Senior Engineering Program Manager

Medtronic • Mounds View, MN

1d • Hybrid

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. 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 will work at Mounds View, Minnesota campus. This role will require 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. As a Senior Engineering Program Manager within Operations Innovation – Manufacturing Technology, you will play a critical role in advancing manufacturing technologies that reduce risk, enable innovation, and improve patient outcomes. This role drives execution across a defined portion of the Manufacturing Innovation and Technology project portfolio, partnering with engineers across Centers of Excellence (COEs), OU’s, and manufacturing sites to mature technologies from concept through feasibility and readiness. This position is designed for a technically fluent program leader who can operate effectively in a matrixed engineering environment and drive results through influence, structure, and disciplined execution. Medtronic is an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions, committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity. The company has a global team of 95,000+ passionate people, engineers at heart, dedicated to alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life. Employees are empowered to shape their careers with training, mentorship, and guidance. The company emphasizes a culture of belonging, respect, and valuing diverse perspectives to accelerate innovation and improve human welfare.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Previous Medtronic experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Solid presentation and computer skills (Excel/Word/PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong project management skills, including experience with both Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies
• Effective planning and organization skills including the proven ability to work against multiple objectives simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across functions
• Ability to develop and adapt business processes to support a dynamic and growing organization

Responsibilities

• Advance manufacturing technologies that reduce risk, enable innovation, and improve patient outcomes.
• Drive execution across a defined portion of the Manufacturing Innovation and Technology project portfolio.
• Partner with engineers across Centers of Excellence (COEs), OU’s, and manufacturing sites to mature technologies from concept through feasibility and readiness.
• Plan, direct and implement all aspects of the company's design and development of new medical device products or software systems.
• May develop, evaluate, implement and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems or reliability systems and standards pertaining to materials, techniques, or company products.
• Oversee the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies.
• Guide the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, processes or products.
• Direct the development of new concepts from initial design to market release.
• Manage feasibility studies of the design to determine if capable of functioning as intended.
• Monitor documentation maintenance throughout all phases of research and development.
• Organize the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
• Select, develop and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 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 (Medtronic Incentive Plan - MIP)
• 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)
• Paid sick time (for temporary employees, as required under applicable state law)

What This Job Offers

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