Design Technician V - On-site
About The Position
At Medtronic’s Rice Creek Manufacturing site, we are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Design Technician V to join our team. In this critical role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge manufacturing processes and equipment. You will also work closely with design and engineering teams to create fixtures, molds, test fixtures, and miscellaneous parts that require manufacturing using machine tools. As a key contributor to our Rice Creek site, you’ll work in a dynamic environment where your skills will help shape the future of life-saving medical technologies. This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact while working alongside some of the industry's brightest minds. If you’re passionate about innovation, precision, and driving continuous improvement in a manufacturing setting, we’d love to hear from you. 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 4 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.
Requirements
- Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience.
- Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in a tool room environment
- Knowledge of setting up and running Haas vertical machining centers, lathes, and wire EDMs
- Proficiency in programming using Mastercam software
- Familiarity with navigating Creo Parametric
- Understanding of cutting tool geometry and applications
- Experience with vertical CNC machining centers
- Ability to read and interpret advanced drawings with GD&T.
- Skills in conceptualizing and sketching tools, fixtures, and gauges.
Responsibilities
- Program and operate various CNC vertical machining centers, Wire EDMs, manual grinders, lathes, and secondary operation equipment
- Analyze drawings, sketches, models, and engineering or shop specifications to prepare metalworking dies, molds, and machine tool fixtures
- Utilize machinist hand tools and precision measuring instruments to calculate dimensions and ensure tolerances are met
- Perform precision machining work to meet exacting tolerances and dimensions, while revising designs and solving problems as needed
- Monitor and verify quality and safety compliance in alignment with Medtronic's standards.
Benefits
- 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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
High school or GED
