Lead Controls Engineer – Medical Device Automation

Medtronic; North Haven (CT); On-site; USD 123,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition assistance/reimbursement

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Controls Engineer at its North Haven, CT site. You will lead automation and control systems across manufacturing initiatives, partnering with R&D, Quality, and Operations to enable new product introductions and scalable manufacturing.

The role requires deep expertise in controls architecture, PLCs, robotics, vision, and data-driven improvements, with in-person collaboration five days a week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years or Master's with 5+ years or PhD with 3+ years relevant experience.
• Experience programming and troubleshooting PLCs (Allen Bradley), HMIs (Allen Bradley), and vision systems (Cognex In-Sight, VisionPro, Keyence).
• Experience with automated manufacturing equipment, NPI support, and validation in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to engineers, suppliers, and integrators to ensure automation solutions meet requirements.
• Design, develop, implement, and support control systems for manufacturing equipment and test systems.
• Lead integration and optimization of PLCs, HMIs, robotics, machine vision, sensors, and networks.
• Develop controls architectures and software to support new equipment and process improvements.
• Troubleshoot complex automation issues, perform root cause analyses, and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Controls architecture

PLCs

Robotics

Machine vision

Motion control

Equipment integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Allen-Bradley HMIs

Cognex In-Sight

Cognex VisionPro

Keyence vision systems

Job description

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Controls Engineer at its North Haven, CT site. You will lead automation and control systems across manufacturing initiatives, partnering with R&D, Quality, and Operations to enable new product introductions and scalable manufacturing.

The role requires deep expertise in controls architecture, PLCs, robotics, vision, and data-driven improvements, with in-person collaboration five days a week.