Engineering Director - Manufacturing Automation at Medtronic in North Haven, Connecticut

Job Description:

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 21 Apr 2025

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
You will lead Manufacturing Automation withing our Enterprise Operations group. We need a determined individual who can develop a technology strategy and roadmap for automation solutions across Medtronic Manufacturing while working closely with cross-functional teams to implement these solutions.

• Design and implement differentiating automation solutions and system software to create scalable and flexible operations within all lines of business.


• Oversee the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies


• Guide the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, processes or products


• Organize the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery


• Select, develop and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function


• Conduct studies to determine the most efficient sequence of operations and workflow by analyzing manufacturing processes and cost


• Facilitate solutions to complex problems with the team, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation. Drive change within the automation team and share those learning across other teams (and functions).


• Define project scope including both technical and business requirements; budgets, volumes, technical reliability, and personnel capabilities needed to complete complex automated processes. Develop and implement project activities plans and timelines, coordinate subcontractors, facility management and field service personnel, and resolve problems in area of logistics to ensure meeting of contractual commitments.


• Prepare and report out regular project updates to Senior Level Management

Must Haves

Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of Manufacturing Automation/Leadership experience with 7+ years of managerial experience OR advanced degree and 8+ years of Manufacturing Automation/Leadership experience and 7+ years of managerial experience

Nice to Have

• Experience across numerous roles/functions within Manufacturing and Supply Chain with demonstrated success in each area


• Experience in leading large-scale change management


• Demonstrated business acumen with an understanding of the P&L and balance sheet


• Inclusive leader who builds trust and demonstrates genuine care for people, respecting their unique differences


• DMAIC Lean / Six Sigma Certification


• Demonstrated use of Lean Manufacturing principles to achieve results


• Ability to lead teams as well as be a team member, develop talent, 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


• Ability to travel up to 25%

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):$187,200.00 - $280,800.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

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 , and 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) , and 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.

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.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. ("Medtronic") in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.