Vision Systems Engineer – Medical Devices, Onsite CA

USA-Medtronic MiniMed, Inc 1017; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

MiniMed is seeking a senior technical expert for vision systems to own end-to-end design, implementation, validation, and optimization across manufacturing lines in Northridge, CA. The role demands leading vision system development in alignment with FDA/ISO standards, cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Quality, and Contract Manufacturing, and driving continuous improvements for yield and throughput.

The candidate will design and validate production processes, work with statisticians on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, or Advanced degree with a minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in medical device manufacturing, process validation, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with test method development and vision system recipes qualification.
• Experience in root cause analysis, statistical methods, and manufacturing process optimization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical expert for vision system design, implementation, validation, and optimization across manufacturing lines.
• Lead process development, qualification and validation of vision inspection systems (IQ/OQ/PQ) in FDA/ISO compliance.
• Define vision system requirements, acceptance criteria, and performance metrics with R&D, Quality, and Contract Manufacturing partners.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex vision system failures and drive root cause analysis.
• Evaluate and recommend new vision system technologies to improve inspection capability, yield, and throughput.
• Incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.

Skills

Vision systems

Process validation

Root cause analysis

Statistical methods

Manufacturing optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

MES integration

GD&T

Vision inspection tools

Job description

MiniMed is seeking a senior technical expert for vision systems to own end-to-end design, implementation, validation, and optimization across manufacturing lines in Northridge, CA. The role demands leading vision system development in alignment with FDA/ISO standards, cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Quality, and Contract Manufacturing, and driving continuous improvements for yield and throughput.

The candidate will design and validate production processes, work with statisticians on