Job Description

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

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About Medtronic

At Medtronic, we push the limits of medical technology to transform healthcare for millions of patients worldwide. We are committed to innovation, quality, and collaboration. Join us and be part of a purpose-driven team improving lives every day.

Position Overview

We are seeking an

Sr Pr Equipment Development Technician

to support the design, automation, acquisition, qualification, and maintenance of production equipment for medical devices. The role ensures equipment reliability, compliance with regulatory standards, and alignment with Medtronic's Maintenance Excellence (MEX) strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Development

Contribute to the development of specialized manufacturing equipment for medical device fabrication. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define User Requirement Specifications (URS) for new equipment. Partner with third-party manufacturers to oversee the design, production, and customization of equipment. Define equipment architecture standards, including hardware, safety, and ergonomics.

Validation & Testing

Manage and conduct Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) to validate equipment functionality and compliance. Support equipment installation and execute qualification protocols (IQ, OQ, PQ). Assist in software and control system testing during equipment qualification.

Automation & Process Improvement

Conduct and support equipment FMEAs (eFMEA). Perform troubleshooting, corrective, and preventive maintenance on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automated systems (PLC, HMI, robotics, sensors). Integrate automation solutions into manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. Collaborate with engineers to optimize automation sequences, improve cycle times, and increase reliability. Continuously identify and implement process improvements to optimize equipment performance and reduce costs. Strengthen collaboration and connection with the Maintenance team to ensure smooth transitions. Stay informed about the latest advancements in automation technologies and manufacturing best practices.

Maintenance Excellence (MEX)

Apply Medtronic's Maintenance Excellence (MEX) methodology to increase equipment availability, reliability, and performance. Lead the MEX Roadmap pillar Early Equipment Management (EEM). Track and analyze equipment performance metrics to identify recurring issues and implement sustainable corrective actions until pass-off to Manufacturing ownership. Develop and lead preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to minimize downtime. Actively support continuous improvement initiatives and standardization of best practices across equipment and sites.

Documentation & Compliance

Maintain detailed and accurate documentation for all equipment development activities, including maintenance procedures, troubleshooting guides, and training modules (covering all users, from Operator to Engineer). Ensure that all equipment and associated processes meet regulatory standards, including FDA, ISO 13485, GMP, and other applicable regulations. Participate in audits and regulatory inspections as a technical expert.

Travel Requirements

Be flexible to travel up to 15% of the time to visit manufacturing sites, third-party vendors, and participate in on-site testing and validation activities.

Qualifications

Technical diploma or equivalent experience in electromechanics, automation, or related field. Requires minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in equipment installation, testing, automation troubleshooting, or maintenance. Knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, sensors, and robotics. Understanding of equipment qualification protocols (URS, FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, PQ). Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. Familiarity with GMP, ISO, FDA, and MEX standards. Ability to work in a team environment and communicate effectively.

TECHNICIAN SUPPORT CAREER STREAM:

Provides technical support in areas such as production, operations, maintenance, safety, testing, process improvement or product development. Uses schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions or defined plans to perform testing and troubleshooting on electronic or mechanical components, equipment or systems. Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data using established formulae and procedures, and performs detailed mathematical calculations. For higher levels, may suggest and/or make improvements to optimize work processes.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy:

Recognized as expert in technical area, with high degree of initiative, who trains, delegates and reviews the work of lower level employees and may be responsible for leading daily operations of a work unit. Ensures project plans and budgets are met Recommends improvements to test processes and procedures across teams.

Organizational Impact:

Performs most complex technical activities and identifies, evaluates, and implements continuous improvements to optimize work processes. Work consists of technical tasks of the highest complexity.

Innovation and Complexity:

Technical problems faced are general and may require understanding of broader sets of issues and other job areas, but typically are not complex. Responsible for working with supervisor to implement adjustments or enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area and/or functions.

Communication and Influence:

Communicates typically with internal contacts, including participating in benchmarking other business units. Obtains and provides technical information on matters of significant importance to one or more job areas.

Leadership and Talent Management:

May act as a team leader or coach and assistant to the supervisor / manager. May delegate tasks to other team members and be responsible for the review of work product and processes. Does not have formal management responsibilities, but provides input to people management decisions in this area.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

Requires minimum of 15 years of relevant experience. Requires high school diploma or equivalent (United States), vocational or technical education or certification (all other countries).

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

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Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

About Medtronic

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We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.


Our Mission -- to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life -- unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.


We are engineers at heart-- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.