Principal Automation and Controls Engineer at Medtronic in Plymouth, Minnesota

Job Description:

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 18 Nov 2024

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 you will be part of the manufacturing engineering team at the Nathan Lane site supporting production of Stents, balloon Catheters and precision cut metal products. 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.

• With Engineering, Operations, and Quality to produce conceptual mechanical designs with a strong level of understanding of Electrical and Software controls

• Serve as Tier 3 support to existing equipment on site (help spec out replacements, diagnose problems and update programs etc )

• Support development and design of process development equipment for proof of concept work

• Generate clear and detailed Equipment and Software specifications based on Process needs

• Collaborate with external equipment vendors during the build, development, Testing, and validation of Automation equipment

• Collaborate and partner with internal stakeholders in Operations, Quality, and Engineering to ensure alignment on objectives , strategy, and goals

• Drive Testing and validation of Automation Equipment software prior to Production Release

• Provides technical support to the manufacturing equipment repair and process engineering organizations.

• Oversees the installation, modification, upgrade and maintenance of manufacturing equipment.


• Deploy and strategize the equipment communication and data flow for equipment OEE, upcoming MES deployment and historical process data

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

• PLC programming experience

• Robot programming

Nice to Have

• BS degree in Engineering or a related discipline.

• Significant automation design experience.

• Proficiency in PLC and HMI (Allen Bradley, Beckhoff ), vision system (Cognex, Keyence) and data acquisition systems.

• Demonstrated knowledge of custom equipment design including automated, servo-mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical systems

• Significant experience with medium volume assembly and test equipment technologies, including validation protocols (IQ / OQ / PQ / MSA)

• Production support experience

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):$140,800.00 - $211,200.00

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).

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.