We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 24 Jun 2025

 

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

As part of the Value Engineering team, you will support value engineering activities for commercialized products. The ideal candidate will have a design mindset that will improve devices in terms of cost, manufacturability, and ease of clinical use. You will support or be involved in the forefront of technology and innovation to bring ideas to fruition. This candidate will also support medium to high complexity cost savings projects, manufacturing process improvements, and product redesigns.
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 a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. 
This role can be based in Lafayette, North Haven or Mounds View.

• Perform product design and development, specializing in improving the value of legacy products

• Work independently on product tear downs and functional analysis with minimal oversight

• Coordinate and support value engineering events with various cross-functional groups

• Key participant in DFMEA, PFMEA, and CTQ processes assuring proposed changes do not impact the device

• Lead cross-functional and/or departmental groups to develop and provide design recommendations that integrate into components or products with moderate complexity

• Interface with R&D, Customers, Marketing, Manufacturing and Suppliers to discover and trial new raw materials or production processes with the intent of improving performance or quality, reducing cost, and improving manufacturing efficiencies

• Keep current with technology/engineering advances to deliver best available technology to the project

• Effectively manage projects, coordinate activities and communicate progress to key stakeholders

• Partner with Medtronic’s supply base to create and evaluate potential value improvement opportunities

• Communicate technically with key stakeholders and develop product and process expertise and complete activities per compliance requirements

• Create project proposals to present business case to leaders

• Continue to enhance engineering and leadership skills through additional training and education

• Travel up to 20%, typically 5 days at a time for VAVE events

Must Haves

Bachelor’s Degree and 2+ years of Engineering experience OR Advanced Degree

Nice to Have

• Lean Six Sigma certification

• Medical Device or Regulated Industry industry experience

• Strong project management capabilities with experience in medical process validations

• Solid design, troubleshooting and presentation skills

• Sets the standard for timeliness, work ethic, and personal integrity

• SolidWorks, Office Suite, Minitab

• Knowledge of FDA Quality Systems Regulations and ISO Quality Systems

• Well versed in manufacturing methods and materials

• Experience in assembly equipment technologies

• Working knowledge of GD&T

• Working knowledge of DFMEA, PFMEA, and Risk Tools

• Working knowledge of DFA/DFM principles

• Strong analytical skills

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. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation
 

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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$80,000.00 - $120,000.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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).

 

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.