Senior Automation Engineer - Fort Worth, Texas
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 We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 19 January 2026. In this exciting role as a Senior Automation Engineer, you will play a critical role in advancing manufacturing process automation within the medical device industry. This position will focus on designing, developing, and implementing innovative automation solutions to optimize production processes at our Fort Worth manufacturing site. You will collaborate across manufacturing sites, working closely with cross-functional teams to drive the successful execution of automation projects, ensuring efficiency, quality, and seamless integration into existing operations. Responsibilities include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.
Nice To Haves
- PLC programming experience.
- Experience building new control systems.
- Experience working in a regulated environment.
- Project management experience with proven ability to work with a cross functional team, setting road map, project pipeline.
- Experience working with external Automation vendors, and providing them User Requirements, Statement of Work and managing them through completion.
- Vision system and software support in at least two development environments
- Experience with selecting programming Robots/Cobots
- Proficiency with HMI platforms
- Proficiency with Electrical networks.
- Able to review and understand schematics and collaborate with Vendors.
Responsibilities
- Work with Engineering, Operations and Quality to produce conceptual mechanical designs with a strong level of understanding of Electrical and Software controls
- Generate clear and detailed Equipment and Software specifications based on Process needs.
- Prepares design specifications, analysis and recommendations for presentation and approval.
- Collaborate with external Automation partners during build, development, testing and validation of Automation equipment.
- Collaborate and partner with internal stake holders Operations, Quality, Engineering to ensure alignment on objective, strategy, and goals.
- Ensure Operations and production staff is adequately trained and staffed to support Automation systems prior to deployment.
- Drive Testing and validation of Automation Equipment, software prior to Production Release
- Provide post go live hypercare support to ensure flawless deployment
- Collaborate with Engineering during early design phases to provide design ideas/options for Manufacturing Automation
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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
