Manufacturing Integration Engineer

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. A Day in the Life At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. In this role, you may work from one of the following locations: • Danvers, MA • North Haven, CT • Fort Worth, TX • Brooklyn Center, MN • Rice Creek, MN • Mounds View, MN • Plymouth, MN • Warsaw, IN • Tempe, AZ • Boulder, CO • Tijuana, MX This role requires approximately 50–60% travel and is expected to support ongoing integration activities across multiple sites for several years. Medtronic continues to expand through the acquisition of innovative technologies, products, and manufacturing capabilities. As a Manufacturing Integration Engineer, you will play a key role in helping newly acquired manufacturing sites successfully become part of Medtronic by connecting people, processes, equipment, and technology across the enterprise. In this role, you will own the engineering and equipment integration roadmap, partnering directly with site engineering teams to standardize equipment documentation, align engineering practices, support capital equipment initiatives, and connect local teams with Medtronic's Manufacturing Technology COEs, Operations Innovation team, and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering organizations. Success requires both strong technical expertise and the ability to build trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups. This is a unique opportunity to combine hands-on equipment engineering with enterprise-level impact. You'll help shape how Medtronic integrates future acquisitions while working with manufacturing technologies such as grinding, coating, coiling, laser cutting, automation, and software-enabled equipment. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, building lasting partnerships, and creating scalable solutions that accelerate manufacturing excellence across a global organization, this role offers an opportunity to make a significant and lasting impact. We believe that when people from different cultures, backgrounds, and experiences come together, innovation is the result. At Medtronic, inclusion, diversity, and equity are foundational to our Mission and essential to bringing lifesaving technologies to more people around the world. Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions. Together, we can transform healthcare and improve outcomes for millions of patients. CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES Own and execute the engineering and equipment integration roadmap for acquired manufacturing sites. Provide technical leadership for manufacturing technologies including grinding, coating, coiling, automation, and custom equipment. Lead a team of up to 10 cross-functional people and manage a budget up to $5M. Develop CARs for new capital expenditures and support in-flight capital projects. Drive definition of integration plans, milestone tracking, issue management, and executive reporting. Lead the development and standardization of equipment documentation packages aligned with Medtronic engineering standards. Scoping and execution of OEE, Yield, and other OpEx process improvement programs Connect site teams with Manufacturing Technology COEs, Operations Innovation, OU AME teams, and other technical subject matter experts. Identify core vs non-core technologies and support Make Vs Buy decisions Support acquisition, development, deployment, and modernization of manufacturing tooling, equipment and controls systems. Partner with stakeholders across engineering, operations, quality, facilities, EHS and leadership to identify and mitigate technical integration risks. Build trusted relationships with site engineering teams and serve as the primary engineering integration partner during transition into Medtronic. Support enterprise integration efforts by capturing and applying lessons learned to future acquisitions. MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications) 10+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree OR 8+ years of experience with an advanced degree NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications) DMAIC and Lean Manufacturing Green Belt Continuous Improvement and Best Practice/Standard work mindset Experience developing, validating and deploying, or supporting custom manufacturing equipment. Experience with manufacturing technologies such as grinding, coating, coiling, , automation, or equipment controls. Working knowledge of PLC programming and/or Python for manufacturing or equipment applications. Experience acquiring, qualifying, deploying, or improving capital equipment. Experience developing equipment documentation packages and supporting engineering change processes. Familiarity with Medtronic engineering systems, standards, and operational processes. Experience working within a manufacturing site engineering organization. Demonstrated ability to build trust, influence without authority, and work effectively across diverse stakeholder groups. Experience collaborating with Manufacturing Technology, Operations Innovation, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, or similar engineering organizations. Experience supporting manufacturing integrations, technology transfers, or organizational transitions. For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required. 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. 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PR) locations (USD):$152,800.00 - $229,200.00 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). 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. 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