Senior Director of CST Global Hardware Engineering

Medtronic • Lafayette, CO

16h

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 Senior Director of CST Global Hardware Engineering Careers that Change Lives Change begins with you. We look for bold ideas and fresh insights — that's what drives innovation. Come drive the future of healthcare with us. The Enabling Technologies business of Medtronic brings our navigation, imaging, robotics, powered surgical, and advanced energy technologies together into one cross-functional, collaborative operating unit to employ the full breadth of our talent, technologies, products, services, and solutions to address the needs of customers and patients across the globe. As the Senior Director of CST Hardware Engineering, you will lead and develop a cutting-edge Hardware Engineering organization which engineers extraordinary Cranial, Spine, and ENT surgical solutions and experiences through system design and system integration leveraging robotic, imaging, and navigation technologies along with powered, energized, and shunting instrumentation all connected in an ecosystem that leverages data and intelligence to advance patient outcomes and improve surgical efficiency. A Day in the Life In this exciting role as a Senior Director of global hardware development, you will have the following responsibilities, and other duties may be assigned when required:

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering with 12+ years of engineering experience and 7+ years technical leadership experience – OR – an Advanced Degree in Engineering with 10+ years of engineering experience and 7+ years technical leadership experience
• Fluent in both verbal and written technical English.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in the medical device industry or in the surgery field.
• Expertise in developing and managing high-performing teams.
• Expertise in complex system integration and hardware/software interactions.
• Expertise in using tools and models that facilitate system design.
• Expertise in applying medical device regulations to product design.
• Expertise in requirements development and safety risk management practices for medical device design.
• Expertise in robotic-assisted surgery, computer-assisted surgery, anatomical imaging, powered drill, and/or radio frequency instrumentation technologies.
• Expertise in planning and conducting user evaluations of product designs, analyzing data, documenting evaluation methods and results, and presenting design recommendations to product teams.
• Expertise with hardware design.
• Ability to provide creativity while solving complex problems without known solutions.
• Ability to quickly prototype new concepts and ideas.
• Ability to assess new technologies via comprehensive reviews of state-of-the-art.
• Good at communicating complex technical opportunities, challenges, and other information to project and organizational leaders in a concise but thorough fashion.
• Skill in project management including leading a technical team as well as planning and estimation of tasks, milestones, resources, and budget.
• Strong leadership skills and mentoring capabilities.
• Strong ability to drive change – including design practices and processes – throughout the organization.
• Ability to work with individuals from different geographic locations and cultures.
• 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

• Lead and develop global Electrical and Mechanical Engineering teams supporting new product development, sustaining engineering, and technology innovation.
• Define and execute a global hardware engineering strategy aligned with business and technology roadmaps.
• Ensure consistent application of design controls, hardware development processes, and best practices across all sites.
• Partner with Systems, Software, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Supply Chain to deliver robust, manufacturable, and compliant products.
• Own organizational design, workforce planning, budget management, and succession planning for global hardware engineering.
• Drive innovation in electronics, electromechanics, and mechanical design, including reliability, safety, and cost optimization.
• Mentor leaders and engineers, fostering engagement, inclusion, and career growth. Support global regulatory submissions and audits.
• Travel internationally and domestically (<20%).

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, and 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director