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 LifeAre you a seasoned engineer with a passion for driving cross-functional collaboration and delivering impactful results? Medtronic is seeking an experienced Principal Design Automation Engineer to join our team in DR In this role, you’ll lead complex engineering projects, manage cross-functional teams, and execute deliverables that align with Medtronic’s mission to improve patient outcomes worldwide.
As a key leader, you’ll oversee project execution, technology sourcing and concept development while ensuring timelines, budgets, and objectives are met. This position requires exceptional leadership skills, the ability to influence stakeholders, and a strategic mindset to navigate challenges and drive successful outcomes for the OI Automation Team in flight and pipeline projects over the Caribbean Region.
If you thrive in dynamic environments and excel at managing multiple priorities while fostering innovation, we’d love to hear from you!
A Day in the Life
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Develops and applies computer aided design (CAD) software engineering methods, theories and research techniques in the investigation and solution of technical problems.
- Create and provide equipment specifications to vendors for quoting automated and manual equipment.
- Review equipment quotes, leads design reviews and work with project teams to provide custom assembly equipment.
- Assessing architecture and hardware limitations, plans technical projects in the design and development of CAD software.
- Defines and selects new approaches and implementation of CAD software engineering applications and design specifications and parameters.
- Develop routines and utility programs.
- Prepares design specifications, analysis and recommendations for presentation and approval.
- May specify materials, equipment and supplies required for completion of projects and may evaluate vendor capabilities to provide required products or services.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
- Requires a Bachelor Degree
- and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience.
Nice to Have- Preferred skills and education
- Experience across numerous roles/functions within Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations with demonstrated success in each area
- Demonstrated hands-on problem solving and analytical skills
- Experience with electro-mechanical test system troubleshooting, maintenance, and operation.
- Validation Experiences (IQ,OQ,PQ), FAT, SAT, Risk Analysis, FMEA and root cause analysis.
- Experience with PLC’s /Safety PLC’s (SLC/CompactLogix and ControlLogix Platforms) and supporting development software
- Experience with HMI’s and associated development software
- Experience in 6 axis joint and SCARA robotics and associated development software
- Experience with vision systems
- Must have experience in troubleshooting of control systems software, I/O issues, controls/electromechanical equipment, DC Drives, VFD's, Servo Drives, PLC's and PC based
- Solid experience in trouble shooting equipment using conventional diagnostic tools and PLC software.
- Experience with design, validation and deployment of large-scale automation solutions.
- Experience in leading large-scale change management
- Inclusive leaders who build trust and demonstrate genuine care for people, respecting their unique differences
- DMAIC Lean / Six Sigma Certification / PMP Certification
- Demonstrated use of Lean Manufacturing principles to achieve results
- Ability to lead cross functional teams as well as be a team member and hold people accountable to specific time-bound objectives
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- The incumbent should have excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to interact with all levels of employees
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 Day in the Life 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.
EEO
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.
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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.
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.
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
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What We Do
Medtronic is a global healthcare solutions company operating in approximately 160 countries. We are committed to improving lives through our medical technologies, services, and solutions.
Since our beginning, 60 years ago, our Mission has remained the same: to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for people around the world. The Mission is our ethical framework and inspirational goal guiding our day-to-day work. It reminds us that our efforts are transforming millions of lives each year.
To meet the needs of patients and healthcare professionals around the globe, we operate from more than 370 locations in approximately 160 countries.
