Engineering Program Manager - Onsite

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Oct 2026

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 Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health business within Medtronic’s Neurosciences Operating Unit develops technologies that help improve the lives of patients managing chronic pain, movement disorders, bladder and bowel dysfunction, and other neurological conditions. The Operations organization partners closely with product development, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure new products are successfully introduced into global manufacturing networks while meeting quality, cost, and delivery objectives.

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Medtronic Pelvic Health This position is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is an onsite role. The Engineering Program Manager serves as the Core Team Operations Representative (CTOR), acting as the primary Operations interface to cross-functional product development teams and leading operational readiness activities throughout the new product introduction lifecycle. No travel is required for this position.

The Engineering Program Manager (CTOR) leads operations strategy and execution for new product introduction programs, ensuring manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations requirements are successfully integrated into product development. This role drives operational readiness from concept through commercialization and serves as the Voice of Operations on cross-functional core teams.

Primary Responsibilities Lead operations planning, execution, and implementation activities for new product introduction programs.

Serve as the primary Operations representative on cross-functional product development core teams.

Lead extended operations teams to achieve program milestones, budget targets, and commercialization objectives.

Drive manufacturing and supply chain risk identification, mitigation planning, and schedule risk burndown activities.

Develop and manage operations project metrics, including product cost, manufacturing yield, capacity, process capability, and component capability.

Define manufacturing strategies including site selection, make-versus-buy decisions, contract manufacturing scope, capacity planning, and equipment sourcing.

Coordinate design transfer activities, development builds, process validation planning, and launch readiness execution across manufacturing value streams.

Ensure compliance with Quality System requirements, Design History File documentation, and operations-related regulatory deliverables.

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 5+ years of program or project management experience leading complex new product development programs OR Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related technical discipline and 3+ years of program or project management experience leading complex new product development programs.

Experience leading cross-functional teams within product development, manufacturing, or operations environments.

Experience managing program schedules, risks, budgets, and execution deliverables.

Experience supporting product commercialization, manufacturing transfer, or new product introduction activities.

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