Senior Engineering Manager of Automation, East Region

Senior Engineering Manager of Automation, East Region

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.

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. The person in this Senior Engineering Manager of Automation, East Region role will work from the Medtronic facility located in North Haven, CT. This role will require 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

The Senior Engineering Manager for Automation (East Region) is responsible for leading the deployment and execution of advanced automation solutions across regional manufacturing sites, with a focus on Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), collaborative robots (cobots), automated cells, and vision systems. This role translates enterprise automation strategy into scalable, site-level execution, ensuring delivery of solutions that improve throughput, quality, and cost performance. The position drives end-to-end program execution, leads technical teams, partners with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensures alignment to validation, quality, and engineering standards.

As a key regional leader, this role builds organizational capability, strengthens site engagement, and enables consistent, repeatable automation deployment across the East Region.

Within the Operations Innovation (OI) Automation Engineering group at Medtronic, our mission is to transform manufacturing through the deployment of scalable, high-performance automation solutions. This role leads the execution of automation initiatives across the East Region, focusing on AMRs, cobots, integrated cells, and vision systems to enhance throughput, quality, and cost performance. The Senior Engineering Manager for Automation is responsible for leading regional automation deployment and execution, translating strategic automation objectives into site-level implementation and delivery. This role drives end-to-end automation programs, develops engineering talent, and ensures consistent application of standards, validation, and best practices across sites.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions we're a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career that changes lives.

Careers That Change Lives

• Proven End-to-End Automation Delivery: Demonstrated success leading automation from concept ? FAT/SAT ? validation ? production, not just design ownership.
• Relentless Execution & Recovery Mindset: Strong track record of driving projects back to green, managing risk early, and delivering under pressure.
• Hands-On Technical Depth: Credible expertise in controls, robotics, vision systems, and system integrationable to engage in design reviews and debug when needed.
• Validation-First Thinking (Medical Device Rigor): Deep experience embedding IQ/OQ/PQ, compliance, and validation strategy into design, not treating it as a downstream activity.
• Multi-Site Deployment Leadership: Experience scaling automation across multiple plants, ensuring standardization, reuse, and consistent performance.
• Strong Vendor Management & Accountability: Proven ability to select, challenge, and manage OEMs/integrators, holding them accountable to scope, timeline, and quality.
• Structured Program Leadership: Utilizes disciplined execution frameworks (stage gate, KTM cadence, governance reviews) to ensure visibility and delivery.
• Business-Outcome Driven: Consistently delivers measurable impact on throughput, cost, quality, and capacity, not just technical completion.
• Talent Builder & Performance Leader: Builds high-performing teams with clear expectations, coaching, and accountability, while addressing low performance decisively.
• Influence & Cross-Functional Leadership: Effectively drives alignment across Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering, with clear, executive-level communication.

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• 7+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree
• 5+ years of managerial experience

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• Automation systems (AMRs, cobots, cells, vision systems)
• Manufacturing / operations environments
• Project and program management of capital equipment
• Experience with validation lifecycle (IQ/OQ/PQ) in regulated industries
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex, multi-site automation programs
• Experience in medical device manufacturing automation deployment
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent certification
• Experience implementing advanced automation technologies and digital integration (MES, data systems)
• Strong vendor management and RFQ / supplier selection experience

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend lifewhere your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$171,200.00 - $256,800.00This 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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