates typically with internal contacts. Obtains and provides technical information on matters of significant importance to the job areas or project. Leadership and Talent Management: May act as a team lead and assistant to the supervisor / manager. May delegate tasks to other team members and be responsible for the review of work product. Does not have formal management responsibilities, but may provide input to management in this area.

Requirements

Requires minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
Requires high school diploma or equivalent (United States), vocational or technical education or certification (all other countries).

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting R&D, design, and/or manufacturing teams
Familiarity with PLC programming, scripting languages, or test automation software
Experience with soldering
Experience with welding
Experience with data acquisition systems and instrumentation
Knowledge of regulated or quality c ontrolled environments (e.g., medical devices)

Responsibilities

Design, modify, and improve components, systems, and equipment to support product development, manufacturability, and field service needs.
Gather requirements, perform studies and calculations, and prepare layouts, sketches, and documentation to support design proposals.
Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering, manufacturing, tooling, materials, and planning teams to ensure designs meet manufacturing, material availability, and specification requirements.
Troubleshoot, program, configure, and maintain electromechanical, automated, and computer‑controlled equipment used in design, testing, and development environments.
Build, modify, and support test fixtures, prototypes, and development hardware; execute verification and characterization testing, collect data, and document results.
Perform root cause analysis for equipment or test failures and implement corrective actions to improve reliability and performance.
Maintain equipment documentation, calibration, and configuration records in compliance with SOPs, quality system, and safety requirements.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment performance, test efficiency, and lab operations.
Apply strong problem‑solving skills and technical judgment, including the ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
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)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)