Senior Engineering Manager - Machine Vision Inspection Systems

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 21 Mar 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 LifeIn this role, you will lead an international team of engineers and technicians in developing scalable machine vision platforms for defect inspection across Medtronic’s diverse product portfolio. Drive innovation and impact enterprise-wide goals, ensuring quality and performance while meeting cost-down targets.

• Build, mentor, and supervise a geographically dispersed, high-performing technical team, fostering collaboration across regions and cultures

• Work closely with team members and leadership to define and achieve strategic goals for the Automated Vision Inspection portfolio

• Collaborate on continuous improvement initiatives, including technology development and business processes, to drive efficiency and foster innovation

• Develop and maintain machine vision systems technology roadmap and budget, driving innovative defect inspection solutions

• Plan, direct and implement all aspects of the company's design and development of scalable machine vision inspection system technologies from design to release

• Create compelling business cases, supported by ROI analysis, regulatory alignment, and projected operational benefits, to prioritize and secure funding for high-impact opportunities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Medtronic Manufacturing Imaging Technology and Analytics Center of Excellence, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals driving innovation and operational success

• Build strong partnerships with Manufacturing, Automation, Process, Quality, Regulatory, and Analytics for Manufacturing Imaging teams

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

• May develop, evaluate, implement and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems or reliability systems and standards pertaining to materials, techniques, or company products

• Monitor documentation maintenance throughout all phases of research and development

People-centered, data-driven, connected. We're solving the world's biggest health challenges with healthcare technology. We fuse technology and research for groundbreaking solutions. From less-invasive surgery that minimizes a patient's downtime to the world’s smallest pacemaker, our technology transforms lives

Must Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree and 7+ years of Engineering experience including Machine Vision Systems with 5+ years of managerial experience OR 5+ years of Engineering experience including Machine Vision Systems and 5+ years of managerial experience

Nice to Have

• Demonstrated functional leadership excellence in manufacturing technology, including test, measurement, inspection, or related engineering system development, with a proven track record of delivering results in regulated industries

• Proven technical leadership of technology systems development projects

• Demonstrated hands-on success developing and deploying machine vision inspection systems, leveraging Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) to ensure accuracy, reliability, and regulatory compliance

• Experience in automation and factory systems integration, such as seamless implementation of machine vision systems into broader manufacturing and control systems (e.g. MEC, SCADA)

• Proven success in transforming and stabilizing engineering organizations by implementing scalable processes, fostering innovation, and driving measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, and team performance in dynamic and unstructured environments

• Success deploying measurement systems with regulatory standards such as ISO 13485, FDA regulations, or GMP

• Hands-on process development experience (IQ/OQ/PQ, TMV, Process Characterization, DOEs).

• DRM, DFSS, or Six Sigma Black Belt certification

• Knowledge of advanced imaging techniques, such as 3D imaging, multispectral, or hyperspectral, for defect detection and quality assurance applications

• Proficiency with data analytics tools and platforms for machine vision systems, including statistical analysis and AI/ML integration and deployment

• Familiarity with Industry 4.0 concepts, such as IoT integration and cloud-based machine vision solutions

• Programming skills with expertise in developing or customizing vision algorithms

• A history of patents or publications related to machine vision, AI image processing, or inspection technologies

• Ability to travel up to 20% depending on project phases

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):$160,000.00 - $240,000.00

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.

 

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 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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