Senior Principal Process Engineer - Capital Equipment & Electromechanical Assembly (COE Strategy ...

Medtronic; Galway; On-site; EUR 95,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic Galway role leads Capital Equipment Assembly and Electromechanical Centre of Excellence, shaping enterprise strategies and technology roadmaps. You will guide cross-functional teams across manufacturing, R&D, quality, and supply chain to accelerate investment decisions and deploy advanced assembly technologies.

The position is based at the Medtronic facility in Mervue, Galway, Ireland. It is an onsite role with four days in the facility and up to 25% travel, offering ownership of

Qualifications

• :Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience or PhD and 6+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Capital Equipment Assembly and Electromechanical Assembly Centres of Excellence, setting enterprise strategy and technology roadmaps.
• Define and maintain manufacturing strategies informing technology choices, site capabilities, capacity and network design.
• Partner with Operating Units, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain to align investment priorities.
• Establish and govern standards for assembly equipment, automation, process controls and Design for X practices.
• Identify and evaluate emerging materials, tooling, processes and equipment technologies with internal and external partners.
• Direct rapid feasibility assessments and proof-of-concept activities to support investment decisions.
• Drive industrialisation and deployment of scalable manufacturing technologies into operations and new product introductions.
• Provide technical leadership on process optimisation, defect reduction, yield improvement and regulatory compliance

Skills

Leadership

Strategy

Cross-functional

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree + 10+ years

Tools

Ultrasonic welding

Laser welding

Automation controls

Box builds

Functional testing

ESD protection

Job description

Flexible Work Arrangement
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Full time
R75733

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

The Capital Equipment Assembly and Electromechanical Assembly Centres of Excellence define enterprise manufacturing strategies, standards and technology roadmaps that support product development, manufacturing operations and new product introductions. The function works across Operating Units, Research and Development, Quality, Supply Chain and manufacturing sites to advance scalable assembly technologies, equipment capabilities and process controls.

This position is based at the Medtronic facility in Mervue, Galway, Ireland. It is an onsite role, with employees working at the facility four days per week and requires up to 25% travel.

Come for a job, stay for a career!

A Day in The Life Of:

As Capital and Electromechanical Centre of Excellence Strategy Leader, you will shape and execute enterprise strategies for capital equipment and electromechanical assembly. You will lead cross-functional Centres of Excellence, establish manufacturing technology standards, guide long-term investment and capability decisions, and accelerate the evaluation and deployment of technologies that improve product quality and manufacturing performance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the Capital Equipment Assembly and Electromechanical Assembly Centres of Excellence, setting enterprise strategy, capability priorities and technology roadmaps
• Define and maintain manufacturing strategies that inform decisions on technologies, site capabilities, capacity, network design and future growth
• Partner with Operating Units, Research and Development, Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain teams to identify future technology needs and align investment priorities
• Establish and govern standards for assembly equipment, automation, process controls, quality systems and Design for X practices, including design for assembly, service, test and manufacture
• Identify and evaluate emerging materials, tooling, processes and equipment technologies with internal teams, suppliers, academic institutions and industry partners
• Direct rapid feasibility assessments and proof-of-concept activities that advance technology readiness and support investment decisions
• Drive the industrialisation and deployment of scalable manufacturing technologies into existing operations and new product introductions
• Provide technical leadership to manufacturing sites on process optimisation, equipment improvement, defect reduction, yield improvement and regulatory compliance

Key Skills & Experience

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience or PHD and 6+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and executing five-to-ten-year technology roadmaps for capital equipment, electromechanical assembly or manufacturing technologies
• Experience with Design for X practices, particularly design for assembly, service, test and manufacture
• Experience with manufacturing assembly technologies, including ultrasonic or laser welding, automation and controls, box builds, functional testing and electrostatic discharge protection
• Experience across manual, semi-automated and fully automated manufacturing environments, including the industrialisation of technologies for manufacturing operations or new product introductions
• Experience leading international, cross-functional initiatives through influence and communicating technology strategies to senior stakeholders

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.

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 94,720.00 EUR - 142,080.00 EUR |

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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 95,000+ 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.

We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That's who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will...

• Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
• Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities
• Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

Better outcomes for our world. Here, it's about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

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.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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