Manufacturing Associate Jobs at Medtronic with Visa Sponsorship

INTRODUCTION

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

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 onsite 5 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.

The Senior Manufacturing Engineering position will focus on supporting sustaining optimization projects and qualifications. Responsibilities of this position will include project management, validation procedures, manufacturing job instructions, execution of the validation, compilation of reports, coordinating of tasks and creating engineering change orders. The role will interact directly with the manufacturing operators, supplier quality engineers, operations quality engineers, and design engineers to ensure proper qualification plan is followed.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Provide engineering support for our electrosurgical generator manufacturing line ensuring optimal operation, performance, and adherence to policy.
• Manage changing priorities and respond quickly to challenges in a fast-paced, dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Design, develop, and improve manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for product assembly, equipment installation, and material handling.
• Work closely with R&D, Quality, and other cross-functional teams to drive the integration of new technologies, process changes, and continuous improvements.
• Validate new components, systems, and process changes to ensure product performance, quality, and efficiency.
• Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
• Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
• Ensure all manufacturing processes, equipment, and procedures comply with industry regulations and standards, with a focus on maintaining safety and product integrity.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers and team members, providing guidance in design, troubleshooting, and process optimization.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Electrical Engineering experience and familiarity with PCBAs, circuits, and schematics preferred.
• Strong technical aptitude with ability to troubleshoot PCBAs, interpret schematics, and offer effective solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in validation.
• Practical knowledge of project management.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage changing priorities and maintain productivity in a high-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong technical aptitude with ability to offer effective solutions.
• Experience with statistical methods strongly preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing and/or regulated industry strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to foster collaboration and teamwork.

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.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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): $100,000.00 - $150,000.00

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
- 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)
- 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.

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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