Automation & Controls Engineer II at Medtronic in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

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

Do meaningful work, make a difference, and improve lives - starting with your own.

In this exciting role as an Automation and Controls Engineer II you will be part of the manufacturing engineering team at the Medtronic Energy and Component Center (MECC) supporting production of batteries used in implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators. This role will provide focused support for automated manufacturing equipment and will entail both daily production stability and project work. Daily support ensures key performance metrics are being met, and project work focuses on continuous improvement and includes new technology integration, new software and controls, and equipment/tooling redesign. We are looking for a technically competent, ambitious individual with a strong automation background.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Provide daily technical and process support for automated production equipment.


• Implements equipment and process modifications to meet quality standards and improve production efficiencies, manufacturing techniques, and production yields.


• Provide advanced troubleshooting for electronics, controls, robotics, & vision systems.


• Understand and utilize process characterization and product design documents to maintain product quality and implement thoughtful and compliant manufacturing solutions.


• Tune closed loop control equipment for optimal performance.


• Lead projects increasing Overall Equipment Effectiveness.


• Provide guidance and support for production operators and technicians in equipment troubleshooting to reduce downtime.


• Develop and improve control systems and applications utilizing software languages and environments preferably in PLC Ladder Logic and/or structured text.


• Perform verification and validation activities. Perform Measurement Systems Analysis (Gage R&R studies).


• Deploy and qualify equipment. Ensure appropriate documentation is maintained.


• Embrace a culture of high quality, collaboration, and innovation.


• Perform duties in compliance with environmental, health and safety-related site rules as well as policies and governmental regulations.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required


• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 0 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

• Experience with PLC/HMI hardware/software design, programming, and troubleshooting - particularly Allen-Bradley.


• Experience with Vision Systems.


• Robotics integration experience - mobile industrial robots & material handling.


• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) implementation experience.


• Experience Troubleshooting HMI, PLC, VFDs, temperature controllers, etc.


• Experience writing & executing equipment qualification documentation.


• Experience with change control procedures in a medical device setting.

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):$95,200.00 - $142,800.00

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.

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