Engineering Technician IV- 1st Shift

Medtronic•Plymouth, MN

2d•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 In this dynamic role on the Plymouth Nathan Lane team, you will be responsible for sustaining and enhancing a variety of production processes. Projects supported in this role can range from capacity expansion, equipment end-of-life replacement, yield improvement, automation, and quality enhancement. This position involves collaboration with various cross-functional teams both inside and outside of the plant. At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with seed 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.

Requirements

8 years of experience required
Requires a high school diploma or equivalent

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting automated or semi-automated manufacturing equipment in a high-volume medical device manufacturing environment.
Hands-on exposure to automation technologies such as PLC-controlled equipment, robotics, vision inspection systems, automated assembly, or test systems.
Ability to assist with troubleshooting automated equipment issues, including sensors, actuators, pneumatics, and basic electrical components.
Experience collecting and reviewing equipment or process data to support yield improvement, downtime reduction, or continuous improvement initiatives.
Prior experience working in a regulated environment (medical device manufacturing preferred).
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Responsibilities

Provides technical support to engineers to achieve improvements in cycle-time, yield, unit cost, quality, safety and compliance of production and operations processes and products.
Monitors instruments and equipment and collects operating data, including calibration, inspection, testing and repair activities, to assist in making on-line adjustments to instruments, equipment, or products.
Analyzes and resolves malfunctions and deviations of instruments and control systems to identify and resolve problems.
Conducts, analyses and prepares reports using metrics from salvage tracking, trending, reporting and root-cause analyses.
Maintains process designs to optimize process, equipment and facility use while conforming to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
Apply appropriate technical skills and tools, such as DOE, hypothesis testing, capability studies, and lean manufacturing tools, to perform in depth analysis, determine root cause, and identify corrective actions.

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
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).