Technician III at Medtronic in Los Angeles, California

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
Assembly and testing of complex devices. Assist engineers in setting up and performing tests. Coordinate multiple processes for different product lines. Maintain overall lab appearance. Install and maintain equipment. Adhere to Good Laboratory Practices. Prepare and characterize specimens. Maintain specimen pre- and post-test storage.
DIABETES OPERATING UNIT:

The Diabetes Operating Unit focuses on improving the lives of those within the global diabetes community. As a business, we strive to empower people with diabetes to live life on their terms by delivering innovation that truly matters and providing support in the ways they need it. We're committed to meeting people with diabetes where they are in their journey, always with an aim to make their lives easier. Our portfolio of innovative solutions are designed to provide customers greater freedom and better health, helping them achieve better glucose control, while spending less time managing their disease.

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We're purposeful. We're committed. And we're driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.

A Day in the Life

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

• Performs a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical areas.


• Constructs, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains equipment, components, devices, or systems.


• Works from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.


• Operates related equipment; conducts tests and reports data in prescribed format.


• Performs calibration and alignment checks; makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed; prepares prescribed compounds and solutions.

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.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.

High School Diploma and 4+ years of experience technician or scientific testing experience.

Nice to Have

• Proven experience in lithography processes.


• Hands on experience with metal sputtering and system maintenance.


• Experience working in a class 100 or better clean room environment.


• Prior work experience in a certified medical devices laboratory.


• Strong mechanical inclination- willing to dive in and tackle new problems.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Experience in managing relationships with external vendors and contractors.


• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems- formal training is a plus.


• Experience in wet chemistry processing, handling and disposal.


• Experience writing SOPs and preparing documents for quality management.

Differentiating factors:

Autonomy : Seasoned individual contributor, working under limited supervision, and providing assistance and training to lower level employees. Runs minor projects, including performing tests, interpreting data, developing reports.

Organizational Impact : Performs technical activities requiring considerable judgment and may have ownership of minor projects. Work consists of technical tasks that are frequently not routine.

Innovation and Complexity : Technical problems faced are general, and may require some analysis to understand and resolve. Expected to independently propose solutions to problems for supervisor review.

Communication and Influence: Communicates typically with internal contacts. Obtains and provides technical information on matters of moderate importance to the job area.

Leadership and Talent Management : Responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.

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):$57,600.00 - $86,400.00

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).

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 90,000+ 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.

At Medtronic, most positions are posted on our career site for 3-7 days.