Mechanical Engineering Manager

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

• →Lead, coach, and develop a team of Mechanical Engineers, including goal setting, performance management, regular one-on-one meetings, and career development.

• →Plan, prioritize, and direct mechanical engineering activities across sustaining engineering, platform improvements, and new product development.

• →Provide technical leadership for the development of complex mechanical and electromechanical medical devices from concept through verification, design transfer, and production readiness.

• →Ensure engineering activities and documentation comply with Design Control, Quality System requirements, internal procedures, and applicable medical device regulations.

• →Lead technical investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and improvements related to released products and production.

• →Manage resources and priorities across multiple projects while supporting program schedules, product quality, and business objectives.

• →Collaborate with global and cross-functional partners, including Systems, Electrical, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Service, and Program Management.

• →Coordinate activities with suppliers, consultants, and manufacturing partners to support development, production, and timely delivery.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent engineering discipline with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Proven people-management experience leading a mechanical development team within an R&D organization, including responsibility for performance management, employee development, work prioritization, and delivery.
• Strong experience developing mechanical and electromechanical products, including mechanisms, precision assemblies, and complex systems.
• Experience supporting products across multiple lifecycle stages, including new product development, design transfer, sustaining engineering, and released-product support.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical design, engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and design for manufacturability and assembly.
• Excellent English communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and matrixed organization.

• People-management experience in the medical device industry and/or within a global organization.

• Experience with Design Control, verification and validation, risk management, and regulated product-development processes.

• Experience with robotic systems, surgical platforms, capital equipment, or complex electromechanical systems.

• Familiarity with SolidWorks, PLM systems, and Engineering Change Management processes.

• Experience working with geographically distributed teams, external suppliers, and manufacturing partners.

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. 

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