Senior Engineering Manager of Automation, East Region
About The Position
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. The person in this Senior Engineering Manager of Automation, East Region role will work from the Medtronic facility located in North Haven, CT. This role will require 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. The Senior Engineering Manager for Automation (East Region) is responsible for leading the deployment and execution of advanced automation solutions across regional manufacturing sites, with a focus on Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), collaborative robots (cobots), automated cells, and vision systems. This role translates enterprise automation strategy into scalable, site-level execution, ensuring delivery of solutions that improve throughput, quality, and cost performance. The position drives end-to-end program execution, leads technical teams, partners with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensures alignment to validation, quality, and engineering standards. As a key regional leader, this role builds organizational capability, strengthens site engagement, and enables consistent, repeatable automation deployment across the East Region. Within the Operations Innovation (OI) Automation Engineering group at Medtronic, our mission is to transform manufacturing through the deployment of scalable, high-performance automation solutions. This role leads the execution of automation initiatives across the East Region, focusing on AMRs, cobots, integrated cells, and vision systems to enhance throughput, quality, and cost performance. The Senior Engineering Manager for Automation is responsible for leading regional automation deployment and execution, translating strategic automation objectives into site-level implementation and delivery. This role drives end-to-end automation programs, develops engineering talent, and ensures consistent application of standards, validation, and best practices across sites. 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
- 5+ years of managerial experience
- Proven End-to-End Automation Delivery: Demonstrated success leading automation from concept → FAT/SAT → validation → production, not just design ownership.
- Relentless Execution & Recovery Mindset: Strong track record of driving projects back to green, managing risk early, and delivering under pressure.
- Hands-On Technical Depth: Credible expertise in controls, robotics, vision systems, and system integration—able to engage in design reviews and debug when needed.
- Validation-First Thinking (Medical Device Rigor): Deep experience embedding IQ/OQ/PQ, compliance, and validation strategy into design, not treating it as a downstream activity.
- Multi-Site Deployment Leadership: Experience scaling automation across multiple plants, ensuring standardization, reuse, and consistent performance.
- Strong Vendor Management & Accountability: Proven ability to select, challenge, and manage OEMs/integrators, holding them accountable to scope, timeline, and quality.
- Structured Program Leadership: Utilizes disciplined execution frameworks (stage gate, KTM cadence, governance reviews) to ensure visibility and delivery.
- Business-Outcome Driven: Consistently delivers measurable impact on throughput, cost, quality, and capacity, not just technical completion.
- Talent Builder & Performance Leader: Builds high-performing teams with clear expectations, coaching, and accountability, while addressing low performance decisively.
- Influence & Cross-Functional Leadership: Effectively drives alignment across Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering, with clear, executive-level communication.
Nice To Haves
- Automation systems (AMRs, cobots, cells, vision systems)
- Manufacturing / operations environments
- Project and program management of capital equipment
- Experience with validation lifecycle (IQ/OQ/PQ) in regulated industries
- Demonstrated ability to deliver complex, multi-site automation programs
- Experience in medical device manufacturing automation deployment
- PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent certification
- Experience implementing advanced automation technologies and digital integration (MES, data systems)
- Strong vendor management and RFQ / supplier selection experience
Responsibilities
- Leading the deployment and execution of advanced automation solutions across regional manufacturing sites, with a focus on Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), collaborative robots (cobots), automated cells, and vision systems.
- Translating enterprise automation strategy into scalable, site-level execution, ensuring delivery of solutions that improve throughput, quality, and cost performance.
- Driving end-to-end program execution, leading technical teams, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring alignment to validation, quality, and engineering standards.
- Building organizational capability, strengthening site engagement, and enabling consistent, repeatable automation deployment across the East Region.
- Leading the execution of automation initiatives across the East Region, focusing on AMRs, cobots, integrated cells, and vision systems to enhance throughput, quality, and cost performance.
- Leading regional automation deployment and execution, translating strategic automation objectives into site-level implementation and delivery.
- Driving end-to-end automation programs, developing engineering talent, and ensuring consistent application of standards, validation, and best practices across sites.
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
Senior
