Engineering Director-Orange County, CA at Medtronic in Irvine, California

Job Description:

Careers that Change Lives

Today, we're partnering across the industry to confront systemic healthcare challenges - this requires bold leadership. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

Join our team as the Engineering Director (Irvine based) where you will lead engineering, maintenance, PMO, PDP support, and facilities to drive the synergies across the 3 sites that exist in Orange County, CA which includes:

• Santa Ana - Surgical Valve and Transcatheter Valve,
• Irvine - Stroke/Aneurysm and Embolization
• San Juan Capistrano (Avenu) - Ellipsis Vascular Access System and Power Controller

The vision of the OC Campus is to accomplish harmonized standards and processes among the sites.

A Day in the Life

Engineers are indispensable to achieving our Mission. That's why we empower you to bring the best of your experience to bear on our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Apply your existing skills and develop new ones, with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to continue to develop your expertise. With roles in specific business units, as well as at the corporate level, you're sure to find an opportunity to make an impact that's right for you.

As the Engineering Director, you will:

• Lead, form, mentor, develop and coach an engineering team on meeting / exceeding performance expectations.
• Schedule and coordinate multiple projects to drive the resolution of line-down situations.
• Participate in establishing project objectives, timelines, milestones, and budgets.
• Lead or participate in the appropriation of funds for projects through the preparation and approval of capital expenditure requests.
• Influences across functions and businesses to deliver the results according to plan and budget.
• Communicate and lead meetings with internal /external suppliers and stakeholders.
• Interface with Senior Management to communicate/report progress and receive strategic updates impacting projects.
• Conceive and propose creative solutions to solve difficult external manufacturing constraints.
• Plan, direct, and implement all aspects of line-down resolution utilizing technical knowledge.
• Oversees the investigation and evaluation of existing processes and technologies to find opportunities for improvement and develop action plans for execution.
• Organizes the coordination of activities with outside suppliers to improve yield or reduce quality risks.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Bachelor's degree and 10 years of relevant experience with 7 + years of managerial experience OR
• Advanced Degree and 8 years of relevant experience with 7 + years of managerial experience

Nice to Have:

• Experience in the Medical Device field.
• Engineering Degree (preferably: Mechanical, Biomedical or Electrical Engineering).
• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex transformation initiatives with high level of visibility and business criticality
• Ability to lead, energize and influence change efforts at all levels of a complex organization.
• Hands-on experience managing cross-functional projects working across businesses, sites, or regions
• Demonstrated skills to support a lean transformation
• Demonstrated ability to lead in an FDA-regulated environment.
• Experience with preventative/corrective action process
• Experience working within a quality system or regulated industry with subsequent knowledge of appropriate documentation and or quality requirements. Understanding of Qualification protocols - IQ/OQ/PQ
• Experience with manufacturing systems such as JDE, FACTORYworks, or SAP.
• Experience and accountability driving change resulting in improvement of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost KPIs.

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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. Learn more about our benefits here .

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here .

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) on page 6 here .

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 to others).

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. (ADA-United States of America)

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