Engineering Tech IV- 1st Shift at Medtronic in Plymouth, MN

Engineering Tech IV- 1st Shift
Location: Plymouth, Minnesota, United States of America
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Aug 2026

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
In this dynamic role on the Plymouth Nathan Lane team, you will be responsible for sustaining and enhancing a variety of production processes. Projects supported in this role can range from capacity expansion, equipment end-of-life replacement, yield improvement, automation, and quality enhancement. This position involves collaboration with various cross-functional teams both inside and outside of the plant.

At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with seed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Provides technical support to engineers to achieve improvements in cycle-time, yield, unit cost, quality, safety and compliance of production and operations processes and products.
Monitors instruments and equipment and collects operating data, including calibration, inspection, testing and repair activities, to assist in making on-line adjustments to instruments, equipment, or products.
Analyzes and resolves malfunctions and deviations of instruments and control systems to identify and resolve problems.
Conducts, analyses and prepares reports using metrics from salvage tracking, trending, reporting and root-cause analyses.
Maintains process designs to optimize process, equipment and facility use while conforming to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
Apply appropriate technical skills and tools, such as DOE, hypothesis testing, capability studies, and lean manufacturing tools, to perform in depth analysis, determine root cause, and identify corrective actions.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.
Requires 5+ years of relevant technical experience, which may include a combination of practical experience and applicable training, education, or certification.
No minimum education requirement
Nice to have:
Experience supporting automated or semi-automated manufacturing equipment in a high-volume medical device manufacturing environment.
Hands-on exposure to automation technologies such as PLC-controlled equipment, robotics, vision inspection systems, automated assembly, or test systems.
Ability to assist with troubleshooting automated equipment issues, including sensors, actuators, pneumatics, and basic electrical components.
Experience collecting and reviewing equipment or process data to support yield improvement, downtime reduction, or continuous improvement initiatives.
Prior experience working in a regulated environment (medical device manufacturing preferred).
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.
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