Senior Robotics & AMR Platform Architect

Medtronic plc

Fridley (MN)

On-site

USD 178,000 - 268,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Medtronic plc seeks a Senior Principal Robotics & AMR Automation Platforms Engineer to lead enterprise robotics strategy and reusable platform development from technology development through factory validation and global deployment.

Based at our Fridley, Minnesota facility, the role advances autonomous robots and intelligent automation across the manufacturing network, with 25% travel to enable collaboration and successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

10+ years of experience with a bachelor7s degree or 8+ years of experience with an advanced degree.
10+ years of experience developing and deploying AMRs, cobots, industrial robots, mobile manipulators, or other advanced automation technologies in production manufacturing environments.
Recognized technical expertise in robotics, autonomous systems, or advanced manufacturing technologies, with demonstrated technical leadership across complex, multidisciplinary programs.
10+ years of experience developing reusable robotics platforms, architectures, standards, or solutions deployed across multiple applications or manufacturing sites.
Experience with AMR fleet management, autonomous navigation, facility and traffic assessment, interoperability, and material-flow optimization.
Experience with advanced robotic manipulation, including force/torque sensing, vision-guided robotics, flexible end-of-arm tooling, or human-robot collaboration.
Knowledge of applicable robotics safety standards and working knowledge of cybersecurity, equipment validation, and lifecycle management in regulated manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

Serve as the enterprise technical authority for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), cobots, mobile manipulators, and emerging intelligent robotics technologies across Medtronic global manufacturing network.
Define the long-term technical vision, strategy, roadmaps, platform architectures, and standards for autonomous material movement and flexible robotic automation.
Lead the development and maturation of reusable robotics platforms that reduce deployment cost and implementation time while enabling replication across manufacturing sites and applications.
Architect advanced robotic systems integrating AMRs, cobots, mobile manipulators, machine vision and 3D perception, end-of-arm tooling, safety systems, industrial controls, fleet-management software, and manufacturing IT/OT infrastructure.
Partner with manufacturing sites and cross-functional stakeholders to identify high-value opportunities and lead technology development from feasibility and prototyping through integration, factory validation, and deployment.
Collaborate with Medtronic Surgical Robotics organization and other internal robotics experts to leverage technologies, architectures, simulation capabilities, perception and controls expertise, and development practices across Medtronic.
Evaluate and mature emerging technologies including autonomous navigation, AI-enabled perception and manipulation, robotic foundation models, simulation and digital twins, and advanced fleet-management technologies.
Establish robotics platform governance and technical practices for safety, cybersecurity, validation, reliability, and lifecycle management appropriate for regulated manufacturing environments.
Convert learning from factory implementations into standardized designs, architectures, documentation, and deployment methodologies that enable enterprise replication.
Provide technical direction to engineers, manufacturing teams, suppliers, and system integrators; lead technical reviews and resolution of complex multidisciplinary engineering challenges.
Build strategic relationships with robotics suppliers, technology companies, system integrators, research institutions, and other external partners to identify and evaluate technologies that can advance Medtronic manufacturing.
Lead the establishment and ongoing development of an Automation Platforms laboratory for technology development, prototyping, integration, simulation, testing, and demonstration.
Mentor engineers, strengthen organizational robotics capabilities, and represent Manufacturing Technology in enterprise and external robotics forums.
Influence engineering and business leadership through recommendations on robotics strategy, technology investments, technical risk, platform maturity, and long-term manufacturing capabilities.