Engineering Technician

Medtronic; Kulim; On-site; MYR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic Malaysia Operations is seeking an Engineering Technician to provide technical support to engineers and manufacturing operations. You will help improve quality, delivery, safety, compliance and performance by assisting with equipment, testing, documentation and process improvements.

The role requires 3+ years of relevant experience, hands-on capability with production equipment, and strong collaboration with engineering teams to follow detailed procedures and GMP standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant technical experience.
• Broad knowledge of systems, tools and procedures.
• Hands-on experience supporting equipment, production operations, testing or troubleshooting.
• Ability to work with engineers and follow technical procedures and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical support to engineers to improve cycle-time, yield, unit cost, quality, safety and compliance.
• Monitors instruments and equipment; collects data for on-line adjustments and maintenance.
• Analyzes malfunctions and deviations to identify and resolve problems.
• Prepares reports using salvage tracking, trending and root-cause analyses.
• Maintains process designs to optimize use while conforming to SOPs and GMPs.

Skills

Hands-on experience

Collaboration with engineers

Documentation and procedures

Education

Vocational training / diploma

Job description

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

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life—a commitment that provides life-transforming technologies that treat more than 70 health conditions across cardiovascular, neuroscience, and surgical care. In 2025 our products and therapies treated more than 75M people — that’s two people every second of every hour, of every day. Together, we can change healthcare worldwide which is why we’re embarking on a new venture in Malaysia and want you to be a part the next generation of life‑changing medical technology to patients worldwide by being a part of our next chapter of innovation in Malaysia. Medtronic is intensely focused on creating a workplace environment which reflects our standing as the world’s top medical device company. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the patients we serve and an unrelenting commitment to our new venture in Malaysia.

The Engineering Technician provides technical support to engineers and manufacturing operations to improve quality, delivery, safety, compliance and operational performance. This role works closely with engineers to support equipment, testing, troubleshooting, documentation and process improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• 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, analyzes 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).

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant technical experience, which may include a combination of practical experience and applicable training, education or certification.
• Complete and broad knowledge of relevant systems, techniques, tools and procedures.
• Hands‑on experience supporting equipment, production operations, testing or troubleshooting.
• Ability to work with engineers and follow technical procedures and documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Vocational training, technical certification, diploma or other relevant engineering training.
• Experience in the medical device industry
• Experience supporting equipment installation or manufacturing start‑up activities.
• Good communication skills.
• Willingness to learn, adapt and support different technical activities as project needs change.

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. 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.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 setting is 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. This employer participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E‑Verify program, please click here. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email [e-mail] To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email [e-mail]