Principal Equipment Engineer
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 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 onsite 4 days a 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. In your role, you may work from the following Medtronic sites: • Mounds View, Minnesota • North Haven, Connecticut This role will require up to 50% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. The Principal Equipment Engineer is responsible for driving enterprise-wide equipment reliability and maintenance excellence across manufacturing operations. This role establishes best practice standards for equipment performance and maintenance strategies while leading the deployment of the Enterprise Maintenance Excellence (MEx) roadmap as part of the Medtronic Performance System (MPS), leveraging Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles. The position provides technical expertise to improve equipment uptime, resolve complex equipment issues, and implement preventative and predictive maintenance strategies that support a zero-loss, zero-downtime mindset. In addition, the Principal Equipment Engineer leads and develops a high-performing engineering team responsible for the global equipment inventory and partners closely with manufacturing, maintenance, and process engineering teams across multiple sites. This role collaborates with internal and external experts to strengthen technical capabilities, drives root cause analysis and problem-solving initiatives, and fosters strong cross-functional relationships within a large, matrixed organization to ensure reliable, compliant, and efficient manufacturing operations. 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. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications to achieve long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world. Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career that changes lives.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor degree preferred in mechanical, electrical, reliability engineering, equipment control or related discipline
- Degree with 7 years’ relevant experience or advanced degree with 5 years relevant experience in equipment or maintenance engineering
- 5-7 years relevant direct equipment or maintenance engineering experience
- Excellent team building, communications, and leadership skills.
- 3-5 years’ experience in the application Total Performance Maintenance (TPM)
- CMRP or CRL certification
- 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
- Establishes best practice standards and principles for equipment requirements and maintenance.
- Deploys the Enterprise Maintenance Excellence (MEx) roadmap as part of the Medtronic Performance System (MPS), leveraging Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles.
- Provides technical expertise on equipment performance and reliability.
- Establishes programs and solutions to increase equipment uptime and resolve equipment issues impacting the manufacturing process, with a focus on a zero-loss and zero-downtime mindset.
- Provides technical support to manufacturing maintenance equipment teams and process engineering teams.
- Develops and deploys equipment and maintenance excellence initiatives by applying root cause analysis and advanced problem-solving methodologies across the enterprise.
- Defines and develops preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.
- Develops and motivates a highly talented, diverse engineering team responsible for the development and maintenance of the global equipment inventory.
- Partners with internal and external experts to maintain and strengthen engineering and technical expertise.
- Builds and nurtures cross-site and cross-functional relationships within a large, multi-site, matrixed organization.
- Understands and complies with company policies, procedures, and external standards and regulatory guidance.
- Generates innovative and unique solutions to complex engineering and organizational challenges.
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
