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This Sr. Engineering Manager leads a design environment group within CRM’s Engineering Solutions organization. Visibility is high as this group supports the needs of the CRM R&D organization, along with other R&D organizations across the Medtronic enterprise that leverage the environments this group develops and maintains within its scope. These include environments that enable design fidelity, efficiency, and quality outcomes for mechanical design, requirements capture/flow/traceability, and product data management (PDM). Also included is the development and deployment of our high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) platforms which are leveraged for electrical design automation, system emulation, modeling and simulation, and machine learning. The group consists of highly skilled, experienced, and engaged design automation engineers, along various contractors or professional services personnel.


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 are working onsite 4 days per 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. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

Key Areas of Focus for This Position:

• Sets strategic direction, owns investment outcomes and value propositions, and leads the implementation of engineering design environments that are used in design and development of Medtronic’s industry leading medical device products or software systems.

• Work across the enterprise and matrix within various businesses to maximize the utilization and increase the leverage of our investments in our design environments.

• Work with a large variety of vendors to identify and develop strategic partnerships that provide value for our organization and engineering stakeholders.

• Work with key stakeholders across the enterprise, and our vendors, to lead the development of new design methodologies, data/requirements management capabilities, along with computation and simulation solutions.

• Put the ‘M’ back in Mechanical Design Automation (MDA) by building an organization that can effectively partner and realize aspirations for the future of mechanical engineering.

• Be a key thought leader and influencer in the future of design automation.

• Develop the organization by increasing overall competencies in design methodologies, business acumen, vendor relationships, and responsiveness to stakeholder needs across a variety of design environments.

• Partner with like organizations and stakeholders across the enterprise to drive operational excellence in design automation as a competitive advantage for Medtronic by increasing engineering productivity, predictability, design fidelity, and overall quality of outcomes.

In general, the following responsibilities apply but is not limited to the following:

• Lead the development, and execution, of design environment strategies that enable future breakthrough system innovation which continues to redefine the industry for patients, providers and payers in clinical performance, quality and patient outcomes

• Working with stakeholders and partners across Medtronic, execute on functional excellence improvements to our design environments and methodologies that advance our enterprise wide aspirations in design, reliability, and manufacturability (DRM), development efficiency, and flawless launch

• Ensure availability of any required design environments, in advance of need, to enable the execution of product development portfolios across the enterprise

• Aligned with strategies developed above, lead the purchase and deployment of various equipment and software assets to meet mechanical design, requirements and risk management, or modeling and simulation demand across the enterprise.  Annual budget includes $8M in expense and >$500K in capital

• Maintain productive working relationships with various vendors; lead negotiations on license and maintenance renewals working closely with our Strategic Sourcing and other R&D and IT partners across Medtronic

• Current scope of responsibilities include the following design environments:  Mechanical Design Automation (MDA), Product Data Management (PDM), Requirements Management, High Performance Computing (HPC), and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)

• Responsible for staff of >10 engineers, which includes contractors and professional services personnel

• Coordinate flexible resource deployment (people, equipment, etc.) with stakeholders and advance the overall competencies of the staff to meet future demands 

• Run a high-performance computing datacenter on the MV campus; partner with IT, facilities, and service vendors to upgrade capability and/or capacity that supports above strategic direction

Must Have: Minimum Requirements:  To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Bio-Medical) or Physics.

• 7+ years of relevant experience with 5+ years managerial experience OR advanced degree with a minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience with 5 + years managerial experience.

Nice to Have: 

• Advanced degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Bio-Medical) or Physics.

• 10+ years of relevant experience.

• 7+ years managerial experience.

Physical Job Requirements:

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. (ADA-United States of America).

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. Learn more about our benefits here.

In addition to Base Salary, this position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan, which provides the opportunity to earn significant incentive compensation for achieving or exceeding your goals.  Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here. 

The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc. ​

About Medtronic:

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.  We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future. 

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):$168,800.00 - $253,200.00

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

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

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.